-
Model List:
- RD30F Flexible Draper
- RD35F Flexible Draper
- RD40F Flexible Draper
- RD45F Flexible Draper
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1. Foreword
- 1.2. A Message to Our Customers
- 1.3. Download Instructions
- 1.4. Identification View
- 2. Safety Features
- 2.1. Draper 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. Keep Hands Away From Knives
- 2.12. Use Safety Lights and Devices
- 2.13. Transport Combine with FrontEnd Equipment Attached Safely
- 2.14. Road Transport Disconnect Switch
- 2.15. Practice Safe Maintenance
- 2.16. Remove Paint Before Welding or Heating
- 2.17. Avoid Heating Near Pressurized Fluid Lines
- 2.18. Avoid Contact With Moving Parts
- 2.19. Avoid Contact With Cutterbar
- 2.20. Stay Clear of Rotating Drivelines
- 2.21. Guards and Shields
- 2.22. Avoid HighPressure Fluids
- 2.23. Service Accumulator Systems Safely
- 2.24. Service Machines Safely
- 2.25. Service Drive Belts Safely
- 2.26. Protect Against High Pressure Spray
- 2.27. Decommissioning Proper Recycling and Disposal of Fluids and Components
- 2.28. Support Machine Properly
- 2.29. Store Attachments Safely
- 3. Safety Signs
- 3.1. Front View Decals
- 3.2. Rear View Decals (LeftHand Side)
- 3.3. Rear View Decals (LeftHand Side Continued)
- 3.4. Rear View Decals (RightHand Side)
- 3.5. Side View Decals
- 3.6. Replace Safety Signs
- 4. Transporting
- 4.1. Transporting on FrontEnd Equipment 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. Detaching FrontEnd Equipment from Combine
- 6. Calibration and Settings
- 6.1. When to Calibrate
- 6.2. Draper Sensor Locations
- 6.3. Calibration Error Codes
- 6.4. Fault Codes
- 6.5. User Calibration Procedures
- 6.6. Adjusting Feeder House Drop Rate and Sensitivity
- 6.7. Check Reel Fore/Aft Sensor (GreenStar 3 CommandCenter Display)
- 6.8. Check Reel Fore/Aft Sensor (Generation 4 CommandCenter Display)
- 6.9. Check Reel Height Sensor (GreenStar 3 CommandCenter Display)
- 6.10. Check Reel Height Sensor (Generation 4 CommandCenter Display)
- 6.11. Check Header Height Sensors (GreenStar 3 CommandCenter Display Only)
- 6.12. Check Header Height Sensors (Generation 4 CommandCenter Display Only)
- 6.13. Adjust Header Height Sensors
- 7. Operating the Draper
- 7.1. General Information
- 7.2. Setting Backshaft Speed
- 7.3. Armrest Functions
- 7.4. Active Header Control DisplayFeatures
- 7.5. Description of Automatic Header Height Control Systems
- 7.6. Draper Belt Speed
- 7.7. Draper Belt Speed Adjust Switch
- 7.8. Side Belt Speed Reduction Switch
- 7.9. Draper Belt Protection System
- 7.10. Automatic Header Height Control HydraFlex Mode
- 7.11. Automatic Header Height ControlRigid Mode
- 7.12. Operate HydraFlex Pressure
- 7.13. Header Height SensingHydraFlex Drapers with Auxiliary Sensors
- 7.14. Reel Settings
- 7.15. Reel Resume
- 7.16. Reel Reverse
- 8. Attachments and Options
- 8.1. Attachments and Options
- 9. Adjustments Leveling Draper
- 9.1. Leveling Draper to Ground
- 9.2. Bleeding HydraFlex System
- 10. Adjustments Feeding Related
- 10.1. DualPosition Feed Drum Adjustment
- 10.2. Reversible Side Draper Belts
- 10.3. Side Draper Belt Tension
- 10.4. Center Draper Belt Tension
- 10.5. TwoSpeed Center Feed Gear Case
- 10.6. Center Sump Cover Adjustment
- 10.7. Center Sump Cover Storage Location
- 10.8. Knife HoldDown Clearance
- 10.9. Adjust Center Knife Guards (Dual Knife Cutterbar Machines Only)
- 10.10. Feed Drum Stripper Clearance
- 11. Adjustments Poly End Divider Points
- 11.1. Height Adjustment of Poly End Divider Point
- 11.2. Install and Remove Crop Divider Rods
- 11.3. Crop Divider Rod Storage
- 12. Adjustments Reel
- 12.1. Set Reel Safety Stops
- 12.2. Minimum Reel Height and Leveling Reel
- 12.3. Fore/Aft Cylinder Mount Adjustment (Split Reel Drapers)
- 12.4. Rephasing Reel Fore/Aft Cylinders
- 12.5. Rephasing Reel Lift Cylinders
- 12.6. Bleeding Reel Lift Cylinder System
- 12.7. Adjust Reel Fingers
- 12.8. Auto Reel Speed
- 12.9. Reel Speed Ratio Sensor Adjustment
- 12.10. Reel Drive Gear Adjustment
- 13. Lubrication
- 13.1. Main Gear Case, 90 Gear Case, Center Feed Gear Case, and Side Draper Gear Case Oils
- 13.2. Alternative and Synthetic Lubricants
- 13.3. Mixing of Lubricants
- 13.4. Lubricant Storage
- 14. Lubrication and Maintenance
- 14.1. Hydraulic Hose Replacement
- 14.2. Hydraulic System Cleanliness
- 14.3. Accumulator Pressure
- 14.4. Using HighPressure Washers
- 14.5. Using Pressurized Air
- 14.6. Important Considerations
- 14.7. Working Underneath or Around Feeder House
- 15. MaintenanceDaily
- 15.1. Service Interval ChartDaily
- 15.2. Critical Areas of Inspection
- 15.3. Areas of Inspection
- 16. MaintenanceEvery 10 Hours
- 16.1. Service Interval ChartEvery 10 Hours
- 16.2. Check Center Draper Belt Tension
- 16.3. Check Side Draper Belt Tension (RD30F)
- 16.4. Check Side Draper Belt Tension (RD35F, RD40F, and RD45F)
- 17. MaintenanceEvery 50 Hours
- 17.1. Service Interval ChartEvery 50 Hours
- 17.2. Check Main Gear Case Oil Level
- 17.3. Check 90 Gear Case Oil Level
- 17.4. Check Center Feed Gear Case Oil Level
- 17.5. Check Side Draper Gear Case Oil Level
- 17.6. Lubricate Feed Drum Driveshaft Grease Fitting
- 17.7. Lubricate Input Driveshaft Grease Fitting
- 17.8. Lubricate Reel Grease Fitting
- 17.9. Lubricate Center Belt Driveshaft Grease Fitting
- 17.10. Lubricate Telescoping Knife Driveshaft Grease Fitting
- 18. MaintenanceEvery 200 Hours
- 18.1. Service Interval ChartEvery 200 Hours
- 18.2. Lubricate Auxiliary Sensor Arm Grease Fitting (If Equipped)
- 18.3. Lubricate Knife Drive Slip Clutch Grease Fitting
- 18.4. Lubricate Feed Drum Driveshaft Slip Clutch Grease Fitting
- 18.5. Lubricate Float Arm Pivot Grease Fitting
- 19. MaintenanceEvery 400 Hours
- 19.1. Service Interval ChartEvery 400 Hours
- 19.2. Lubricate the Reel Lift Cylinders Grease Fitting
- 20. MaintenanceEvery 1000 Hours or Five Years
- 20.1. Service Interval ChartEvery 1000 Hours or Five Years
- 20.2. Change Main Gear Case Oil
- 21. Service
- 21.1. Hydraulic Cylinder Safety Stop
- 21.2. Reel Safety Stops
- 21.3. Open Side Shields
- 21.4. Remove and Install Telescoping Knife Driveshaft
- 21.5. Set Cutterbar Knife Timing
- 21.6. Cutterbar Maintenance
- 21.7. Knife Section Service Kit
- 21.8. Remove and Install Cutterbar Knife
- 21.9. Remove and Install Knife Sections
- 21.10. Align Knife Head and Knife Drive
- 21.11. Spare Knife Storage
- 21.12. Remove and Install Knife Guards
- 21.13. Center Draper Cleanout
- 21.14. Cleaning Material Buildup at Side Shields
- 21.15. Clean Material Build Up at Center Belt Driveshaft
- 21.16. Remove and Install Side Draper Belts (RD30F)
- 21.17. Remove and Install Side Draper Belts RD35F, RD40F, and RD45F
- 21.18. Remove and Install Center Draper Belt
- 21.19. Remove and Install Feed Drum Finger Guides
- 21.20. Remove and Install Feed Drum Fingers
- 21.21. Warning Light Replacement (if equipped)
- 21.22. Stubble Light Replacement
- 21.23. End Panel Light Replacement
- 21.24. Divider Point Light Replacement
- 22. Troubleshooting
- 22.1. Cutting Draper
- 22.2. Active Height Control
- 23. Storage
- 23.1. End of Season Service
- 23.2. Beginning of Season Service
- 24. Specifications
- 24.1. Overall Dimensions
- 24.2. Component Specifications
- 24.3. Draper Weights
- 24.4. Unified Inch Bolt and Screw Torque Values
- 24.5. Metric Bolt and Screw Torque Values
- 25. Identification Numbers
- 25.1. Identification Numbers
- 25.2. Identification Plate
- 25.3. Identification Plate Location
- 25.4. Keep Proof of Ownership
- 25.5. Keep Machines Secure
- 26. John Deere Service Literature Available
- 26.1. Technical Information
- 27. John Deere Service Keeps You On The Job
- 27.1. John Deere Is At Your Service






