Safety Switch Seat Stuck

BotaBob20

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Equipment
2020 Kubota MX5400
Mar 22, 2021
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4
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Central WI
I hope can find someone with solution. Its winter time here and i'm not sure if the cold is holding it up or what. But every time I drive my tractor lately as soon as I press HST pedal machine turns off. Almost like it would if i wasn't sitting in the seat and pressed the pedal. Honestly do not care if I have to find a bypass mechanism or maybe you guys think new seat switch is warranted (only have 25 hrs on tractor), really getting tired of every 5 minutes having to hop up and down like a kangarro on the tractor to get it to recognize me.
 

Roadworthy

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Lifetime Member

Equipment
L2501 HST
Aug 17, 2019
1,649
526
113
Benton City, WA
With twenty five hours on the tractor it sounds like a warranty issue. Even so, check the way the seat is mounted. The seat on my L25001 pivots up on a kind of rod. One end of the rod slipped out of its bracket allowing the seat too much play. A cotter pin and a washer fixed it. The switch was fine. In the process I learned there is a little tab I can bend to adjust the switch. Check around a bit for the actual problem, though it could indeed be the switch itself.