Nutral safety switch issue? Quickfix??

[ZipLine]

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My BX23 is working great....as long as I don't want to move. Anytime I depress the pedal, front or back, it starts to crap out. I assume it's an issue with the neutral safety switch. Thoughts and suggested workarounds are welcome!
Two additional points - its a bx23d from 2004ish. And, It's not the seat switch which was disabled years ago. The symptom is identical but triggered when rocking the hydro pedal forward or backward.

 

[Russell King]

It is probably a switch associated with the seat that tells the tractor that you are in the seat (haven’t fallen off)! Clean it, replace it, or figure out how it works and deal with it. I think they often get bent or the seat doesn’t move down enough.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Yep check seat switches first
Need to know if you have a BX23D or a BX23S, huge difference between them!

 

[ZipLine]

Yep check seat switches first
Need to know if you have a BX23D or a BX23S, huge difference between them!

It's a bx23D. And I am certain it's not the seat safety.

 

[ZipLine]

Yep check seat switches first
Need to know if you have a BX23D or a BX23S, huge difference between them!

And I am certain it's not the seat safety. BX23D

 

[Russell King]

It's a bx23D. And I am certain it's not the seat safety.

How are you certain?

 

[Dustball]

A bad pedal safety switch would either prevent you from starting the engine or blow fuses. You have described neither symptom.

 

[whitetiger]

The HST and PTO switches are 4-pole switches with 2 individual circuits. One circuit is for starting, and the other is for OPS. One circuit can fail, and the other can still work, so the tractor could be started but not driven if only the OPS circuit failed.

Just this evening, I diagnosed a BX23s (different tractor, same switches) that will not crank using the key switch. I started it by jumping the solenoid at the starter to get it running and I was able to drive it into the shop.

The point is, do not dismiss a failed HST switch.