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Model List:
- C8F Folding Corn Head
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1. Foreword
- 1.2. A Message to Our Customers
- 1.3. Download Instructions
- 1.4. Identification View
- 2. Corn Head 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 Decals
- 3.1. Front View Decals
- 3.2. Rear View Decals
- 3.3. Rear View Decals (Continued)
- 3.4. Replace Safety Signs
- 4. Transport
- 4.1. Lowering Outer Gatherer Extensions
- 4.2. Folding and Unfolding the Corn Head (Generation 3 CommandCenter Display)
- 4.3. Folding and Unfolding the Corn Head (Generation 4 CommandCenter Display)
- 4.4. Transporting on Trailer
- 4.5. Transporting on Combine
- 5. Attaching and Detaching
- 5.1. Attaching Corn Head to Feeder House
- 5.1.1. Button Lock Multicouplers
- 5.2. Detaching Corn Head from Feeder House
- 5.3. Single Point LatchingAdjusting
- 5.4. Level Land Feeder House Lower End CableAdjusting
- 5.5. Feeder House Latching Pins (Cleanout)
- 5.6. Feeder House Manual Unlatching
- 5.7. Latching Cable Shear Screw Location
- 6. Calibration and Settings
- 6.1. When to Calibrate
- 6.2. Calibration Error Codes
- 6.3. User Calibration Procedures for S Series Combines
- 6.4. Adjusting Feeder House Drop Rate and Sensitivity
- 7. Operating Corn Head
- 7.1. General Information
- 7.2. Starting in the Field
- 7.3. Adjust Corn Head Properly
- 7.4. Drive and Operate Carefully
- 7.5. StalkMaster Chopper (Option)
- 7.6. Armrest Functions
- 7.7. Active Header Control DisplayFeatures
- 7.8. Description of Automatic Header Height Control Systems
- 7.9. Header Engage/Disengage Drive
- 7.10. Corn Head Drive Speeds
- 7.11. Combines With FixedSpeed Feeder House
- 7.12. Harvesting Corn With Weakened or Broken Stalks
- 7.13. Harvesting Popcorn
- 7.14. Gatherers
- 7.15. Raising and Removing Inner Gatherer Points and Shields
- 7.16. Raising and Tilting Outer Gatherer Points and Shields
- 7.17. Ear Savers
- 7.18. Row Units
- 7.19. Hydraulic Adjustable Deck Plates
- 7.20. Outer Gatherer Extensions
- 7.21. Engaging and Disengaging StalkMaster Chopping Knives
- 8. Attachments and Options
- 8.1. Stalk Roll Details
- 8.2. Stalk Roll Types
- 8.3. StalkMaster Chopping Gear Cases (Optional)
- 8.4. AutoTrac RowSense
- 9. Adjustments
- 9.1. Adjusting and Leveling Gatherer Points
- 9.2. Adjusting Trash Knives
- 9.3. Adjusting Gatherer Chain Tension
- 9.4. Adjusting Gatherer Chain Flights
- 9.5. Adjusting Deck Plates
- 9.6. Adjusting Row Unit Drive Chain
- 9.7. Adjusting Row Unit Drive Sprockets With Fixed Speed Drive ONLY
- 9.7.1. Combine
- 9.8. Adjusting Auger Height
- 9.9. Coupling the Chain
- 9.10. 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. Lubrication Symbols
- 11.2. Every 50 Hours of Operation
- 11.3. Every 200 Hours of Operation
- 11.3.1. Inspect and Adjust Chains Gatherer, Auger Drive, and Row Unit Drive
- 11.3.2. Replace Oil in Row Unit Drive Chain
- 11.3.3. Lubricate Auger Drive Chains
- 11.3.4. Check Row Unit Gear Case Oil
- 11.3.5. Lubricate Row Unit Slip Clutches
- 11.3.6. Lubricate Auger Drive Slip Clutch
- 11.3.7. Check StalkMaster Gear Case Oil (if equipped)
- 11.3.8. Lubricate Hinges
- 11.4. Every 1000 Hours of Operation
- 11.4.1. Replace Oil in Row Unit Gear Cases
- 11.4.2. Replace Oil in StalkMasterStalkMaster is a trademark of Deere Company Chopping Gear Cases
- 12. Service
- 12.1. Feeder House Safety Stop
- 12.1.1. Manual Feeder House Fore/Aft Tilt
- 12.1.2. Hydraulic Feeder House Fore/Aft Tilt
- 12.2. Remove and Install Stalk Rolls
- 12.3. Reversing Gatherer Chains and Sprockets for Additional Wear
- 12.4. Remove and Install Gatherer Chain
- 12.4.1. NonFolding Dividers
- 12.4.2. Folding Dividers
- 12.5. Remove and Install Oil Pan
- 12.6. Remove and Install Wear Strips
- 12.7. Remove and Install StalkMaster Chopping Knife Blades
- 12.8. Header Warning Light Bulb Replacement
- 12.9. Divider Point Light Replacement
- 12.10. Cleaning Corn Head
- 13. Troubleshooting
- 13.1. Corn Head
- 13.2. Active Header Control (AHC)
- 14. Storage
- 14.1. End of Season Service
- 14.2. Beginning of Season Service
- 15. Specifications
- 15.1. Specifications
- 15.2. Unified Inch Bolt and Screw Torque Values
- 15.3. Metric Bolt and Screw Torque Values
- 16. Serial Number
- 16.1. Identification Numbers
- 16.2. Identification Plate
- 16.3. Identification Plate Location
- 16.4. Keep Proof of Ownership
- 16.5. Keep Machines Secure
- 17. John Deere Service Literature Available
- 17.1. Technical Information
- 18. John Deere Service Keeps You On The Job
- 18.1. John Deere Is At Your Service






