John Deere 520M and 540M Loader Operator Manual OMPXX14675

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
2.5 Regions and Country Versions
2.6 To the Dealer
2.7 To the Dealer (Australia)
2.8 Record Tractor Information (Australia)
3 Safety
3.1 Recognize Safety Information
3.2 Understand Signal Words
3.3 Follow Safety Instructions
3.4 Prepare for Emergencies
3.5 Wear Protective Clothing
3.6 Park Machine Safely
3.7 Protect People and Animals
3.8 Operating the Loader Tractor Safely
3.9 Use Seat Belt Properly
3.10 Use Foldable ROPS and Seat Belt Properly
3.11 Use Caution on Slopes, Uneven Terrain, and Rough Ground
3.12 Avoid Injury or Death from Falling Loads
3.13 Carry Materials Safely
3.14 Transporting Round Bales Safely
3.15 Operate Grapple (If Equipped)
3.16 Driving on Public Roads
3.17 Operating Loader with Attachments from Other Manufacturers
3.18 Operate Bucket/Attachment Safely
3.19 Operating Non-Self-Levelling Loaders
3.20 Avoid Power Lines
3.21 Dig Safely
3.22 Detach Loader Safely
3.23 Use Safety Lights and Devices
3.24 Practice Safe Maintenance
3.25 Service Loader Safely
3.26 Service Machines Safely
3.27 Service Accumulator Systems Safely
3.28 Avoid Heating Near Pressurized Fluid Lines
3.29 Check Hoses for Damage
3.30 Avoid High-Pressure Fluids
3.31 Remove Paint Before Welding or Heating
3.32 Decommissioning — Proper Recycling and Disposal of Fluids and Components
4 Safety Signs
4.1 Pictorial Safety Signs
4.2 Replace Safety Signs
4.3 Avoid High-Pressure Spray on Safety Decals
4.4 Mast, Left-Hand Side (520M Loader)
4.5 Mast, Right-Hand Side (520M Loader)
4.6 Toolbox Bracket—Optional (520M Loader)
4.7 Boom (520M Loader)
4.8 Multicoupler (520M Loader)
4.9 Ballast Box (520M Loader)
4.10 Bucket (520M Loader)
4.11 Accumulator (520M Loader)
4.12 Masts (540M Loader)
4.13 Service Locks—Australia Only (540M Loader)
4.14 Boom (540M Loader)
4.15 Multicoupler (540M Loader)
4.16 Ballast Box (540M Loader)
4.17 Bucket (540M Loader)
4.18 Accumulator (540M Loader)
5 Preliminary Checks
5.1 Check and Inspect Equipment
6 Application Charts
6.1 Approved Tractors—520M Loaders
6.2 Approved Tractors—540M Loaders
6.3 Tractor Front Tires, Load Index, Turn Angle, and Tread Setting
7 Prepare Tractor
7.1 Prepare the Tractor
7.2 Rear Ballast
7.3 Remove Front Weights
7.4 Front Tread Setting
7.5 Rear Tread Settings
7.6 Attach Ballast Box to Tractor Hitch
7.7 Adjust Mechanical Selective Control Valve Detent Selector and Flow Control
7.8 Adjust Tractor Flow Rate and Timed Detent—540M Loaders
8 Controls
8.1 Operate Loader with Multi-Function Lever
8.2 Operate Loader with Mechanical Multi-Function Lever—540M Loaders (6M and 6R Series Tractors)
8.3 Operate Loader with Electronic Multi-Function Lever—540M Loaders (6R Series Tractors)
8.4 Relieve Hydraulic Pressure
9 Attach and Detach Loader
9.1 Attach Loader—520M Loaders
9.2 Detach Loader—520M Loaders
9.3 Attach Loader—540M Loaders
9.4 Detach Loader—540M Loaders
10 Attach and Detach Bucket or Attachment
10.1 Attachments Available
10.2 Attach Bucket or Attachment—520M Loaders
10.3 Detach Bucket or Attachment—520M Loaders
10.4 Attach Bucket or Attachment—540M Loaders
10.5 Detach Bucket or Attachment—540M Loaders
11 Transport
11.1 Keep Riders Off Machine
11.2 Driving on Public Roads
11.3 Carry Loads
12 Operate Loader
12.1 Raise and Lower Loader
12.2 Remove Material from a Pile
12.3 Dig
12.4 Level Bucket—520M Loaders
12.5 Level Bucket—540M Loaders
12.6 Level and Scrape Forward
12.7 Level in Reverse
12.8 Dump Bucket
12.9 Use Service Locks—540M Loaders (Australia)
12.10 Park Tractor with Loader Attached
13 Operate Bale Spear (If Equipped)
13.1 Avoid Injury or Death from Rollover Accidents
13.2 Avoid Injury or Death from Falling Round or Large Square Bales
13.3 Pick up a Round Bale
13.4 Pick up a Round Bale on a Slope
13.5 Transport a Round Bale
14 Operate Grapple (If Equipped)
14.1 Operate Bale Grapple
14.2 Operate Hay Grapple
15 Operate Forklift (If Equipped)
15.1 Operate Forklift
16 Lubrication and Maintenance
16.1 Lubricate and Maintain Loader Safely—520M Loader
16.2 Lubricate and Maintain Loader Safely—540M Loader (Australia Only)
16.3 Perform Lubrication and Maintenance
16.4 Observe Lubrication Symbols
16.5 Multipurpose Extreme Pressure (EP) Grease
16.6 Alternative and Synthetic Lubricants
16.7 Service Intervals
16.8 First 3 and 10 Hours
16.9 Every 10 Hours—520M Loaders
16.10 Every 10 Hours—540M Loaders
16.11 Every 50 Hours—520M Loaders
16.12 Every 50 Hours—540M Loaders
16.13 Every 100 Hours or Monthly—Check Hydraulic Hoses
16.14 Every 6 Years—Replace Hydraulic Hoses
17 Troubleshoot
17.1 Hydraulic
17.2 Bucket
17.3 Mast Pin
18 Service
18.1 Service Loader and Tractor Safely (Loader Attached)—520M Loaders
18.2 Service Loader or Tractor Safely (Loader Attached)—540M Loader (Australia Only)
18.3 Work in Clean Area
18.4 Avoid High-Pressure Fluids
18.5 O-Ring Installation
18.6 Tighten Hydraulic Fittings and Hoses
18.7 Replace Hydraulic Hoses, Couplers, Tubing, and Connectors
18.8 Plug-In Type Hydraulic Fittings—540M Loaders
18.9 Access Front of Tractor (Hood Guard with Latch Pin)
18.10 Access Front of Tractor (Rigid Hood Guards)
18.11 Identify Hose Connections—520M Loaders (Loader-to-Multicoupler)
18.12 Identify Hose Connections—540M Loaders (Loader-to-Multicoupler)
18.13 Identify Hose Connections—520M Loaders (Loader-to-Mid-Mount Couplers)
18.14 Identify Hose Connections—540M Loaders (Loader-to-Mid-Mount Couplers)
18.15 Identify Hose Connections—520M Loaders
18.16 Identify Hose Connections—540M Loaders
18.17 Identify Loader Oil Line Connections—540M Loaders
18.18 Metric Bolt and Screw Torque Values
18.19 Unified Inch Bolt and Screw Torque Values
19 Storage
19.1 Prepare Loader for Storage
19.2 Store Loader and Attachments
20 Specifications
20.1 Specification Parameters
20.2 520M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5090EL (FT4) MFWD Tractor
20.3 520M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5090EL (FT4) MFWD Tractor
20.4 520M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5076EL and 5090EL (T0—T2 4-Cylinder) Tractors
20.5 520M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5076EL and 5090EL (T0—T2 4-Cylinder) Tractors
20.6 520M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5100E (IT4) MFWD Tractor
20.7 520M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5100E (IT4) MFWD Tractor
20.8 520M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5050E, 5060E, 5067E, and 5075E MY23 Three-Cylinder (FT4) MFWD Tractors
20.9 520M Non-Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5050E, 5060E, 5067E, and 5075E MY23 Three-Cylinder (FT4) MFWD Tractors
20.10 520M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5045E, 5055E, 5065E, and 5075E Three-Cylinder (T2/T3) MFWD Tractors
20.11 520M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5045E, 5055E, 5065E, and 5075E Three-Cylinder (T2/T3) MFWD Tractors
20.12 520M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5093E (T3) MFWD Tractor
20.13 520M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5093E (T3) MFWD Tractor
20.14 520M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5520 MFWD Tractor
20.15 520M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5520 MFWD Tractor
20.16 520M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5415, 5615, and 5715 Tractors, 5076E, 5082E, and 5090E (T0—T2 4-Cylinder) Tractors
20.17 520M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5415, 5615, and 5715 Tractors, 5076E, 5082E, and 5090E (T0—T2 4-Cylinder) Tractors
20.18 520M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5076EN and 5090EN Tractors
20.19 520M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5085E, 5090E, and 5100E (FT4) MFWD Tractors
20.20 520M Non-Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5085E, 5090E, and 5100E (FT4) MFWD Tractors
20.21 520M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5085E (IT4) MFWD Tractor
20.22 520M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5085E (IT4) MFWD Tractor
20.23 520M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5082E, 5083E, 5083EN, 5090E, 5093EN, 5101E, and 5101EN (T3) MFWD Tractors
20.24 520M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5082E, 5083E, 5083EN, 5090E, 5093EN, 5101E, and 5101EN (T3) MFWD Tractors
20.25 520M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5420 MFWD Tractor
20.26 520M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5420 MFWD Tractor
20.27 520M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5520, 5320, and 5410 MFWD Tractors
20.28 520M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5520, 5320, and 5410 MFWD Tractors
20.29 520M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5103, 5203, 5210, 5310, 5303, and 5403 MFWD Tractors
20.30 520M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5103, 5203, 5210, 5310, 5303, and 5403 MFWD Tractors
20.31 520M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5225, 5235, 5235N, 5425, 5510, 5525, 5520N, and 5625 MFWD Tractors
20.32 520M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5225, 5235, 5235N, 5425, 5510, 5525, 5520N, and 5625 MFWD Tractors
20.33 520M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5X05 PS Series Tractors
20.34 520M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5X05 PS Series Tractors
20.35 520M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5X25 Series (T0—T2) Tractors
20.36 520M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5X25 Series (T0—T2) Tractors
20.37 540M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5090EL (FT4) MFWD Tractor
20.38 540M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5100ML, 5115ML, and 5125ML (FT4) MFWD Tractors
20.39 540M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5100ML, 5115ML, and 5125ML (FT4) MFWD Tractors
20.40 540M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5085M, 5095M, 5100M, 5105M, and 5115M (IT4 and T3) MFWD Tractors
20.41 540M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5085M, 5095M, 5100M, 5105M, and 5115M (IT4 and T3) MFWD Tractors
20.42 540M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5085M, 5090M, 5100M, and 5115M (FT4) MFWD Tractors
20.43 540M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5085M, 5090M, 5100M, and 5115M (FT4) MFWD Tractors
20.44 540M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5083E, 5093E, and 5101E (T3) MFWD Tractors
20.45 540M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5085E (FT4 and IT4) MFWD Tractor
20.46 540M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 6105R, 6115R, and 6125R MFWD Tractors
20.47 540M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 6105R, 6115R, and 6125R MFWD Tractors
20.48 540M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 6430 Premium MFWD Tractor
20.49 540M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 6430 Premium MFWD Tractor
20.50 540M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 6100D, 6115D, 6130D, and 6140D (T3) MFWD Tractors
20.51 540M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 6100D, 6115D, 6130D, and 6140D (T3) MFWD Tractors
20.52 540M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 6105D, 6115D, 6130D, and 6140D (IT4) MFWD Tractors
20.53 540M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 6105D, 6115D, 6130D, and 6140D (IT4) MFWD Tractors
20.54 540M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 6100E, 6110E, 6115E, 6125E, and 6130E (T0—T3) MFWD Tractors
20.55 540M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 6100E, 6110E, 6115E, 6125E, and 6130E (T0—T3) MFWD Tractors
20.56 540M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 6135E (FT4) MFWD Tractor
20.57 540M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 6135E (FT4) MFWD Tractor
20.58 540M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 6105M, 6115M, and 6125M MFWD Tractors
20.59 540M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 6105M, 6115M, and 6125M MFWD Tractors
20.60 540M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 6403 Tractor
20.61 540M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 6403 Tractor
20.62 540M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 6095B Tractor
20.63 540M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 6110B Tractor
20.64 540M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 6120B Tractor
20.65 540M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 6135B Tractor
20.66 540M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 6603 Tractor
20.67 540M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 6603 Tractor
20.68 540M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5090E and 5100E (IT4 and FT4) MFWD Tractors
20.69 540M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 6105E and 6120E (FT4) MFWD Tractors
20.70 540M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 6105E and 6120E (FT4) MFWD Tractors
20.71 540M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5085M, 5090M, 5100M, and 5115M (FT4) 2WD Tractors
20.72 540M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5085M, 5090M, 5100M, and 5115M (FT4) 2WD Tractors
20.73 540M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5085M, 5095M, 5100M, 5105M, and 5115M (IT4 and T3) 2WD Tractors
20.74 540M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 5085M, 5095M, 5100M, 5105M, and 5115M (IT4 and T3) 2WD Tractors
20.75 540M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 6105R, 6115R, and 6125R 2WD Tractors
20.76 540M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 6105R, 6115R, and 6125R 2WD Tractors
20.77 540M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 6030 2WD Tractor
20.78 540M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 6030 2WD Tractor
20.79 540M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 6100D, 6115D, 6130D and 6140D (T3) 2WD Tractors
20.80 540M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 6100D, 6115D, 6130D and 6140D (T3) 2WD Tractors
20.81 540M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 6105M, 6115M, and 6125M 2WD Tractors
20.82 540M Non Self-Leveling Loader Specifications on 6105M, 6115M, and 6125M 2WD Tractors
20.83 520M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Round Bale Handling Capacities on Three-Cylinder FT4 Tractors
20.84 520M Non Self-Leveling Loader Round Bale Handling Capacities on Three-Cylinder FT4 Tractors
20.85 520M Mechanical Self-Leveling Loader Round Bale Handling Capacities on Four-Cylinder IT4 and FT4 Tractors
20.86 520M Non Self-Leveling Loader Round Bale Handling Capacities on Four-Cylinder IT4 and FT4 Tractors
20.87 540M Loader Round Bale Handling Capacities
20.88 Round Bale Sizes and Weights
21 Serial Number
21.1 Record Product Identification Number
21.2 Keep Proof of Ownership
21.3 Keep Machines Secure
22 CE Approval Specification
22.1 EC Declaration of Conformity—520M Loaders
22.2 EC Declaration of Conformity—540M Loaders
22.3 CE Label
23 Index
24 John Deere Service Keeps You On The Job
24.1 John Deere Parts
24.2 The Right Tools
24.3 Well-Trained Technicians
24.4 Prompt Service