Case 1845C lapbar kill switch?

[Bad Boy Biker]

Hello again everyone. Thanks for the past help. As before I got my 1846C went my father passed away. So I have no manual or service history This issue has been slowly working its way into being a problem. When I first got the machine it would start and run without anyone in the seat if the lap bar was up. It was good, you could get off and leave it warm up or adjust the load etc. and it would keep running if the lap bar was up. Started to be an issue, I would push up the lap bar and leave the assist arm push it up and it was ok. Then it became an issue and I had to push the lap bar higher then the assist arm pushed it to keep it running. Now even if the lap bar is pushed hard into the ceiling it will die as my butt leaves the seat. So now to warm it up I have to just sit there to keep it running. If I am sitting it will continue to run if the lap bar is up or down. I do not think it is the seat switch since it used to run without me in the seat of the lap bar was up. Again, I am a carpenter not a machine guy. Thanks for any and all ideas and help. Ride Safe, Wave, I'll Wave Back. Bad Boy Biker

 

[Tazza]

I'd still look for a seat switch, the switch may have been stuck open or closed before and it has started working now for some odd reason. If it is that simple, you could possibly wire up a switch for the main panel to allow you to keep it running to warm up, then flick it back to work as a safety device that is has now.

 

[Bad Boy Biker]

I'd still look for a seat switch, the switch may have been stuck open or closed before and it has started working now for some odd reason. If it is that simple, you could possibly wire up a switch for the main panel to allow you to keep it running to warm up, then flick it back to work as a safety device that is has now.

I have talked to some people and they suggest some type of interlock between the seat kill switch and the lapbar. Since I have no history or manuals I don't know where to start. I am a carpenter, not a machine repair guy. I called a Case dealer and his skidsteer guy left for a better job. That dealer is 60 miles away. Long trip if I do not know what part I need.

 

[Bad Boy Biker]

I have talked to some people and they suggest some type of interlock between the seat kill switch and the lapbar. Since I have no history or manuals I don't know where to start. I am a carpenter, not a machine repair guy. I called a Case dealer and his skidsteer guy left for a better job. That dealer is 60 miles away. Long trip if I do not know what part I need.

Good Morning. It is still raining here and that means more shop time. So here is an update. I made the 120 mile round trip for the lapbar switch. Nice people there but they just did not know if this part was the fix. Before I started repairs I met a man who had four of these machines. He loves them and said the seat switch is the problem. So I made another long trip to get the seat switch. Now I have both. Yesterday, I pulled the seat and the plate below it off. Took the seat off the plate and there was the seat switch. Pulled the switch out of the seat and plugged it back in with the seat out of the way. I could open and close the switch with my hand. Still had the problem but it did show that the seat switch was working. I followed the remaining wire and located the lapbelt switch, hidden on the right hand side toward the front. I had to pull the plate off that surrounds the speed control lever. I could just barely get a finger on the switch in an effort to open and close it. By starting the machine and controlling both switches by hand I was able to get the machine to run as if the lapbar was up and the seat was empty. There is a linkage that pulls a small steel plate down to operate the switch when the lapbar is moved up or down. By shortening the linkage I was able to get the moving plate to activate the switch. This was the solution. So, I did not need the two switches I bought. But the fuel cost to return them makes them keepers in a box in the shop. Thanks to everyone here and those I spoke to with ideas. Gave a carpenter the confidence to take on the fix myself. Ride Safe, Wave, I'll Wave Back. Bad Boy Biker