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Simplicity riding mower seat interlock?
Just bought a different house and included with the offer to purchase was
the Simplicity riding mower. Closed this week and discovered that he left the battery and a half a tank of gas in the mower. That would mean its been sitting in the freezing WI winter since about mid October. The battery is shot and won't take a charge. Anyway, brought my old battery from home, got it running and just wanted to run the old gas out. The seat interlock isn't working. So even with the parking brake on and no blade turning, I can't get off the seat w/o the mower dying. Anyone know how that interlock works and if I can fix it? It must be some kind of mechanical relay but I can't find anything under the seat. It flips forward for battery access but I don't see anything else under there. Any guesses appreciated. I just want to run the old gas out and deal with it in spring, but I don't want to park my ass on it for 3 hours in 30 degree weather, running the mower out of gas. WI spring is at least 6 weeks away Thanks, Joe |
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On 3/5/2011 7:24 PM, Joe J wrote:
Just bought a different house and included with the offer to purchase was the Simplicity riding mower. Closed this week and discovered that he left the battery and a half a tank of gas in the mower. That would mean its been sitting in the freezing WI winter since about mid October. The battery is shot and won't take a charge. Anyway, brought my old battery from home, got it running and just wanted to run the old gas out. The seat interlock isn't working. So even with the parking brake on and no blade turning, I can't get off the seat w/o the mower dying. Anyone know how that interlock works and if I can fix it? It must be some kind of mechanical relay but I can't find anything under the seat. It flips forward for battery access but I don't see anything else under there. Any guesses appreciated. I just want to run the old gas out and deal with it in spring, but I don't want to park my ass on it for 3 hours in 30 degree weather, running the mower out of gas. WI spring is at least 6 weeks away Thanks, Joe Got any rocks or concrete blocks? Not familiar with the deadman switch on Simplicitys, but if it isn't obvious, it must be in the hinge, or buried in the seat. Any wires running through the hinge area? (Googles) Nah, that didn't work, since I don't know your model number. But apparently it is called a 'safety switch', if you want to hunt. And there were hits about a recall on the switches for that brand. -- aem sends... |
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The seat interlock sounds fine. It's designed to kill the
motor, if the weight is lifted from the seat. Try parking about 100 pounds of bagged of rock salt on the seat, run the gas out. And don't let any kids see you do that. Don't need to teach kids how to defeat safety devices. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Joe J" wrote in message ... Just bought a different house and included with the offer to purchase was the Simplicity riding mower. Closed this week and discovered that he left the battery and a half a tank of gas in the mower. That would mean its been sitting in the freezing WI winter since about mid October. The battery is shot and won't take a charge. Anyway, brought my old battery from home, got it running and just wanted to run the old gas out. The seat interlock isn't working. So even with the parking brake on and no blade turning, I can't get off the seat w/o the mower dying. Anyone know how that interlock works and if I can fix it? It must be some kind of mechanical relay but I can't find anything under the seat. It flips forward for battery access but I don't see anything else under there. Any guesses appreciated. I just want to run the old gas out and deal with it in spring, but I don't want to park my ass on it for 3 hours in 30 degree weather, running the mower out of gas. WI spring is at least 6 weeks away Thanks, Joe |
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On Sat, 5 Mar 2011 18:24:16 -0600, "Joe J" wrote:
Just bought a different house and included with the offer to purchase was the Simplicity riding mower. Closed this week and discovered that he left the battery and a half a tank of gas in the mower. That would mean its been sitting in the freezing WI winter since about mid October. The battery is shot and won't take a charge. Anyway, brought my old battery from home, got it running and just wanted to run the old gas out. The seat interlock isn't working. So even with the parking brake on and no blade turning, I can't get off the seat w/o the mower dying. Anyone know how that interlock works and if I can fix it? It must be some kind of mechanical relay but I can't find anything under the seat. It flips forward for battery access but I don't see anything else under there. Any guesses appreciated. I just want to run the old gas out and deal with it in spring, but I don't want to park my ass on it for 3 hours in 30 degree weather, running the mower out of gas. WI spring is at least 6 weeks away Thanks, Joe If it's running with the old gas, the gas isn't bad. It's a waste to burn it for nothing. I'd put in the recomended amount of sta-bil and let it sit until spring. You can even mix it with new gas then, but it doesn't seem necessary. |
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On Mar 5, 6:24*pm, "Joe J" wrote:
Just bought a different house and included with the offer to purchase was the Simplicity riding mower. *Closed this week and discovered that he left the battery and a half a tank of gas in the mower. *That would mean its been sitting in the freezing WI winter since about mid October. *The battery is shot and won't take a charge. *Anyway, brought my old battery from home, got it running and just wanted to run the old gas out. The seat interlock isn't working. *So even with the parking brake on and no blade turning, I can't get off the seat w/o the mower dying. Anyone know how that interlock works and if I can fix it? *It must be some kind of mechanical relay but I can't find anything under the seat. *It flips forward for battery access but I don't see anything else under there. Any guesses appreciated. I just want to run the old gas out and deal with it in spring, but I don't want to park my ass on it for 3 hours in 30 degree weather, running the mower out of gas. WI spring is at least 6 weeks away Thanks, Joe The mower is operating as designed!!! It is supposed to shut off automatically if you should fall off the seat, such as when you go under a low-hanging tree branch, of maybe tip over on a hillside. If it runs, I would add a little fresh gas, and then stabil as suggested by others, and then maybe run it every two weeks for 5 minutes or so. Have you checked the cleanliness of the air filter, and how about changing the oil? |
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On Mar 5, 9:41*pm, "Dimitrios Paskoudniakis"
wrote: "hr(bob) " wrote in message ... On Mar 5, 6:24 pm, "Joe J" wrote: Just bought a different house and included with the offer to purchase was the Simplicity riding mower. Closed this week and discovered that he left the battery and a half a tank of gas in the mower. That would mean its been sitting in the freezing WI winter since about mid October. The battery is shot and won't take a charge. Anyway, brought my old battery from home, got it running and just wanted to run the old gas out. The seat interlock isn't working. So even with the parking brake on and no blade turning, I can't get off the seat w/o the mower dying. Anyone know how that interlock works and if I can fix it? It must be some kind of mechanical relay but I can't find anything under the seat. It flips forward for battery access but I don't see anything else under there. Any guesses appreciated. I just want to run the old gas out and deal with it in spring, but I don't want to park my ass on it for 3 hours in 30 degree weather, running the mower out of gas. WI spring is at least 6 weeks away Thanks, Joe The mower is operating as designed!!! *It is supposed to shut off automatically if you should fall off the seat, such as when you *go under a low-hanging tree branch, of maybe tip over on a hillside. *If it runs, I would add a little fresh gas, and then stabil as suggested by others, and then maybe run it every two weeks for 5 minutes or so. Have you checked the cleanliness of the air filter, and how about changing the oil? +++++++++++++++++++ You misunderstand. *As the OP points out, the parking brake is set and the blade is off. *Under those circumstances, plus the gear in neutral, you are supposed to be able to get off the seat without the engine cutting off. *The interlock to cut off the engine is there if either the parking brake is not set or the blades are running. He is asking why the engine cuts off even with the parking brake set and the blades not running. *It's supposed to not cut off at that point. *That's exactly how mine works. *When working properly, it allows you under the right safety settings to be able to get up without cutting off the engine..- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - OK - Sorry. I would try to get a wiring diagram from the manufacturer, assuming the OP has a multimeter and knows how to trace wiring. |
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Simplicity riding mower seat interlock?
On 3/5/2011 6:24 PM, Joe J wrote:
Just bought a different house and included with the offer to purchase was the Simplicity riding mower. Closed this week and discovered that he left the battery and a half a tank of gas in the mower. That would mean its been sitting in the freezing WI winter since about mid October. The battery is shot and won't take a charge. Anyway, brought my old battery from home, got it running and just wanted to run the old gas out. The seat interlock isn't working. So even with the parking brake on and no blade turning, I can't get off the seat w/o the mower dying. Anyone know how that interlock works and if I can fix it? It must be some kind of mechanical relay but I can't find anything under the seat. It flips forward for battery access but I don't see anything else under there. Any guesses appreciated. I just want to run the old gas out and deal with it in spring, but I don't want to park my ass on it for 3 hours in 30 degree weather, running the mower out of gas. WI spring is at least 6 weeks away Thanks, Joe personally, i'd bypass such a thing before i spent even 2 seconds on it. But having said that, i'd just unbolt the dam gas tank, dump the **** out and put it back on. If you insist upon leaving it dry. (not recommended). _I_ would FILL the tank, add stabil, run for 10 minutes and forget it. The **** won't go bad over the winter anyway even without the stabil. -- Steve Barker remove the "not" from my address to email |
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On Mar 5, 7:24*pm, "Joe J" wrote:
Just bought a different house and included with the offer to purchase was the Simplicity riding mower. *Closed this week and discovered that he left the battery and a half a tank of gas in the mower. *That would mean its been sitting in the freezing WI winter since about mid October. *The battery is shot and won't take a charge. *Anyway, brought my old battery from home, got it running and just wanted to run the old gas out. The seat interlock isn't working. *So even with the parking brake on and no blade turning, I can't get off the seat w/o the mower dying. Anyone know how that interlock works and if I can fix it? *It must be some kind of mechanical relay but I can't find anything under the seat. *It flips forward for battery access but I don't see anything else under there. Any guesses appreciated. I just want to run the old gas out and deal with it in spring, but I don't want to park my ass on it for 3 hours in 30 degree weather, running the mower out of gas. WI spring is at least 6 weeks away Thanks, Joe It probably isn't the seat switch that isn't working correctly. It is probably the switch that is activated/de-activated at the foot pedal/ foot pedal linkage. Your seat probably has a little tab on it. When you sit on the seat, the tab will go thru a slot in the frame and activate/de-activate the dead-mans switch. There may be a parts breakdown on line for you rmodel. Check it out. Hank |
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Stormin Mormon wrote:
The seat interlock sounds fine. It's designed to kill the motor, if the weight is lifted from the seat. Try parking about 100 pounds of bagged of rock salt on the seat, run the gas out. And don't let any kids see you do that. Don't need to teach kids how to defeat safety devices. How else are they going to learn? |
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Ideally, some way which leaves them with toes, fingers, etc,
still atached. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "HeyBub" wrote in message ... Stormin Mormon wrote: The seat interlock sounds fine. It's designed to kill the motor, if the weight is lifted from the seat. Try parking about 100 pounds of bagged of rock salt on the seat, run the gas out. And don't let any kids see you do that. Don't need to teach kids how to defeat safety devices. How else are they going to learn? |
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On 3/6/2011 7:23 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
Ideally, some way which leaves them with toes, fingers, etc, still atached. it's amazing we were able to power mow for a half century without all those bull**** switches..... -- Steve Barker remove the "not" from my address to email |
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On Mar 6, 12:24*am, "Joe J" wrote:
Just bought a different house and included with the offer to purchase was the Simplicity riding mower. *Closed this week and discovered that he left the battery and a half a tank of gas in the mower. *That would mean its been sitting in the freezing WI winter since about mid October. *The battery is shot and won't take a charge. *Anyway, brought my old battery from home, got it running and just wanted to run the old gas out. The seat interlock isn't working. *So even with the parking brake on and no blade turning, I can't get off the seat w/o the mower dying. Anyone know how that interlock works and if I can fix it? *It must be some kind of mechanical relay but I can't find anything under the seat. *It flips forward for battery access but I don't see anything else under there. Any guesses appreciated. I just want to run the old gas out and deal with it in spring, but I don't want to park my ass on it for 3 hours in 30 degree weather, running the mower out of gas. WI spring is at least 6 weeks away Thanks, Joe Your PETROL (the correct name ) will be fine in cold weather. In warm weather the more volatile components evaporate off making starting harder. If you are a worrier, drain the tank into a proper airtight container. Disconnect the pipe at the carburretor if neccesary. |
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Some kids had common sense. Others have guardian angels. And
a few had less than 10 fingers. However, the over regulations are killing us all. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Steve Barker" wrote in message ... On 3/6/2011 7:23 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote: Ideally, some way which leaves them with toes, fingers, etc, still atached. it's amazing we were able to power mow for a half century without all those bull**** switches..... -- Steve Barker remove the "not" from my address to email |
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replying to jw, Denny wrote:
I'm installing a safety interlock switch on a Taylor and Dunn work cart, as of now it's working backwards, you sit down and it won't run, any ideas, my brains are like marshmallow at this point -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/mainte...ck-624279-.htm |
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On Friday, June 29, 2018 at 8:14:08 AM UTC-4, Denny wrote:
replying to jw, Denny wrote: I'm installing a safety interlock switch on a Taylor and Dunn work cart, as of now it's working backwards, you sit down and it won't run, any ideas, my brains are like marshmallow at this point -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/mainte...ck-624279-.htm It sounds like you have the wrong kind of switch or are using the wrong pair of contacts on the switch. It needs a Normally Open (NO) and you have a Normally Closed or vice versa. Some switches have three terminals and offer both. |
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