John Deere RD30F, RD35F, RD40F, RD45F Flexible Drapers Operator Manual OMHXE161229

Description

• Model List:
  • RD30F Flexible Draper
  • RD35F Flexible Draper
  • RD40F Flexible Draper
  • RD45F Flexible Draper

• 1. Introduction
• 1.1. Foreword
• 1.2. A Message to Our Customers
• 1.3. Identification View
• 2. Safety Features
• 2.1. Draper 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. Keep Hands Away From Knives
• 2.12. Use Safety Lights and Devices
• 2.13. Transport Combine with FrontEnd Equipment Attached Safely
• 2.14. Road Transport Disconnect Switch
• 2.15. Practice Safe Maintenance
• 2.16. Remove Paint Before Welding or Heating
• 2.17. Avoid Heating Near Pressurized Fluid Lines
• 2.18. Avoid Contact With Moving Parts
• 2.19. Avoid Contact With Cutterbar
• 2.20. Stay Clear of Rotating Drivelines
• 2.21. Guards and Shields
• 2.22. Avoid HighPressure Fluids
• 2.23. Service Accumulator Systems Safely
• 2.24. Service Machines Safely
• 2.25. Service Drive Belts Safely
• 2.26. Protect Against High Pressure Spray
• 2.27. Decommissioning Proper Recycling and Disposal of Fluids and Components
• 2.28. Support Machine Properly
• 2.29. Store Attachments Safely
• 3. Safety Signs
• 3.1. Front View Decals
• 3.2. Rear View Decals (LeftHand Side)
• 3.3. Rear View Decals (LeftHand Side Continued)
• 3.4. Rear View Decals (RightHand Side)
• 3.5. Side View Decals
• 3.6. 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. Detaching FrontEnd Equipment from Combine
• 6. Calibration and Settings
• 6.1. When to Calibrate
• 6.2. Draper Sensor Locations
• 6.3. Calibration Error Codes
• 6.4. Fault Codes
• 6.5. User Calibration Procedures
• 6.6. Adjusting Feeder House Drop Rate and Sensitivity
• 6.7. Check Reel Fore/Aft Sensor (GreenStar 3 CommandCenter Display)
• 6.8. Check Reel Fore/Aft Sensor (Generation 4 CommandCenter Display)
• 6.9. Check Reel Height Sensor (GreenStar 3 CommandCenter Display)
• 6.10. Check Reel Height Sensor (Generation 4 CommandCenter Display)
• 6.11. Check Header Height Sensors (GreenStar 3 CommandCenter Display Only)
• 6.12. Check Header Height Sensors (Generation 4 CommandCenter Display Only)
• 6.13. Adjust Header Height Sensors
• 7. Operating the Draper
• 7.1. General Information
• 7.2. Setting Backshaft Speed
• 7.3. Armrest Functions
• 7.4. Active Header Control DisplayFeatures
• 7.5. Description of Automatic Header Height Control Systems
• 7.6. Draper Belt Speed
• 7.7. Draper Belt Speed Adjust Switch
• 7.8. Side Belt Speed Reduction Switch
• 7.9. Draper Belt Protection System
• 7.10. Automatic Header Height Control HydraFlex Mode
• 7.11. Automatic Header Height ControlRigid Mode
• 7.12. Operate HydraFlex Pressure
• 7.13. Header Height SensingHydraFlex Drapers with Auxiliary Sensors
• 7.14. Reel Settings
• 7.15. Reel Resume
• 7.16. Reel Reverse
• 8. Attachments and Options
• 8.1. Attachments and Options
• 9. Adjustments Leveling Draper
• 9.1. Leveling Draper to Ground
• 9.2. Bleeding HydraFlex System
• 10. Adjustments Feeding Related
• 10.1. DualPosition Feed Drum Adjustment
• 10.2. Reversible Side Draper Belts
• 10.3. Side Draper Belt Tension
• 10.4. Center Draper Belt Tension
• 10.5. TwoSpeed Center Feed Gear Case
• 10.6. Center Sump Cover Adjustment
• 10.7. Center Sump Cover Storage Location
• 10.8. Knife HoldDown Clearance
• 10.9. Adjust Center Knife Guards (Dual Knife Cutterbar Machines Only)
• 10.10. Feed Drum Stripper Clearance
• 11. Adjustments Poly End Divider Points
• 11.1. Height Adjustment of Poly End Divider Point
• 11.2. Install and Remove Crop Divider Rods
• 11.3. Crop Divider Rod Storage
• 12. Adjustments Reel
• 12.1. Set Reel Safety Stops
• 12.2. Minimum Reel Height and Leveling Reel
• 12.3. Fore/Aft Cylinder Mount Adjustment (Split Reel Drapers)
• 12.4. Rephasing Reel Fore/Aft Cylinders
• 12.5. Rephasing Reel Lift Cylinders
• 12.6. Bleeding Reel Lift Cylinder System
• 12.7. Adjust Reel Fingers
• 12.8. Auto Reel Speed
• 12.9. Reel Speed Ratio Sensor Adjustment
• 12.10. Reel Drive Gear Adjustment
• 13. Lubrication
• 13.1. Main Gear Case, 90 Gear Case, Center Feed Gear Case, and Side Draper Gear Case Oils
• 13.2. Alternative and Synthetic Lubricants
• 13.3. Mixing of Lubricants
• 13.4. Lubricant Storage
• 14. Lubrication and Maintenance
• 14.1. Hydraulic Hose Replacement
• 14.2. Hydraulic System Cleanliness
• 14.3. Accumulator Pressure
• 14.4. Using HighPressure Washers
• 14.5. Using Pressurized Air
• 14.6. Important Considerations
• 14.7. Working Underneath or Around Feeder House
• 15. MaintenanceDaily
• 15.1. Service Interval ChartDaily
• 15.2. Critical Areas of Inspection
• 15.3. Areas of Inspection
• 16. MaintenanceEvery 10 Hours
• 16.1. Service Interval ChartEvery 10 Hours
• 16.2. Check Center Draper Belt Tension
• 16.3. Check Side Draper Belt Tension (RD30F)
• 16.4. Check Side Draper Belt Tension (RD35F, RD40F, and RD45F)
• 17. MaintenanceEvery 50 Hours
• 17.1. Service Interval ChartEvery 50 Hours
• 17.2. Check Main Gear Case Oil Level
• 17.3. Check 90 Gear Case Oil Level
• 17.4. Check Center Feed Gear Case Oil Level
• 17.5. Check Side Draper Gear Case Oil Level
• 17.6. Lubricate Feed Drum Driveshaft Grease Fitting
• 17.7. Lubricate Input Driveshaft Grease Fitting
• 17.8. Lubricate Reel Grease Fitting
• 17.9. Lubricate Center Belt Driveshaft Grease Fitting
• 17.10. Lubricate Telescoping Knife Driveshaft Grease Fitting
• 18. MaintenanceEvery 200 Hours
• 18.1. Service Interval ChartEvery 200 Hours
• 18.2. Lubricate Auxiliary Sensor Arm Grease Fitting (If Equipped)
• 18.3. Lubricate Knife Drive Slip Clutch Grease Fitting
• 18.4. Lubricate Feed Drum Driveshaft Slip Clutch Grease Fitting
• 18.5. Lubricate Float Arm Pivot Grease Fitting
• 19. MaintenanceEvery 400 Hours
• 19.1. Service Interval ChartEvery 400 Hours
• 19.2. Lubricate the Reel Lift Cylinders Grease Fitting
• 20. MaintenanceEvery 1000 Hours or Five Years
• 20.1. Service Interval ChartEvery 1000 Hours or Five Years
• 20.2. Change Main Gear Case Oil
• 21. Service
• 21.1. Hydraulic Cylinder Safety Stop
• 21.2. Reel Safety Stops
• 21.3. Open Side Shields
• 21.4. Remove and Install Telescoping Knife Driveshaft
• 21.5. Set Cutterbar Knife Timing
• 21.6. Cutterbar Maintenance
• 21.7. Knife Section Service Kit
• 21.8. Remove and Install Cutterbar Knife
• 21.9. Remove and Install Knife Sections
• 21.10. Align Knife Head and Knife Drive
• 21.11. Spare Knife Storage
• 21.12. Remove and Install Knife Guards
• 21.13. Center Draper Cleanout
• 21.14. Cleaning Material Buildup at Side Shields
• 21.15. Clean Material Build Up at Center Belt Driveshaft
• 21.16. Remove and Install Side Draper Belts (RD30F)
• 21.17. Remove and Install Side Draper Belts RD35F, RD40F, and RD45F
• 21.18. Remove and Install Center Draper Belt
• 21.19. Remove and Install Feed Drum Finger Guides
• 21.20. Remove and Install Feed Drum Fingers
• 21.21. Warning Light Replacement (if equipped)
• 21.22. Stubble Light Replacement
• 21.23. End Panel Light Replacement
• 21.24. Divider Point Light Replacement
• 22. Troubleshooting
• 22.1. Cutting Draper
• 22.2. Active Height Control
• 23. Storage
• 23.1. End of Season Service
• 23.2. Beginning of Season Service
• 24. Specifications
• 24.1. Overall Dimensions
• 24.2. Component Specifications
• 24.3. Draper Weights
• 24.4. Unified Inch Bolt and Screw Torque Values
• 24.5. Metric Bolt and Screw Torque Values
• 25. Identification Numbers
• 25.1. Identification Numbers
• 25.2. Identification Plate
• 25.3. Identification Plate Location
• 25.4. Keep Proof of Ownership
• 25.5. Keep Machines Secure
• 26. John Deere Service Literature Available
• 26.1. Technical Information
• 27. John Deere Service Keeps You On The Job
• 27.1. John Deere Is At Your Service