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Model List:
- 730FD Flexible Draper Platform
- 735FD Flexible Draper Platform
- 740FD Flexible Draper Platform
- 745FD Flexible Draper Platform
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1. Foreword
- 1.2. A Message to Our Customers
- 1.3. Identification View
- 2. Safety Features
- 2.1. Header 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 Header 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. Pictorial Safety Signs
- 3.2. Replace Safety Signs
- 3.3. Operators Manual
- 3.4. Cutterbar Movement
- 3.5. Hydraulic Oil and Gas Under Pressure
- 3.6. Accumulator
- 3.7. Hydraulic Oil and Gas Under Pressure
- 3.8. Accumulator
- 3.9. Rotating Driveline
- 3.10. Cutterbar Movement
- 3.11. Hydraulic Oil and Gas Under Pressure
- 3.12. Reel Safety Stops
- 3.13. Rotating Driveline
- 4. Transporting
- 4.1. Transporting on Trailer
- 4.2. Transport on Combine
- 5. Attaching and Detaching
- 5.1. Attaching Header to Feeder House
- 5.2. Position Warning Lights for Field Operation
- 5.3. Detaching Platform from Combine
- 6. Calibration and Settings
- 6.1. When to Calibrate
- 6.2. Header Sensor Locations
- 6.3. Calibration Error Codes
- 6.4. Fault Codes
- 6.4.1. Height Sensors (All Platforms)
- 6.4.2. Auxiliary Height Sensors (If Equipped)
- 6.4.3. Reel Position Sensors
- 6.4.4. Cutterbar Sensor
- 6.4.5. Combine Sensors
- 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 Platform
- 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
- 7.11.1. To Release Sensor Arms
- 7.11.2. To Store Sensor Arms
- 7.12. Operate HydraFlex Pressure
- 7.13. Header Height SensingHydraFlex Platforms 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 Platform
- 9.1. Leveling Platform to Ground
- 9.2. Bleeding HydraFlex System
- 10. Adjustments Feeding Related
- 10.1. Dual Position Feed Drum Adjustment
- 10.2. Reversible Side Draper Belts
- 10.3. Side Draper Belt Tension
- 10.3.1. Side Draper Belt Tension for 730FD
- 10.3.2. Side Draper Belt Tension for 735FD, 740FD, and 745FD
- 10.4. Center Draper Belt Tension
- 10.5. Center Sump Cover Adjustment
- 10.6. Center Sump Cover Storage Location
- 10.7. Knife HoldDown Clearance
- 10.8. Adjust Center Knife Guards (Dual Knife Cutterbar Machines Only)
- 10.9. Feed Drum Stripper Clearance
- 11. Adjustments PermaGlide Divider Points
- 11.1. Height Adjustment of PermaGlide Divider Point
- 11.2. Remove and Install Crop Divider Rods
- 11.2.1. Remove Crop Divider Rods
- 11.2.2. Install Crop Divider Rods
- 11.3. Crop Divider 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 Platforms)
- 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. DialASpeed Reel
- 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. Important Considerations
- 14.2. Hydraulic Hose Replacement
- 14.3. Hydraulic System Cleanliness
- 14.3.1. Cleanliness
- 14.4. Accumulator Pressure
- 14.5. Lubrication and Maintenance Interval Chart
- 14.6. Daily Routine Machine Inspection
- 14.6.1. Critical Areas of Inspection
- 14.6.2. Areas of Inspection
- 14.7. Every 10 Hours of Operation
- 14.7.1. Check Center Draper Belt Tension
- 14.7.2. Check Side Draper Belt Tension for 730FD
- 14.7.3. Check Side Draper Belt Tension for 735FD, 740FD, and 745FD
- 14.8. Every 50 Hours of Operation
- 14.9. Every 200 and 400 Hours of Operation
- 14.10. Every 1000 Hours or Five Years
- 14.10.1. Change Main Gear Case Oil
- 15. Service
- 15.1. Hydraulic Cylinder Safety Stop
- 15.1.1. Manual Feeder House Fore/Aft Tilt
- 15.1.2. Hydraulic Feeder House Fore/Aft Tilt
- 15.2. Reel Safety Stops
- 15.3. Open Side Shields
- 15.4. Remove and Install Telescoping Knife Driveshaft
- 15.5. Set Cutterbar Knife Timing
- 15.6. Cutterbar Maintenance
- 15.7. Knife Section Service Kit
- 15.8. Remove and Install Cutterbar Knife
- 15.9. Remove and Install Knife Sections
- 15.10. Align Knife Head and Knife Drive
- 15.11. Spare Knife Storage
- 15.12. Remove and Install Knife Guards
- 15.13. Center Draper Cleanout
- 15.14. Cleaning Material Buildup at Side Shields
- 15.15. Clean Material Build Up at Center Belt Driveshaft
- 15.16. Remove and Install Side Draper Belts 730FD
- 15.16.1. Remove the Side Draper Belt
- 15.16.2. Install the Side Draper Belt
- 15.16.3. Tension the Side Draper Belt
- 15.17. Remove and Install Side Draper Belts 735FD, 740FD, and 745FD
- 15.18. Remove and Install Center Draper Belt
- 15.18.1. Remove Center Draper Belt
- 15.18.2. Install Center Draper Belt
- 15.18.3. Tension the Center Draper Belt
- 15.19. Remove and Install Feed Drum Finger Guides
- 15.20. Remove and Install Feed Drum Fingers
- 15.21. Header Warning Light Bulb Replacement
- 15.22. Stubble Light Bulb Replacement
- 16. Troubleshooting
- 16.1. Cutting Platform
- 16.2. Active Header Height Control
- 17. Storage
- 17.1. End of Season Service
- 17.2. Beginning of Season Service
- 18. Specifications
- 18.1. Overall Dimensions
- 18.2. Component Specifications
- 18.3. Platform Weights
- 18.4. Keep Machines Secure
- 18.5. Header Identification Number
- 18.6. Keep Proof of Ownership
- 18.7. EU Declaration of Conformity
- 18.8. Eurasian Economic Union
- 18.9. Machine Design Life
- 18.10. Unified Inch Bolt and Screw Torque Values
- 18.11. Metric Bolt and Screw Torque Values
- 19. John Deere Service Literature Available
- 19.1. Technical Information
- 20. John Deere Service Keeps You On The Job
- 20.1. John Deere Parts
- 20.2. The Right Tools
- 20.3. WellTrained Technicians
- 20.4. Prompt Service






