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Model List:
- 600 Series Rigid and Flex Cutting Platforms
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1. Foreword
- 2. Identification View
- 2.1. Identification View
- 3. Safety Features
- 3.1. Safety Features Rigid and Flexible 600
- 3.2. Recognize Safety Information
- 3.3. Understand Signal Words
- 3.4. Follow Safety Instructions
- 3.5. Replace Safety Signs
- 3.6. Operator Ability
- 3.7. Ballasting for Safe Ground Contact
- 3.8. Parking and Leaving the Machine
- 3.9. Prepare for Emergencies
- 3.10. Wear Protective Clothing
- 3.11. Stay Clear of Harvesting Units
- 3.12. Keep Hands Away From Knives
- 3.13. Use Safety Lights and Devices
- 3.14. Transporting Combine with Header Safely
- 3.15. Comply with Road Traffic Regulations
- 3.16. Practice Safe Maintenance
- 3.17. Remove Paint Before Welding or Heating
- 3.18. Avoid Heating Near Pressurized Fluid Lines
- 3.19. Avoid Entanglement
- 3.20. Avoid Contact With Moving Parts
- 3.21. Stay Clear of Cutterbar When Rotating Auger
- 3.22. Stay Clear of Rotating Drivelines
- 3.23. Guards and Shields
- 3.24. Avoid HighPressure Fluids
- 3.25. Service Accumulator Systems Safely
- 3.26. Service Machines Safely
- 3.27. Service Belts Safely
- 3.28. Decommissioning Proper Recycling and Disposal of Fluids and Components
- 3.29. Support Machine Properly
- 3.30. Store Attachments Safely
- 4. Safety Sign
- 4.1. Pictorial Safety Signs
- 4.2. Replace Safety Signs
- 4.3. Recognize Safety Information
- 4.4. Operators Manual
- 4.5. Hydraulic Pressure
- 4.6. Telescopic Driveshaft
- 4.7. Reel Safety Stops
- 4.8. Reel Drive
- 4.9. Cutterbar Movement
- 4.10. Header Entanglement
- 5. Attaching and Detaching
- 5.1. Checking Auger Stripper Location
- 5.2. Identification of Type
- 5.3. Coupling Header to CombineAType
- 5.4. Coupling Header to CombineBType
- 5.5. Coupling Header to CombineCType
- 5.6. Removing Header from Feeder HouseAType
- 5.7. Removing Header from Feeder HouseBType
- 5.8. Removing Header from Feeder HouseCType
- 5.9. Unlocking Feeder House Manually AType
- 5.10. Unlocking Feeder House Manually BType
- 5.11. Unlocking Feeder House Manually CType
- 5.12. Latching Cable Shear Screw Location
- 6. Haulage
- 6.1. Transport
- 7. Operating the Header
- 7.1. Choice of Harvesting Time
- 7.2. Cutting Platform Operation
- 7.2.1. Cutting Height
- 7.3. Operating Flex Headers HYDRAFLEX System Pressure
- 7.4. Checking Platform Speeds
- 7.5. Reel Operation
- 7.6. Cutting Platform Controls
- 7.7. Combining Oats, Sorghum, Wheat and Sunflowers in Dry Ground Conditions
- 7.8. Combining Oats, Sorghum and Wheat in Damp or Wet Ground Conditions
- 7.9. Combining Oats, Sorghum, Barley and Wheat in Short, Thin CropsRigid Platforms
- 7.10. Combining RiceRigid Platforms
- 7.11. Combining SoybeansFlex Platforms
- 8. Accessories and Optional Equipment
- 8.1. Auger Flight Extensions (Attachment)Flex Platforms
- 8.2. Auger Speeds (Attachment)
- 8.3. Heavy Duty Wear Plates (Optional)Rigid Platforms
- 8.4. Reel Position Resume (Attachment)STS Combines
- 8.5. Short Dividers, Flex Header
- 9. Calibration Procedures
- 9.1. Calibration Procedures
- 10. Flex Header Adjustments
- 10.1. Adjust Platform Cutterbar/Skid Plate Tilt (Flex)
- 10.2. Operating Flex Header In Rigid Mode
- 10.3. Adjusting Head Drop Rate
- 10.4. Standard PERMAGLIDE Divider Points
- 10.5. Adjusting Standard PERMAGLIDE Divider Point Height
- 10.6. SidetoSide Adjustment of Front Section of Standard PERMAGLIDE Point
- 11. Rigid Header Adjustments
- 11.1. Cutterbar Positions
- 11.2. Adjusting Cutterbar Fore/Aft
- 11.3. Adjusting Platform Cutterbar/Skid Plate Tilt (Rigid)
- 11.4. Adjusting Head Drop Rate
- 12. Auger and Stripper Adjustments
- 12.1. Setting Reel Safety Stops
- 12.2. Adjusting Auger Clearance
- 12.3. Adjusting auger height
- 12.4. Adjusting Auger Fore/Aft
- 12.5. Adjusting Auger Center Finger Synchronization
- 12.6. Adjusting Rear Auger Stripper
- 12.7. Adjusting Lower Stripper
- 12.8. Adjusting Auger Chain
- 13. Adjusting Reel
- 13.1. Adjusting Reel Fingers
- 13.2. Adjusting Reel Position
- 13.3. Adjusting Width Between Reel Arms
- 13.4. Adjusting Reel Fore/Aft and Lift Cylinders
- 13.5. Rephase Hydraulic Reel Fore/Aft
- 13.6. Rephasing Reel Lift Cylinders
- 13.7. Bleeding the Reel Lift Cylinder System
- 13.8. Adjusting Reel Speed Ratio Sensor
- 13.9. Adjusting Platform Height Restoring System
- 14. Lubricants
- 14.1. Gear Oil
- 14.2. Alternative and Synthetic Lubricants
- 14.3. Mixing of Lubricants
- 14.4. Lubricant Storage
- 15. Lubrication and Service
- 15.1. Lubrication Symbols
- 15.2. Care and Maintenance of Belts
- 16. Troubleshooting
- 16.1. Cutterbar Difficulties
- 16.2. Down and Tangled Crops Difficulties
- 16.3. Feeder House Difficulties
- 16.4. Auger Difficulties
- 16.5. Cutting Difficulties
- 16.6. Reel Difficulties
- 16.7. Hydraulic System Difficulties
- 16.8. ACTIVE HEADER CONTROL
- 17. Servicing
- 17.1. Safe Cutting Platform Operation
- 17.2. Removing and Installing Knife Drive Belt
- 17.2.1. Rigid Headers
- 17.2.2. Flex Headers
- 17.2.3. Adjusting Knife Drive Belt Tension
- 17.3. Replacing Cutterbar Knife
- 17.4. Aligning Knife Head / Knife Drive
- 17.5. Knife HoldDown Clearance
- 17.6. Replacing Knife Sections
- 17.7. Replacing Auger Fingers and Retainers
- 17.8. Bleeding HYDRAFLEX SystemFlex Headers
- 18. Storage
- 18.1. End of Season Service
- 18.2. Beginning of Season Service
- 19. Specifications
- 19.1. SpecificationsRigid Platforms
- 19.2. Dimensions/WeightsRigid Cutting Platforms
- 19.3. SpecificationsFlex Platforms
- 19.4. Dimensions/WeightsFlex Cutting Platforms
- 19.5. Product Identification Number
- 19.6. Metric Bolt and Screw Torque Values
- 19.7. Unified Inch Bolt and Screw Torque Values
- 20. John Deere Service Literature Available
- 20.1. Technical Information
- 21. John Deere ServiceKeeps You on the Job
- 21.1. John Deere Parts
- 21.2. The Right Tools
- 21.3. WellTrained Technicians
- 21.4. Prompt Service






