Re: Lawn tractor safety

In article <doenn49hl3kric071to878g7bjckgj8uus@xxxxxxx>,
jakesimpson@xxxxxxxx wrote:

On Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:24:45 -0500, Van Chocstraw
<boobooililililil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I needed to bypass the bullshit safety seat safety switch the other day
to I could see if my snowblower auger was operating correctly having
sheared a pin on one side. If I remove the switch and tape the button
down it is bypassed and runs when I get off BUT if I unplug it and short
the wires it does not. The wiring diagram only shows a simple single
pole switch though there are two wires going to one side.
So what's the difference between holding the button down and shorting
the plug?

You do realize that switch was put there to save your life, right?
Removing it can and will kill you. It's not a matter of "if" it will
kill you, it's "when". The engine will snag on a stick or some
foreign object, and you'll get sucked off the seat and right into the
carburetor. When that piston gets to TDC, you'll be crushed in the
cylinder, at the same time you're electrocuted by the spark plug.
DO NOT tamper with items designed to protect you, and ALWAYS wear a
seatbelt when on the tractor. One never knows when a drunk neighbor
might fall asleep while mowing his lawn and he crashes right into your
tractor, killing both you, himself, and several dogs. As long as
you're wearing a seatbelt, you will survive even if the tractor
explodes after it rolls several times, the gas pours out, and one of
the dogs that got killed was smoking a cigar or a joint.

Remember: SAFETY FIRST (both before and after you get drunk at the
bar).

You wouldn't catch me on one of those death machines. Hell, they don't
have airbags, or antilock brakes, or even GPS receivers. The CPSC must
be sleeping.
.

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