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 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 Platform
3.10 Keep Hands Away From Knives
3.11 Use Safety Lights and Devices
3.12 Transport Safely
3.13 Observe Maximum Transport Speed
3.14 Road Transport Disconnect Switch
3.15 Practice Safe Maintenance
3.16 Remove Paint Before Welding or Heating
3.17 Avoid Heating Near Pressurized Fluid Lines
3.18 Avoid Contact With Moving Parts
3.19 Avoid Contact With Cutterbar
3.20 Stay Clear of Rotating Drivelines
3.21 Guards and Shields
3.22 Avoid High-Pressure Fluids
3.23 Service Accumulator Systems Safely
3.24 Service Machines Safely
3.25 Service Drive Belts Safely
3.26 Protect Against High Pressure Spray
3.27 Service Tires Safely
3.28 Decommissioning ? Proper Recycling and Disposal of Fluids and Components
3.29 Support Machine Properly
3.30 Store Attachments Safely
4 Safety Signs
4.1 Front View Decals
4.2 Rear Left-Hand View Decals
4.3 Rear Left-Center View Decals
4.4 Rear Left-Center View Decals Continued
4.5 Rear Left-Center View Decals Continued
4.6 Rear Right-Hand View Decals
4.7 Side View Decals
4.8 Side View Decals Continued
4.9 Replace Safety Signs
5 Transporting
5.1 Transporting on Trailer
5.2 Transporting on Combine
5.3 Converting Transport System for Transport (If Equipped with Slow Speed Integral Transport System)
5.4 Converting Transport System for Field Operation (If Equipped with Slow Speed Integral Transport System)
6 Attaching and Detaching
6.1 Attaching Platform to Combine
6.2 Detaching Platform from Combine
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 General Information
8.2 Armrest Functions
8.3 Active Header Control Display?Features
8.4 Description of Automatic Header Height Control Systems
8.5 Draper Belt Speed
8.6 Draper Belt Speed Adjust Switch (If Equipped)
8.7 Side Belt Speed Reduction Switch
8.8 Cutterbar Tilt Adjust Switch (If Equipped)
8.9 Reel Settings
8.10 Active Header Height Control
8.11 Dual Zone Float
8.12 Recommended Combine Settings
8.13 Feed Drum Settings
8.14 Recommended Initial Crop Settings
8.15 Harvesting in Dry Crop Conditions
8.16 Harvesting in Tough Feeding Crop Conditions
8.17 Harvesting in Short, Thin Crops
8.18 Harvesting in Down Crops
8.19 Bushy or High Volume Crops
8.20 Sorghum
9 Attachments and Options
9.1 Slow Speed Integral Transport System
9.2 Top Crop Conveying Auger
9.3 Plastic Skid Shoes
9.4 Crop Lifters
9.5 Crop Lifter Adjustments
9.6 Reel Flip-Over Assembly
9.7 Reel End Fingers
9.8 Feed Drum Anti-Wrap Brackets ? Combine
9.9 Spare Knife Storage
9.10 Center Feed Section Seal Kit
10 Adjustments
10.1 Suspension and Leveling
10.2 Feed Drum Finger Timing
10.3 Feeding Adjustments
10.4 Knife Hold-Down Clearance
10.5 Adjust Center Knife Guards (Dual Knife Cutterbar Machines Only)
10.6 Windrow Conversion
11 Adjustments?Reel
11.1 Set Reel Safety Stops
11.2 Minimum Reel Height and Leveling Reel
11.3 Fore/Aft Cylinder Mount Adjustment (Single Reel Platform)
11.4 Fore/Aft Cylinder Mount Adjustment (Split Reel Platforms)
11.5 Rephasing Reel Fore/Aft Cylinders
11.6 Rephasing Reel Lift Cylinders
11.7 Bleeding Reel Lift Cylinder System
11.8 Adjust Reel Fingers
11.9 Dial-A-Speed? Reel
11.10 Reel Speed Ratio Sensor Adjustment
11.11 Reel Drive Gear Adjustment
12 Lubrication
12.1 Grease
12.2 Lubricant Storage
12.3 Alternative and Synthetic Lubricants
12.4 Mixing of Lubricants
13 Lubrication and Maintenance
13.1 Care and Maintenance of Belts
13.2 Lubrication Interval Chart
13.3 Every 50 Hours of Operation
13.4 Every 200 Hours of Operation
13.5 Every 400 Hours of Operation
14 Service
14.1 Hydraulic Cylinder Safety Stop
14.2 Tire Pressure and Wheel Bolt Torque
14.3 Accumulator Pressure
14.4 Set Reel Safety Stops
14.5 Open Side Shields
14.6 Remove and Install Side Shields
14.7 Remove and Install Backshaft Drive Belts
14.8 Remove and Install Telescoping Knife Drive Shaft
14.9 Cutterbar Maintenance
14.10 Knife Section Service Kit
14.11 Remove and Install Cutterbar Knife
14.12 Remove and Install Knife Sections
14.13 Align Knife Head and Knife Drive
14.14 Spare Knife Storage
14.15 Remove and Install Knife Guards
14.16 Center Draper Cleanout ? Combine
14.17 Cleaning Material Build Up at Side Shields
14.18 Remove and Install Side Draper Belts
14.19 Remove and Install Center Draper Belt ? Combine
14.20 Remove and Install Feed Drum Finger Guides ? Combine
14.21 Remove and Install Feed Drum Fingers ? Combine
14.22 Header Warning Light Bulb Replacement
14.23 Remove and Install Sump Cover ? Combine
15 Troubleshooting
15.1 Cutting Platform
15.2 Active Header Height Control
16 Storage
16.1 End of Season Service
16.2 Beginning of Season Service
17 Specifications
17.1 Overall Dimensions
17.2 Gauge Wheel Tire Pressure and Wheel Bolt Torque
17.3 Specifications
17.4 Platform Weights
17.5 Keep Machines Secure
17.6 Header Identification Number
17.7 Keep Proof of Ownership
17.8 Unified Inch Bolt and Screw Torque Values
17.9 Metric Bolt and Screw Torque Values
18 John Deere Service Literature Available
18.1 Technical Information
19 John Deere Service Keeps You On The Job
19.1 John Deere Is At Your Service
