Table of Content:
1 Introduction
1.1 Foreword
2 Component Identification and Definitions
2.1 Component Identification and Location
2.2 Definitions
2.3 Operator’s Manual
3 Safety
3.1 Recognize Safety Information
3.2 Understand Signal Words
3.3 Use Safety Lights and Devices
3.4 Follow Safety Instructions
3.5 Spanish Safety Signs and Operator’s Manual
3.6 Wear Protective Clothing
3.7 Prepare for Emergencies
3.8 Store Attachments Safely
3.9 Guards and Shields
3.10 Stay Clear of Platform
3.11 Keep Hands Away From Knives
3.12 Stay Clear of Rotating Drivelines
3.13 Ballasting for Safe Ground Contact
3.14 Practice Safe Maintenance
3.15 Service Machines Safely
3.16 Support Machine Properly
3.17 Park Machine Safely
3.18 Avoid Contact With Moving Parts
3.19 Avoid Contact With Cutterbar
3.20 Service Belts Safely
3.21 Transport Safely
3.22 Observe Maximum Transport Speed
3.23 Service Tires Safely
3.24 Avoid High-Pressure Fluids
3.25 Remove Paint Before Welding or Heating
3.26 Protect Against High Pressure Spray
3.27 Avoid Heating Near Pressurized Fluid Lines
3.28 Dispose of Waste Properly
3.29 Replace Safety Signs
4 Safety Sign Location
4.1 Safety Sign Location
5 Transporting and Storage
5.1 Attach Tow-Bar
5.2 Transporting Platform
5.3 Converting Transport System for Transport (If Equipped with Slow Speed Integral Transport System)
5.4 Converting Transport System for Field Operation (If Equipped with Slow Speed Integral Transport System)
5.5 Storage
6 Attach and Detach
6.1 Attach Platform
7 Operation
7.1 Break-In Period
7.2 Platform Controls
7.3 Reel Props
7.4 Platform Lift Cylinder Stops
7.5 Hydraulic Center Link
7.6 Platform Flotation and Adjustment
7.7 Platform Angle And Cutting Height
7.8 Double Windrowing
7.9 Platform Setup
7.10 Platform Operating Variables
7.11 Delivery Opening and Deck Shift
7.12 Haying Tips
7.13 Windrow Types
7.14 Draper Deflectors
7.15 Knife Head Shield
7.16 Platform Leveling
7.17 Unplug Cutterbar
7.18 Upper Cross Auger
7.19 Draper Speed
8 Reel Adjustments
8.1 Reel Clearance
8.2 Reel Frown Adjustment
8.3 Reel Centering
8.4 Mechanical Adjustment Reel Fore, Aft
8.5 Hydraulic Adjustment Reel Fore, Aft
8.6 Reel Drive Chain – Standard Torque Drive
8.7 Reel Drive Chain – High Torque Drive
8.8 Reel Speed Sensor
8.9 Reel Tines
8.10 Tine Tube Bushings
9 Lubrication
9.1 Grease and Gear Lubricant
9.2 Lubricant Storage
9.3 Alternative and Synthetic Lubricants
9.4 Mixing of Lubricants
10 Lubrication and Maintenance
10.1 Maintenance and Servicing
10.2 Maintenance Interval Chart
10.3 Break-In Maintenance
10.4 Every 10 Hours of Operation
10.5 Every 25 Hours of Operation
10.6 Every 50 Hours of Operation
10.7 Every 250 Hours of Operation
10.8 Every 500 Hours of Operation
10.9 Every 1000 Hours or 3 years of Operation
10.10 End of Season Maintenance
11 Service
11.1 Roller Chain Installation
11.2 Sealed Bearing Installation
11.3 Hinged Endshields and Covers
11.4 Replace Light Bulbs
11.5 Remove and Install Sickle and Sickle Drive
11.6 Spare Sickle (Single Knife Platforms)
11.7 Sickle Guards
11.8 Remove and Install Sickle Guards
11.9 Set Sickle Hold-Downs
11.10 Sickle Drive Timing
11.11 Remove and Install Sickle Drive Belts: Non-Timed Drive
11.12 Remove and Install Sickle Drive Belts: Timed Drive
11.13 Sickle Drive Box
11.14 Draper Tension Adjustment
11.15 Draper Alignment
11.16 Deck Height
11.17 Remove and Install Platform Draper
11.18 Remove and Install Draper Drive Roller
11.19 Remove and Install Idler Roller
12 Troubleshooting
12.1 Crop Loss at Cutterbar
12.2 Cutting Action and Sickle Components
12.3 Reel Delivery
12.4 Platform and Drapers
12.5 Cutting Edible Beans
12.6 Windrow Formation
13 Attachments and Options
13.1 Cutterbar Wear Strips
13.2 Stub Guard Conversion Kit
13.3 Stabilizer Wheels
13.4 Lodged Crop Reel Finger Kit
13.5 Center Skid Shoe Kit
13.6 Hydraulic Reel Fore-Aft Positioner
13.7 Slow Speed Integral Transport System
13.8 Upper Cross Auger (UCA)
13.9 Upper Cross Auger Hydraulic Kit for DDD (Double Draper Drive)
13.10 Upper Cross Auger Case Drain Kit for SDD (Single Draper Drive)
13.11 Tine Tube Reinforcement Kit
13.12 Double Draper Drive (DDD) Kit
13.13 Windrow Merger Attachment
13.14 Narrow Draper Deflector
13.15 Wide Draper Deflector
13.16 Draper Extension Kit
13.17 End Swath Deflector Rods (End Delivery)
13.18 Hay Conditioner
13.19 Hydraulic Deck Shift Package
13.20 Swath Forming Rods (Center Delivery)
13.21 Draper Wear Clips
14 Header Storage
14.1 End of Season Service
14.2 Beginning of Season Service
15 Specifications
15.1 Gauge Wheel Tire Pressure and Wheel Bolt Torque
15.2 Specifications
15.3 Platform Identification Number
15.4 Adapter Identification Number
15.5 Slow Speed Transport/Stabilizer Wheel Identification Number
15.6 Keep Proof of Ownership
15.7 Unified Inch Bolt and Screw Torque Values
15.8 Metric Bolt and Screw Torque Values
15.9 Flare Type Hydraulic Fittings
15.10 O-Ring Type Hydraulic Fittings
15.11 O-Ring Face Seal (ORFS) Hydraulic Fittings
16 Index
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
18.2 EU Declaration of Conformity