John Deere 620F, 622F, 625F, 630F, and 635F Cutting Platform Operator Manual OMHXE161169

Table of Content:

1 Introduction
1.1 Foreword
1.2 A Message to Our Customers
1.3 Identification View
2 Safety Features
2.1 Header Safety Features
3 Safety
3.1 Recognize Safety Information
3.2 Understand Signal Words
3.3 Follow Safety Instructions
3.4 French and Spanish Safety Signs and Operator’s Manual
3.5 Ballasting for Safe Ground Contact
3.6 Parking and Leaving the Machine
3.7 Prepare for Emergencies
3.8 Wear Protective Clothing
3.9 Stay Clear of Harvesting Units
3.10 Keep Hands Away From Knives
3.11 Use Safety Lights and Devices
3.12 Transport Combine With Header Safely
3.13 Road Transport Disconnect Switch
3.14 Practice Safe Maintenance
3.15 Remove Paint Before Welding or Heating
3.16 Avoid Heating Near Pressurized Fluid Lines
3.17 Avoid Contact With Moving Parts
3.18 Stay Clear of Cutterbar When Rotating Auger
3.19 Stay Clear of Rotating Drivelines
3.20 Guards and Shields
3.21 Avoid High-Pressure Fluids
3.22 Service Accumulator Systems Safely
3.23 Service Machines Safely
3.24 Service Drive Belts Safely
3.25 Protect Against High Pressure Spray
3.26 Decommissioning — Proper Recycling and Disposal of Fluids and Components
3.27 Support Machine Properly
3.28 Store Attachments Safely
4 Safety Signs
4.1 Pictorial Safety Signs
4.2 Replace Safety Signs
4.3 Operator’s Manual
4.4 Safety Stop
4.5 Header Entanglement
4.6 Cutterbar Movement
4.7 Rotating Driveline
4.8 Shields on Cutting Platform Drives
4.9 Hydraulic Oil and Gas Under Pressure
5 Transporting
5.1 Transporting on Trailer
5.2 Transporting on Combine
6 Attaching and Detaching
6.1 Rear Auger Stripper Extension Location
6.2 Attaching Header to Feeder House
6.3 Detaching Header from Feeder House
7 Calibration and Settings
7.1 When to Calibrate
7.2 Calibration Error Codes
7.3 Calibration Procedures
7.4 Adjusting Feeder House Drop Rate and Sensitivity
8 Operating the Platform
8.1 Cutting Platform Operation
8.2 Setting Backshaft Speed
8.3 Armrest Functions
8.4 Active Header Control Display—Features
8.5 Description of Automatic Header Height Control Systems
8.6 Operating HydraFlex™ Pressure—Flex Platforms
8.7 Header Height Sensing – HYDRAFLEX Heads with Auxiliary Sensors
8.8 Operating Flex Platform in Rigid Mode
8.9 Auxiliary Sensor Arm Operating Positions
8.10 HydraFlex™ Pressure Manual Adjust Switch
8.11 Position Warning Lights for Field Operation
8.12 Harvesting Soybeans—Flex Platforms
8.13 Harvesting Sorghum and Sunflowers in Dry Ground Conditions
8.14 Harvesting Oats, Sorghum and Wheat in Damp or in Wet/Weedy Conditions (All Platforms)
9 Attachments and Options
9.1 Auger Flight Extensions (Attachment)
9.2 Auger Speed Increase or Decrease (Attachment)
9.3 Stubble Lights (Attachment)
9.4 Spare Knife Storage (Optional)
9.5 Fine Serrated Knife (Optional)
9.6 Knife Assemblies with Long-Short Sections (Optional)
9.7 Knife Drive Sheaves (Attachment)
9.8 Reel Position Resume (Attachment)
9.9 Short Dividers (Attachment)
9.10 Low Stone Dam (Attachment or Option)
9.11 High Stone Dam (Attachment or Option)
9.12 Raised Height Skid Shoes (Optional)
10 Adjustments — Flex Platform
10.1 Bleeding HydraFlex™ System
10.2 Standard Perma-Glide Divider and Divider Point
10.3 Height Adjustment of Perma-Glide Divider Assembly
10.4 Side-to-Side Adjustment of Perma-Glide Divider Assembly
11 Adjustments — Auger and Stripper
11.1 Remove Knife Drive Belt From Drive Sheave
11.2 Adjusting Auger Position
11.3 Adjusting Auger Height
11.4 Adjusting Auger Fore/Aft
11.5 Adjusting Center Auger Finger Timing
11.6 Adjusting Rear Stripper
11.7 Adjusting Floor Stripper
11.8 Adjusting Auger Chain
12 Adjustments — Reel
12.1 Adjust Reel Fingers
12.2 Adjusting Minimum Reel Height and Leveling Reel
12.3 Adjusting Reel Fore/Aft and Lift Cylinders
12.4 Rephasing Reel Fore/Aft Cylinders
12.5 Rephasing Reel Lift Cylinders
12.6 Bleeding the Reel Lift Cylinder System
12.7 Adjusting Dial-A-Speed™ Reel Speed Ratio
12.8 Adjusting Reel Speed Ratio Sensor
12.9 Adjusting Reel Drive Gear
13 Lubrication
13.1 Grease
13.2 Lubricant Storage
13.3 Alternative and Synthetic Lubricants
13.4 Mixing of Lubricants
14 Lubrication and Maintenance
14.1 Care and Maintenance of Belts
14.2 Lubrication Interval Chart
14.3 Every 50 Hours of Operation
14.4 Every 200 Hours of Operation
14.5 Every 400 Hours of Operation
15 Service
15.1 Hydraulic Cylinder Safety Stop
15.2 Safe Cutting Platform Operation
15.3 Reel Safety Stops
15.4 Opening and Closing Right and Left-Hand Shields
15.5 Remove and Install Knife Drive Belt
15.6 Adjusting Knife Drive Belt Tension
15.7 Replacing Cutterbar Knife
15.8 Knife and Knife Drive Alignment
15.9 Knife Hold-Down Clearance
15.10 Replacing Knife Sections
15.11 Replacing Auger Fingers and Retainers
15.12 Stubble Light Bulb Replacement
15.13 Header Warning Light Bulb Replacement
16 Troubleshooting
16.1 Cutting Platform
16.2 Active Header Control
17 Storage
17.1 End of Season Service
17.2 Beginning of Season Service
18 Specifications
18.1 Specifications
18.2 Dimensions/Weights
18.3 EU Declaration of Conformity
18.4 Eurasian Economic Union
18.5 Machine Design Life
18.6 Unified Inch Bolt and Screw Torque Values
18.7 Metric Bolt and Screw Torque Values
19 Identification Numbers
19.1 Identification Numbers
19.2 Identification Plate
19.3 Identification Plate Location
19.4 Keep Proof of Ownership
19.5 Keep Machines Secure
20 Index
21 John Deere Service Literature Available
21.1 Technical Information
22 John Deere Service Keeps You On The Job
22.1 John Deere Parts
22.2 The Right Tools
22.3 Well-Trained Technicians
22.4 Prompt Service