s185 locked up

[tbobcat185]

i have 2003 s185 and ocasionally when i go to use it it will not move. i pull down the safty bar and press the push to operate button then when i when i try to operate the machine it will not move all of the controls are locked up loader peadals will not move and the and the wheel controls work like the brake is still on. sometimes when it does work i will be driving along and then the machine will stop dead in its tracks and stall out to. does anyone have any ideas?

 

[OldMachinist]

Sounds like intermittent activation of the traction lock. The service manual says to check the the electrical connector for loose connection, bent pins or loose fuse connection

 

[mrfixitpaul]

Sounds like intermittent activation of the traction lock. The service manual says to check the the electrical connector for loose connection, bent pins or loose fuse connection

Sounds like the seatbar sensor may be loose. check near the pivots on the seatbar first, then check for any loose relays in the fuse box. Are you getting any error codes when the problem occurs?

 

[tbobcat185]

Sounds like the seatbar sensor may be loose. check near the pivots on the seatbar first, then check for any loose relays in the fuse box. Are you getting any error codes when the problem occurs?

i thought it was the seat bar too i unpluged it and the pluged it back in and it seemed to work ok for about 10 hours of use now it does it almost as soon as i start to use it. it does have a code to is there any way to read the code with out having to go to the dealer?

 

[OldMachinist]

i thought it was the seat bar too i unpluged it and the pluged it back in and it seemed to work ok for about 10 hours of use now it does it almost as soon as i start to use it. it does have a code to is there any way to read the code with out having to go to the dealer?

Press and hold the lights button for two seconds and if there are codes they will appear in the hour meter display.

 

[mrfixitpaul]

Press and hold the lights button for two seconds and if there are codes they will appear in the hour meter display.

The codes will only show when they are 'active'. If you turn off the machine and it resets it won't show in the dash until it occurs again. there is a list of codes in the operators manual, if it is still with the machine, or post here and someone will be able to help