John Deere 381 and 388 Mower-Conditioner Operator Manual OMCC58900

• Model List:
  • 381 Mower-Conditioner
  • 388 Mower-Conditioner

Content

Identification Views
381 and 388 Mower?Conditioners ………………….00?1
Safety…………………………………………………. 05?1
Safety Decals
Pictorial Safety Signs……………………………………10?1
Operator?s Manual……………………………………….10?1
Repair and Maintenance ………………………………10?1
Cutterbar?R.h. Mower?Conditioner Unit ………..10?2
Cutterbar?L.h. Mower?Conditioner Unit…………10?2
Cutterbar Curtains?R.h.
Mower?Conditioner Unit ……………………………10?3
Cutterbar Curtains?L.h.
Mower?Conditioner Unit ……………………………10?4
Mower?Conditioner Units………………………………10?5
Swinging Area …………………………………………….10?5
Hydraulic Accumulators………………………………..10?6
Mower?Conditioner ………………………………………10?6
Preparing the Tractor
Tractor Compatibility for 381 and 388
Mower?Conditioners …………………………………15?1
Preparing Tractor for Hitching the
Mower?Conditioner…………………………………..15?1
Tractor PTO Speed………………………………………15?1
Selective Control Valve (SCV)……………………….15?2
Stabilizer…………………………………………………….15?3
Setting Draft Links for Hitching
Mower?Conditioner…………………………………..15?3
Rockshaft Selector ………………………………………15?3
Installing Control Monitor………………………………15?4
Preparing the Mower?Conditioner
Checking and Lubricating Mower?Conditioner….20?1
Attaching and Detaching
PTO Speed…………………………………………………25?1
Attaching Mower?Conditioner ………………………..25?2
Detaching Mower?Conditioner……………………….25?8
Transporting Mower?Conditioner
Observe Local Transport Regulation………………30?1
Preparing Mower?Conditioner for Transport …….30?1
Folding Mower?Conditioner into
Transport Position ……………………………………30?2
Breaking?in
Breaking?In Mower?Conditioner……………………..35?1
After the first 10 Hours of Operation ?
Changing Cutterbar Oil …………………………….35?1
Operating Control Monitor
Control Monitor Panel Description………………….40?1
Control Monitor Function Description ……………..40?2
Operating Mower?Conditioner
Pre?Operation Checklist ……………………………….45?1
Starting and Operating Mower?Conditioner……..45?1
Front Safety Curtains……………………………………45?2
Side Safety Curtains…………………………………….45?3
Unfolding Mower?Conditioner Units to
Working Position ……………………………………..45?4
Moving Mower?Conditioner to
Headland Turn Position…………………………….45?6
Adjusting Mower?Conditioner Lateral Offset…….45?7
Setting Machine Ground Pressure …………………45?8
Adjusting Cutting Height……………………………..45?12
Adjusting Conditioning Intensity …………………..45?13
Adjusting Conditioning Hood ……………………….45?14
Adjusting Rotor Speed………………………………..45?15
Checking Conditioning Effect ………………………45?16
Adjusting Windrow Width (Without
Wide Spread Deflector)…………………………..45?17
Adjusting Windrow Width (With Wide
Spread Deflector Bundle)………………………..45?18
Operating in Adverse Field Conditions………….45?20
Attachments
Wide Spread Deflector Bundle ………………………50?1
Grass Flow Accelerators ………………………………50?1
Lubrication and Maintenance
Observe Service Intervals …………………………….55?1
Grease……………………………………………………….55?1
Gear Case Oil……………………………………………..55?2
Transmission and Hydraulic Oil……………………..55?3
Alternative and Synthetic Lubricants ………………55?3
Lubricant Storage ………………………………………..55?3
Mixing of Lubricants……………………………………..55?4
Every 50 Hours?Offset Frame Pivots………………55?4
Every 50 Hours?Offset Cylinder Ball Joints ……..55?5
Every 50 Hours?Headland Turn
Cylinder Ball Joints and Yokes…………………..55?5
Every 50 Hours?Mower?Conditioner
Unit Stop and Stop Yoke …………………………..55?6
Every 50 Hours?Mower?Conditioner
Unit Frame Pivots…………………………………….55?6
Every 100 Hours ? Hydraulic Hoses ……………….55?6
Every 200 Hours or at Least Once a
Year ? Cutterbars……………………………………..55?7
Checking Cutterbar Oil Level…………………………55?8
Every 200 Hours or at Least Once a
Year ? Main Gearbox ………………………………..55?9
Checking Main Gearbox Oil Level………………..55?10
Every 200 Hours or at Least Once a
Year ? Cutterbar Gearboxes …………………….55?10
Checking Cutterbar Gearbox Oil Level………….55?12
Every 250 Hours?Telescoping Hook?Up
and Secondary Transmissions…………………55?13
Every 3 Years ? Accumulators ……………………..55?13
Every 6 Years ? Hydraulic Hoses………………….55?14
Troubleshooting
Mower?Conditioner Operation ……………………….60?1
End Yokes ………………………………………………….60?5
Inboard Yokes……………………………………………..60?6
Profile Tubes ………………………………………………60?7
Telescoping Hook?Up Guards………………………..60?8
Service
Metric Bolt and Screw Torque Values……………..65?1
Checking Slip Clutches…………………………………65?2
Adjusting Belt Tension ………………………………….65?2
Replacing Drive Belts …………………………………..65?3
Replacing Rotor Tines ………………………………….65?4
Checking Hydro?Pneumatic Accumulators………65?5
Adjusting Stop Yoke Damper Position…………….65?6
Adjusting Transport Cylinder Yokes………………..65?7
Adjusting Headland Silent Block Stops …………..65?7
Removing Disks?Machine Without
Quick Change Knives……………………………….65?8
Removing Disks?Machine With Quick
Change Knives………………………………………..65?8
Installing and Synchronizing
Disks?Machine Without Quick
Change Knives………………………………………..65?9
Installing and Synchronizing
Disks?Machine With Quick
Change Knives………………………………………65?10
Understanding Direction of Knife Rotation ……. 65?11
Direction of Disk Rotation…………………………… 65?11
Checking the Knives…………………………………..65?12
Removing and Servicing
Knives?Machine Without Quick
Change Knives………………………………………65?12
Removing and Servicing
Knives?Machine With Quick
Change Knives………………………………………65?13
Installing Knives?Machine Without
Quick Change Knives……………………………..65?14
Installing Knives?Machine With Quick
Change Knives………………………………………65?15
Checking Knife Retainer
Wear?Machine With Quick
Change Knives………………………………………65?16
Checking Knife Wear………………………………….65?17
Checking Knife Fitting Hole …………………………65?18
Checking Hardware Torques ……………………….65?18
Checking Knife Hardware……………………………65?19
Checking Knife Bolt Wear?Machine
Without Quick Change Knives …………………65?19
Checking Knife Bolt Wear?Machine
With Quick Change Knives ……………………..65?20
Checking Knife Lock Nut Wear…………………….65?20
Storage
After the Season………………………………………….70?1
Before the Season……………………………………….70?1
Specifications
Specifications for 381 Model …………………………75?1
Specifications for 388 Model …………………………75?2
Declaration of Conformity……………………………..75?3
Serial Numbers
Product Identification Number ……………………….80?1
Serial Number Plate Description ……………………80?1
Record Mower?Conditioner Serial Number………80?1