John Deere C12F, C16F, C18F Folding Corn Heads Operator Manual OMHXE161274

Description

• Model List:
  • C12F Folding Corn Head
  • C16F Folding Corn Head
  • C18F Folding Corn Head

• 1. Introduction
• 1.1. Foreword
• 1.2. A Message to Our Customers
• 1.3. Identification View
• 2. Safety Features
• 2.1. Corn Head Safety Features
• 2.2. Recognize Safety Information
• 2.3. Understand Signal Words
• 2.4. Follow Safety Instructions
• 2.5. French and Spanish Safety Signs and Operators Manual
• 2.6. Ballasting for Safe Ground Contact
• 2.7. Parking and Leaving the Machine
• 2.8. Prepare for Emergencies
• 2.9. Wear Protective Clothing
• 2.10. Stay Clear of Harvesting Units
• 2.11. Use Safety Lights and Devices
• 2.12. Transport Combine with Corn Head Safely
• 2.13. Road Transport Disconnect Switch
• 2.14. Practice Safe Maintenance
• 2.15. Remove Paint Before Welding or Heating
• 2.16. Avoid Heating Near Pressurized Fluid Lines
• 2.17. Avoid Entanglement
• 2.18. Avoid Contact With Moving Parts
• 2.19. Stay Clear of Rotating Drivelines
• 2.20. Guards and Shields
• 2.21. Avoid HighPressure Fluids
• 2.22. Service Accumulator Systems Safely
• 2.23. Service Machines Safely
• 2.24. Service Drive Belts Safely
• 2.25. Protect Against High Pressure Spray
• 2.26. Decommissioning Proper Recycling and Disposal of Fluids and Components
• 2.27. Support Machine Properly
• 2.28. Store Attachments Safely
• 3. Safety Signs
• 3.1. Pictorial Safety Signs
• 3.2. Replace Safety Signs
• 3.3. Operators Manual
• 3.4. Hydraulic Oil and Gas Under Pressure
• 3.5. Corn Head Entanglement
• 3.6. Active End Fenders (If Equipped)
• 3.7. Rotating Driveline
• 3.8. StalkMaster Corn Heads
• 3.9. Unfolding Wing Crushing
• 3.10. Unfolding Wing Pinching
• 4. Transporting
• 4.1. Transporting on Trailer
• 4.2. Transporting on Combine
• 5. Attaching and Detaching
• 5.1. Multicoupler Electric Conversion (If Necessary)
• 5.2. Attaching FrontEnd Equipment to Combine
• 5.3. Adjust Corn Head Parking Stand
• 5.4. Detaching FrontEnd Equipment from Combine
• 6. Calibration and Settings
• 6.1. When to Calibrate
• 6.2. Corn Head Sensor Locations
• 6.3. Calibration Error Codes
• 6.4. User Calibration Procedures Generation 3 CommandCenter Display
• 6.5. User Calibration Procedures Generation 4 CommandCenter Display
• 6.6. Adjusting Feeder House Drop Rate and Sensitivity Generation 3 CommandCenter
• 6.7. Adjusting Feeder House Drop Rate and Sensitivity Generation 4 CommandCenter Display
• 6.8. Wing Position Calibration
• 7. Operating the Corn Head
• 7.1. General Information
• 7.2. Drive and Operate Carefully
• 7.3. Corn Head Speed of Travel
• 7.4. Armrest Functions Generation 3 CommandCenter
• 7.5. Armrest Functions Generation 4 CommandCenter
• 7.6. Active Header Control Display FeaturesGeneration 3 CommandCenter Display
• 7.7. Active Header Control Display FeaturesGeneration 4 CommandCenter Display
• 7.8. Description of Automatic Header Height Control Systems
• 7.9. Header Engage/Disengage Drive
• 7.10. Deck Plate Control and Resume Generation 3 CommandCenter Display
• 7.11. Deck Plate Control and Resume Generation 4 CommandCenter Display
• 7.12. Limp Home Mode Generation 3 CommandCenter Display
• 7.13. Limp Home Mode Generation 4 CommandCenter Display
• 7.14. Folding and Unfolding the Corn Head
• 7.15. Combines with FixedSpeed Feeder House
• 7.16. Harvesting Corn with Weakened or Broken Stalks
• 7.17. Harvesting Down Corn
• 7.18. Harvesting Popcorn
• 7.19. Gathering Points
• 7.20. Row Units
• 7.20.1. Adjusting Auger Rotation Speed
• 7.21. Hydraulic Adjustable Deck Plates
• 7.22. End Fenders
• 7.23. Active End Fenders (If Equipped)
• 7.23.1. Adjust Cone Auger Speed
• 7.24. Raising and Removing Inner Gatherer Points and Shields
• 7.25. Raising and Tilting Outer Gatherer Points and Shields
• 7.26. Engaging and Disengaging StalkMaster Chopping Knives
• 8. Attachments and Options
• 8.1. Stalk Roll Details
• 8.2. Stalk Roll Types
• 8.3. Corn Head Parking Stand Adjustments
• 8.3.1. Parking the Corn Head
• 8.4. Ear Savers
• 8.5. Active Header Control Ground Sensors
• 8.6. StalkMaster Chopping Gear Cases (Optional)
• 8.7. AutoTrac RowSense
• 8.8. Stubble Lights
• 8.9. Stalk Deflectors
• 8.9.1. Adjusting Stalk Deflector for Field Use
• 8.9.2. FrontEnd Equipment Trailer Position
• 8.9.3. Debris Cleanout Position
• 9. Adjustments Corn Head
• 9.1. Adjusting and Leveling Gatherer Points
• 9.2. Adjusting Trash Knives
• 9.2.1. Opposed Knife Stalk Rolls
• 9.2.2. Chopping and Intermeshing Knife Stalk Rolls
• 9.3. Adjusting Gatherer Chain Tension
• 9.4. Adjusting Gatherer Chain Flights
• 9.5. Adjusting Deck Plate Linkage
• 9.6. Adjusting Row Unit Drive Chain
• 9.7. Adjusting Row Unit Drive Sprockets with Fixed Speed Drive ONLY
• 9.7.1. Corn Heads
• 9.7.2. Combines
• 9.8. Adjusting Auger Height
• 9.9. Adjusting Lower Stripper
• 9.10. Adjusting Active End Fender Stripper
• 9.11. Coupling the Chain
• 9.12. Adjusting Auger Drive Chain
• 10. Lubrication
• 10.1. Lubricant Storage
• 10.2. Alternative and Synthetic Lubricants
• 10.3. Mixing of Lubricants
• 11. Lubrication and Maintenance
• 11.1. Using HighPressure Washers
• 11.2. Using Pressurized Air
• 11.3. Important Considerations
• 11.4. Working Underneath or Around Feeder House
• 12. MaintenanceEvery 50 Hours
• 12.1. Service Interval ChartEvery 50 Hours
• 12.2. Lubricate Input Driveshafts
• 13. MaintenanceEvery 200 Hours
• 13.1. Service Interval ChartEvery 200 Hours
• 13.2. Inspect and Adjust ChainsGatherer, Auger Drive, and Row Unit Drive
• 13.3. Replace Oil in Row Unit Drive Chains
• 13.4. Lubricate Auger Drive Chains
• 13.5. Check Oil in Row Unit Gear Cases
• 13.6. Lubricate Row Unit Slip Clutches
• 13.7. Check Oil in StalkMaster Gear Cases (If Equipped)
• 13.8. Lubricate Folding Cylinders
• 13.9. Lubricate Coupled Driveshafts
• 14. MaintenanceEvery 1000 Hours
• 14.1. Service Interval ChartEvery 1000 Hours
• 14.2. Replace Oil in Row Unit Gear Cases
• 14.3. Replace Oil in StalkMaster Chopping Gear Cases
• 15. Service
• 15.1. Feeder House Safety Stop
• 15.2. Remove and Install Stalk Rolls
• 15.2.1. Remove Stalk Rolls
• 15.2.2. Install Stalk Rolls
• 15.3. Reversing Gatherer Chains and Sprockets for Additional Wear
• 15.4. Remove and Install Gatherer Chain
• 15.4.1. NonFolding Dividers
• 15.4.2. Folding Dividers
• 15.5. Remove and Install Oil Pan
• 15.6. Remove and Install Wear Strips
• 15.7. Remove and Install StalkMaster Chopping Knife Blades
• 15.8. Warning Light Replacement (if equipped)
• 15.9. Stubble Light Replacement
• 15.10. End Panel Light Replacement
• 15.11. Divider Point Light Replacement
• 15.12. Phasing and Bleeding Folding Cylinders
• 16. Troubleshooting
• 16.1. Corn Head
• 16.2. Active Header Control (AHC)
• 17. Storage
• 17.1. End of Season Service
• 17.1.1. StalkMasterStalkMaster is a trademark of Deere Company Corn Heads Only
• 17.2. Beginning of Season Service
• 18. Specifications
• 18.1. Specifications
• 18.2. Conformity Information (If Applicable)
• 18.3. EU Declaration of Conformity
• 18.4. Eurasian Economic Union
• 18.5. Machine Design Life
• 18.6. Unified Inch Bolt and Screw Torque Values
• 18.7. Metric Bolt and Screw Torque Values
• 19. Identification Numbers
• 19.1. Identification Numbers
• 19.2. Identification Plate
• 19.3. Identification Plate Location
• 19.3.1. Eurasian Economic Union Compliance Label (If Required)
• 19.4. Keep Proof of Ownership
• 19.5. Keep Machines Secure
• 20. John Deere Service Literature Available
• 20.1. Technical Information
• 21. John Deere Service Keeps You On The Job
• 21.1. John Deere Parts
• 21.2. The Right Tools
• 21.3. WellTrained Technicians
• 21.4. Prompt Service