[Yosemite Sam]

You will not damage any electrical components with the switch bypassed.

As stated before, it's possible that you could hurt yourself, someone else or cause some property damage, with the switch bypassed.

Truth be told, I probably have as many tractors with the switches bypassed as I do with the switches in working order. Fortunately I have never had any kind of issues, but I'm getting older every day and some day I expect that I'll try to start something while it's in gear and Lord only knows what kind of fiasco may result.