John Deere C500 Center Pivot Mower-Conditioner Operator Manual OMFH348849

Table of Content:

1 Introduction
1.1 Foreword
2 General Information
2.1 Machine Overview
2.2 Product View
2.3 Trademarks
2.4 Abbreviations
3 Safety
3.1 Recognize Safety Information
3.2 Understand Signal Words
3.3 Follow Safety Instructions
3.4 Spanish Safety Signs and Operator’s Manual
3.5 Operate Mower-Conditioner
3.6 Keep Riders Off Machine
3.7 Prepare for Emergencies
3.8 Fire Prevention
3.9 In Case of Fire
3.10 Wear Protective Clothing
3.11 Handle Chemical Products Safely
3.12 Stay Clear of Rotating Drivelines
3.13 Avoid Injury From Thrown Objects
3.14 Use Safety Lights and Devices
3.15 Use a Safety Chain
3.16 Tow Loads Safely
3.17 Practice Safe Maintenance
3.18 Remove Paint Before Welding or Heating
3.19 Avoid Heating Near Pressurized Fluid Lines
3.20 Avoid High-Pressure Fluids
3.21 Avoid High-Pressure Jet on Safety Decals
3.22 Decommissioning — Proper Recycling and Disposal of Fluids and Components
3.23 Safety Features
4 Safety Signs
4.1 Replace Safety Signs
4.2 Lower Hitch Decals
4.3 Upper Hitch Decals
4.4 Drive Belt Decal
4.5 Platform Forming Decal
4.6 Platform Decals—Left-Hand Side
4.7 Platform Decals—Right-Hand Side
4.8 Platform Decals—Right-Hand Side (Rear)
4.9 No Step Decals
4.10 Platform Doors
4.11 PTO Speed Decals
4.12 Speed Indicator Decal
5 Preparing the Tractor
5.1 Select Tractor PTO Speed
5.2 Adjust Sway Blocks (Two-Point Hitch)
5.3 Position Drawbar (Two-Point Hitch)
5.4 Position Drawbar (Drawbar Hitch)
5.5 Install Drawbar Swivel Hitch Extension
5.6 Set Hydraulic Outlets
5.7 Check Ballast, Wheel Spacing, and Tire Inflation
5.8 Use Drawbar Shield
5.9 Make a Drawbar Shield
6 Preparing the Mower-Conditioner
6.1 Prestart Checklist
6.2 Check Tire Inflation Pressure
6.3 Check Wheel Hardware Torque
6.4 Position Hitch Pad (Two-Point Hitch)
6.5 Assemble Hitch Pins (Two-Point Hitch)
7 Fire Prevention
7.1 Recommended Fire Prevention
7.2 Fire Extinguisher Operation
7.3 Prepare for Emergencies
7.4 Remove Accumulated Crop Debris
7.5 Fire Extinguisher
7.6 In Case of Fire
8 Attaching and Detaching
8.1 Prepare to Attach Mower-Conditioner
8.2 Attach Mower-Conditioner to Tractor
8.3 Assemble PTO Driveline—If Necessary
8.4 Attach PTO Driveline
8.5 Connect Tail/Warning Lights Plug to Tractor
8.6 Check Transport Light Function
8.7 Connect Mower-Conditioner to Tractor Hydraulic System
8.8 Detach Mower-Conditioner from Tractor
9 Transporting
9.1 Prepare for Transport
9.2 Use Safety Lights and Devices
9.3 Keep Riders Off Machine
9.4 Observe Maximum Transport Speed
10 Break-In Period
10.1 Break-In Mower-Conditioner
11 Operating
11.1 Keep Riders Off Machine
11.2 Daily Checks
11.3 Prepare Mower-Conditioner for Field Operation
11.4 Follow Safe Operating Procedures
11.5 Open New Field
11.6 Turn in Field
11.7 Settings for Various Crop Conditions
11.8 Raise and Lower Front Doors and Curtains
11.9 Adjust Windrow Width
11.10 Adjust Gauge Shoes
11.11 Adjust Carrier Frame Height
11.12 Adjust Cut Height (Turnbuckle Top Link)
11.13 Adjust Cut Height (Hydraulic Tilt Control)
11.14 Adjust Platform Float
11.15 Check Impeller Conditioning Effect (If Equipped)
11.16 Adjust Impeller Conditioning Intensity (If Equipped)
11.17 Properly Roll Conditioned Crop
11.18 Adjust Roll Timing
11.19 Adjust Roll Pressure
11.20 Adjust Roll Spacing
11.21 Unplug Rolls
11.22 Unplug Impeller (If Equipped)
11.23 Change Conditioner Speed (Roll Machine Only)
11.24 Adjust Conditioner Drive Belt Tension
11.25 Adjust Impeller Drive Belt Tension (If Equipped)
11.26 Replace Impeller Drive Belt (If Equipped)
11.27 Adjust Auger Drive Belt Tension
11.28 Shear Disk Driver When Operating in the Field
12 Attachments
12.1 Top Link (Turnbuckle)
12.2 Top Link (Hydraulic)
12.3 Drawbar Hitch
12.4 Two-Point Hitch
12.5 Hose Support for Tractors with Quick-Hitch
12.6 Fire Extinguisher and Mounting Bracket
12.7 Drawbar Shield
12.8 Quick-Change Knives
13 Lubrication and Maintenance
13.1 Practice Safe Maintenance
13.2 Lubricate and Maintain Machine Safely
13.3 Multipurpose Extreme Pressure (EP) Grease
13.4 Cutterbar Oil
13.5 Cutterbar Drive and Conditioner Drive Gear Case Oil
13.6 Alternative and Synthetic Lubricants
13.7 Mixing of Lubricants
13.8 Lubricant Storage
13.9 Observe Lubrication Symbols
13.10 Service Intervals
13.11 Perform Lubrication and Maintenance
13.12 Clean Cutterbar and Breathers—As Required
13.13 Check Knife Retainer Wear (Machine with Quick-Change Knives)—As Required
13.14 Adjust Stripper to Auger-As Required
13.15 Lubricate Front Driveline—Every 10 Hours
13.16 Lubricate Drawbar Pivot (If Equipped)—Every 10 Hours
13.17 Lubricate Swivel Hitch Pivot—Every 10 Hours
13.18 Lubricate Overrunning Coupler—Every 10 Hours
13.19 Lubricate Tongue Pivot and Rear Main Driveline—Every 10 Hours
13.20 Lubricate Platform Driveline—Every 10 Hours
13.21 Lubricate Wheel Support (Left-Hand and Right-Hand Side)—Every 10 Hours
13.22 Lubricate Lift Arm Pivot (Left-Hand and Right-Hand Side)—Every 10 Hours
13.23 Lubricate Float Spring Cranks—Every 10 Hours
13.24 Lubricate Main Drive Belt Idler Pivot—Every 10 Hours
13.25 Lubricate Turnbuckle Top Link (If Equipped)—Every 10 Hours
13.26 Lubricate Top and Bottom Conditioner Drivelines—Every 10 Hours
13.27 Lubricate Cutterbar Driveline—Every 10 Hours
13.28 Lubricate Auger Driveline—Every 10 Hours
13.29 Lubricate Drum Driveline on Number 10 Disk—Every 10 Hours
13.30 Clean Cutterbar and Breathers—Every 10 Hours
13.31 Change Oil in Swivel Hitch Gear Case—First 50 Hours
13.32 Change Cutterbar Input Drive Gear Case Oil—First 50 Hours
13.33 Change Conditioner Drive Gear Case Oil—First 50 Hours
13.34 Change Oil in Cutterbar—First 50 Hours
13.35 Check Cutterbar Oil Level—Every 50 Hours
13.36 Lubricate Converging Drum Spindles—Every 50 Hours
13.37 Lubricate Swivel Hitch Driveline—Every 100 Hours
13.38 Check Main Drive Gear Case Oil Level—Every 100 Hours
13.39 Check Cutterbar Input Drive Gear Case Oil Level—Every 100 Hours
13.40 Check Conditioner Drive Gear Case Oil—Every 100 Hours
13.41 Change Cutterbar Oil—Every 200 Hours
13.42 Change Swivel Hitch Gear Case Oil—Every 200 Hours
13.43 Check Quill Bearings—Every 200 Hours
13.44 Check Knife Retainer Wear (Machine with Quick-Change Knives)—Every 300 Hours or Yearly
13.45 Change Conditioner Drive Gear Case Oil—Every 800 Hours
13.46 Change Cutterbar Input Drive Gear Case Oil—Every 800 Hours
13.47 Phase Cylinders—Each Season
14 Troubleshooting
14.1 Troubleshooting
15 Service
15.1 Metric Bolt and Screw Torque Values
15.2 Unified Inch Bolt and Screw Torque Values
15.3 Practice Safe Service Procedures
15.4 Service Machines Safely
15.5 Use Genuine John Deere Parts
15.6 Work in Clean Area
15.7 Service Tires Safely
15.8 Care of V-Belts
15.9 Tighten Bearing Locking Collars
15.10 Tail/Warning Light Wiring Harness Diagram (Power Supply)
15.11 Platform Wire Harness Diagram
15.12 Bleed Platform Lift Circuit
15.13 Adjust Main Drive Belt Tension
15.14 Replace Main Drive Belt
15.15 Remove and Install Upper Roll Driveline
15.16 Remove and Install Lower Roll Driveline
15.17 Remove and Install Impeller Driveline (If Equipped)
15.18 Remove and Install Auger Driveline, Impeller
15.19 Remove and Install Auger Driveline and Outer Bearing
15.20 Check Converging Drum Wear
15.21 Check Converging Drum Wear, Impeller (If Equipped)
15.22 Remove and Install Converging Drums
15.23 Remove and Install Converging Drums, Impeller (If Equipped)
15.24 Remove and Install Converging Drum Drive Belts
15.25 Replace Conditioner Drive Gear Case Belt
15.26 Remove and Replace Auger Drive Belt
15.27 Check Disk Wear
15.28 Remove Disks
15.29 Install Disk and Check Synchronization
15.30 Check Knives
15.31 Replace Knives (Machine without Quick-Change Knives)
15.32 Replace Knives (Machine with Quick-Change Knives)
15.33 Understand Direction of Knife Rotation
15.34 Check Knife Wear
15.35 Check Knife Fitting Hole
15.36 Check Knife Hardware
15.37 Check Knife Bolt Wear
15.38 Check Knife Lock Nut Wear
15.39 Check Knife Retainer Wear (Machine with Quick-Change Knives)
15.40 Replace Wear Shield on Knife Bolt
15.41 Replace Knife Bolt (Machine with Quick-Change Knives)
15.42 Replace Disk Scraper (Machine with Quick-Change Knives)
15.43 Replace Crop Accelerator
15.44 Replace Left-Hand End Disk Driver
15.45 Replace Intermediate Disk Drivers
15.46 Replace Right-Hand End Disk Driver
15.47 Remove and Install Gauge Shoes
15.48 Replace Impeller Tines (If Equipped)
15.49 Change Wheel
16 Storage
16.1 Store Mower-Conditioner (End of Season)
16.2 Remove Mower-Conditioner from Storage (Beginning of Season)
17 Specifications
17.1 C500 Center Pivot Mower-Conditioner Specifications
17.2 Machine Weights
17.3 Gear Case and Cutterbar Capacities
18 Serial Numbers
18.1 Serial Number Plate
18.2 Serial Number Plate Description
18.3 Record Product Identification Numbers
18.4 Keep Proof of Ownership
18.5 Keep Machines Secure
19 Index
20 John Deere Service Keeps You On The Job
20.1 John Deere Is At Your Service