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Model List:
- C6R Rigid Corn Head
- C8R Rigid Corn Head
- C12R Rigid Corn Head
- C16R Rigid Corn Head
- C18R Rigid Corn Head
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1. Foreword
- 1.2. A Message to Our Customers
- 1.3. Download Instructions
- 1.4. Identification View
- 2. Safety Features
- 2.1. Corn Head Safety Features
- 2.2. Recognize Safety Information
- 2.3. Understand Signal Words
- 2.4. Follow Safety Instructions
- 2.5. French and Spanish Safety Signs and Operators Manual
- 2.6. Ballasting for Safe Ground Contact
- 2.7. Parking and Leaving the Machine
- 2.8. Prepare for Emergencies
- 2.9. Wear Protective Clothing
- 2.10. Stay Clear of Harvesting Units
- 2.11. Use Safety Lights and Devices
- 2.12. Transport Combine with FrontEnd Equipment Attached Safely
- 2.13. Road Transport Disconnect Switch
- 2.14. Practice Safe Maintenance
- 2.15. Remove Paint Before Welding or Heating
- 2.16. Avoid Heating Near Pressurized Fluid Lines
- 2.17. Avoid Entanglement
- 2.18. Avoid Contact With Moving Parts
- 2.19. Stay Clear of Rotating Drivelines
- 2.20. Guards and Shields
- 2.21. Avoid HighPressure Fluids
- 2.22. Service Accumulator Systems Safely
- 2.23. Service Machines Safely
- 2.24. Service Drive Belts Safely
- 2.25. Protect Against High Pressure Spray
- 2.26. Decommissioning Proper Recycling and Disposal of Fluids and Components
- 2.27. Support Machine Properly
- 2.28. Store Attachments Safely
- 3. Safety Signs
- 3.1. Front View Decals
- 3.2. Rear View Decals
- 3.3. Rear View Decals (continued)
- 3.4. Replace Safety Signs
- 4. Transporting
- 4.1. Transporting on FrontEnd Equipment Trailer
- 4.2. Transporting on Combine
- 5. Attaching and Detaching
- 5.1. Multicoupler Electric Conversion (If Necessary)
- 5.2. Attaching FrontEnd Equipment to Combine
- 5.3. Adjust Corn Head Parking Stand
- 5.4. Detaching FrontEnd Equipment from Combine
- 6. Calibration and Settings
- 6.1. When to Calibrate
- 6.2. Corn Head Sensor Locations
- 6.3. Calibration Error Codes
- 6.4. User Calibration Procedures Generation 3 CommandCenter Display
- 6.5. User Calibration Procedures Generation 4 CommandCenter Display
- 6.6. Adjusting Feeder House Drop Rate and Sensitivity Generation 3 CommandCenter
- 6.7. Adjusting Feeder House Drop Rate and Sensitivity Generation 4 CommandCenter Display
- 7. Operating the Corn Head
- 7.1. General Information
- 7.2. Drive and Operate Carefully
- 7.3. Corn Head Speed of Travel
- 7.4. Armrest Functions Generation 3 CommandCenter
- 7.5. Armrest Functions Generation 4 CommandCenter
- 7.6. Active Header Control Display FeaturesGeneration 3 CommandCenter Display
- 7.7. Active Header Control Display FeaturesGeneration 4 CommandCenter Display
- 7.8. Description of Automatic Header Height Control Systems
- 7.9. Header Engage/Disengage Drive
- 7.10. Deck Plate Control and Resume Generation 3 CommandCenter Display
- 7.11. Deck Plate Control and Resume Generation 4 CommandCenter Display
- 7.12. Combines with FixedSpeed Feeder House
- 7.13. Harvesting Corn with Weakened or Broken Stalks
- 7.14. Harvesting Down Corn
- 7.15. Harvesting Popcorn
- 7.16. Gathering Points
- 7.17. Row Units
- 7.17.1. Adjusting Auger Rotation Speed
- 7.18. Hydraulic Adjustable Deck Plates
- 7.19. End Fenders
- 7.20. Active End Fenders (If Equipped)
- 7.20.1. Adjust Cone Auger Speed
- 7.21. Raising and Removing Inner Gatherer Points and Shields
- 7.22. Raising and Tilting Outer Gatherer Points and Shields
- 7.23. Engaging and Disengaging StalkMaster Chopping Knives
- 8. Attachments and Options
- 8.1. Stalk Roll Details
- 8.2. Corn Head Parking Stand Adjustments
- 8.2.1. Parking the Corn Head
- 8.3. Stalk Roll Types
- 8.4. Ear Savers
- 8.5. Active Header Control Ground Sensors
- 8.6. StalkMaster Chopping Gear Cases (Optional)
- 8.7. AutoTrac RowSense
- 8.8. Stubble Lights
- 8.9. Stalk Deflectors
- 8.9.1. Adjusting Stalk Deflector for Field Use
- 8.9.2. FrontEnd Equipment Trailer Position
- 8.9.3. Debris Cleanout Position
- 9. AdjustmentsCorn Head
- 9.1. Adjusting and Leveling Gatherer Points
- 9.2. Adjusting Trash Knives
- 9.2.1. Opposed Knife Stalk Rolls
- 9.2.2. Chopping and Intermeshing Knife Stalk Rolls
- 9.3. Adjusting Gatherer Chain Tension
- 9.4. Adjusting Gatherer Chain Flights
- 9.5. Adjusting Deck Plate Linkage
- 9.6. Adjusting Row Unit Drive Chain
- 9.7. Adjusting Row Unit Drive Sprockets with Fixed Speed Drive ONLY
- 9.7.1. Corn Heads
- 9.7.2. Combines
- 9.7.3. Forage Harvesters
- 9.7.4. Corn Huskers
- 9.8. Adjusting Auger Height
- 9.9. Adjusting Lower Stripper
- 9.10. Coupling the Chain
- 9.11. Adjusting Auger Drive Chain
- 10. Lubrication
- 10.1. Lubricant Storage
- 10.2. Alternative and Synthetic Lubricants
- 10.3. Mixing of Lubricants
- 11. Lubrication and Maintenance
- 11.1. Using HighPressure Washers
- 11.2. Using Pressurized Air
- 11.3. Important Considerations
- 11.4. Working Underneath or Around Feeder House
- 12. MaintenanceEvery 50 Hours
- 12.1. Service Interval ChartEvery 50 Hours
- 12.2. Lubricate Input Driveshafts
- 13. MaintenanceEvery 200 Hours
- 13.1. Service Interval ChartEvery 200 Hours
- 13.2. Inspect and Adjust ChainsGatherer, Auger Drive, and Row Unit Drive
- 13.3. Replace Oil in Row Unit Drive Chains
- 13.4. Lubricate Auger Drive Chains
- 13.5. Check Oil in Row Unit Gear Cases
- 13.6. Lubricate Row Unit Slip Clutches
- 13.7. Lubricate Auger Drive Slip Clutches
- 13.8. Check Oil in StalkMaster Gear Cases (If Equipped)
- 14. MaintenanceEvery 1000 Hours
- 14.1. Service Interval ChartEvery 1000 Hours
- 14.2. Replace Oil in Row Unit Gear Cases
- 14.3. Replace Oil in StalkMaster Chopping Gear Cases
- 15. Service
- 15.1. Feeder House Safety Stop
- 15.2. Remove and Install Stalk Rolls
- 15.2.1. Remove Stalk Rolls
- 15.2.2. Install Stalk Rolls
- 15.3. Reversing Gatherer Chains and Sprockets for Additional Wear
- 15.4. Remove and Install Gatherer Chain
- 15.4.1. NonFolding Dividers
- 15.5. Remove and Install Oil Pan
- 15.6. Remove and Install Wear Strips
- 15.7. Remove and Install StalkMaster Chopping Knife Blades
- 15.8. Stubble Light Replacement
- 15.9. Warning Light Replacement (if equipped)
- 15.10. End Panel Light Replacement
- 15.11. Divider Point Light Replacement
- 16. Troubleshooting
- 16.1. Corn Head
- 16.2. Active Header Control (AHC)
- 17. Storage
- 17.1. End of Season Service
- 17.1.1. StalkMasterStalkMaster is a trademark of Deere Company Corn Heads Only
- 17.2. Beginning of Season Service
- 18. Specifications
- 18.1. Specifications
- 18.2. Unified Inch Bolt and Screw Torque Values
- 18.3. Metric Bolt and Screw Torque Values
- 19. Identification Numbers
- 19.1. Identification Numbers
- 19.2. Identification Plate
- 19.3. Identification Plate Location
- 19.3.1. Eurasian Economic Union Compliance Label (If Required)
- 19.4. Keep Proof of Ownership
- 19.5. Keep Machines Secure
- 20. John Deere Service Literature Available
- 20.1. Technical Information
- 21. John Deere Service Keeps You On The Job
- 21.1. John Deere Is At Your Service






