John Deere RD30F, RD35F, RD40F, RD45F Flexible Drapers Operator Manual OMDXE11943

Table of Content:

1 Introduction
1.1 Trademarks
1.2 Foreword
1.3 A Message to Our Customers
1.4 Download Instructions
1.5 Identification View
2 Safety Features
2.1 Draper Safety Features
3 Safety
3.1 Recognize Safety Information
3.2 Understand Signal Words
3.3 Follow Safety Instructions
3.4 French and 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 Harvesting Units
3.10 Keep Hands Away From Knives
3.11 Use Safety Lights and Devices
3.12 Transport Combine with Front-End Equipment Attached Safely
3.13 Road Transport Disconnect Switch
3.14 Practice Safe Maintenance
3.15 Remove Paint Before Welding or Heating
3.16 Avoid Heating Near Pressurized Fluid Lines
3.17 Avoid Contact With Moving Parts
3.18 Avoid Contact With Cutterbar
3.19 Stay Clear of Rotating Drivelines
3.20 Guards and Shields
3.21 Avoid High-Pressure Fluids
3.22 Service Accumulator Systems Safely
3.23 Service Machines Safely
3.24 Service Drive Belts Safely
3.25 Protect Against High Pressure Spray
3.26 Decommissioning ? Proper Recycling and Disposal of Fluids and Components
3.27 Support Machine Properly
3.28 Store Attachments Safely
4 Safety Signs
4.1 Pictorial Safety Signs
4.2 Replace Safety Signs
4.3 Operator?s Manual
4.4 Cutterbar Movement
4.5 Hydraulic Oil and Gas Under Pressure
4.6 Accumulator
4.7 Hydraulic Oil and Gas Under Pressure
4.8 Accumulator
4.9 Rotating Driveline
4.10 Cutterbar Movement
4.11 Hydraulic Oil and Gas Under Pressure
4.12 Reel Safety Stops
4.13 Rotating Driveline
5 Transporting
5.1 Transporting on Front-End Equipment Trailer
5.2 Transporting on Combine
6 Attaching and Detaching
6.1 Multicoupler Electric Conversion (If Necessary)
6.2 Attaching Front-End Equipment to Combine
6.3 Detaching Front-End Equipment from Combine
7 Calibration and Settings
7.1 When to Calibrate
7.2 Draper Sensor Locations
7.3 Calibration Error Codes
7.4 Fault Codes
7.5 User Calibration Procedures
7.6 Adjusting Feeder House Drop Rate and Sensitivity
7.7 Check Reel Fore/Aft Sensor (GreenStar? 3 CommandCenter? Display)
7.8 Check Reel Fore/Aft Sensor (Generation 4 CommandCenter? Display)
7.9 Check Reel Height Sensor (GreenStar? 3 CommandCenter? Display)
7.10 Check Reel Height Sensor (Generation 4 CommandCenter? Display)
7.11 Check Header Height Sensors (GreenStar? 3 CommandCenter? Display Only)
7.12 Check Header Height Sensors (Generation 4 CommandCenter? Display Only)
7.13 Adjust Header Height Sensors
8 Operating the Draper
8.1 General Information
8.2 Setting Backshaft Speed
8.3 Armrest Functions
8.4 Active Header Control Display?Features
8.5 Description of Automatic Header Height Control Systems
8.6 Draper Belt Speed
8.7 Draper Belt Speed Adjust Switch
8.8 Side Belt Speed Reduction Switch
8.9 Draper Belt Protection System
8.10 Automatic Header Height Control ? HydraFlex? Mode
8.11 Automatic Header Height Control?Rigid Mode
8.12 Operate HydraFlex? Pressure
8.13 Header Height Sensing?HydraFlex? Drapers with Auxiliary Sensors
8.14 Reel Settings
8.15 Reel Resume
8.16 Reel Reverse
9 Attachments and Options
9.1 Attachments and Options
10 Adjustments ? Leveling Draper
10.1 Leveling Draper to Ground
10.2 Bleeding HydraFlex? System
11 Adjustments ? Feeding Related
11.1 Dual-Position Feed Drum Adjustment
11.2 Reversible Side Draper Belts
11.3 Side Draper Belt Tension
11.4 Center Draper Belt Tension
11.5 Two-Speed Center Feed Gear Case
11.6 Center Sump Cover Adjustment
11.7 Center Sump Cover Storage Location
11.8 Knife Hold-Down Clearance
11.9 Adjust Center Knife Guards (Dual Knife Cutterbar Machines Only)
11.10 Feed Drum Stripper Clearance
12 Adjustments ? Poly End Divider Points
12.1 Height Adjustment of Poly End Divider Point
12.2 Install and Remove Crop Divider Rods
12.3 Crop Divider Rod Storage
13 Adjustments ? Reel
13.1 Set Reel Safety Stops
13.2 Minimum Reel Height and Leveling Reel
13.3 Fore/Aft Cylinder Mount Adjustment (Split Reel Drapers)
13.4 Rephasing Reel Fore/Aft Cylinders
13.5 Rephasing Reel Lift Cylinders
13.6 Bleeding Reel Lift Cylinder System
13.7 Adjust Reel Fingers
13.8 Auto Reel Speed
13.9 Reel Speed Ratio Sensor Adjustment
13.10 Reel Drive Gear Adjustment
14 Lubrication
14.1 Grease
14.2 Main Gear Case, 90? Gear Case, Center Feed Gear Case, and Side Draper Gear Case Oils
14.3 Alternative and Synthetic Lubricants
14.4 Mixing of Lubricants
14.5 Lubricant Storage
15 Lubrication and Maintenance
15.1 Hydraulic Hose Replacement
15.2 Hydraulic System Cleanliness
15.3 Accumulator Pressure
15.4 Using High-Pressure Washers
15.5 Using Pressurized Air
15.6 Important Considerations
15.7 Working Underneath or Around Feeder House
16 Maintenance?Daily
16.1 Service Interval Chart?Daily
16.2 Critical Areas of Inspection
16.3 Areas of Inspection
17 Maintenance?Every 10 Hours
17.1 Service Interval Chart?Every 10 Hours
17.2 Check Center Draper Belt Tension
17.3 Check Side Draper Belt Tension (RD30F)
17.4 Check Side Draper Belt Tension (RD35F, RD40F, and RD45F)
18 Maintenance?Every 50 Hours
18.1 Service Interval Chart?Every 50 Hours
18.2 Check Main Gear Case Oil Level
18.3 Check 90? Gear Case Oil Level
18.4 Check Center Feed Gear Case Oil Level
18.5 Check Side Draper Gear Case Oil Level
18.6 Lubricate Feed Drum Driveshaft Grease Fitting
18.7 Lubricate Input Driveshaft Grease Fitting
18.8 Lubricate Reel Grease Fitting
18.9 Lubricate Center Belt Driveshaft Grease Fitting
18.10 Lubricate Telescoping Knife Driveshaft Grease Fitting
19 Maintenance?Every 200 Hours
19.1 Service Interval Chart?Every 200 Hours
19.2 Lubricate Auxiliary Sensor Arm Grease Fitting (If Equipped)
19.3 Lubricate Knife Drive Slip Clutch Grease Fitting
19.4 Lubricate Feed Drum Driveshaft Slip Clutch Grease Fitting
19.5 Lubricate Float Arm Pivot Grease Fitting
20 Maintenance?Every 400 Hours
20.1 Service Interval Chart?Every 400 Hours
20.2 Lubricate the Reel Lift Cylinders Grease Fitting
21 Maintenance?Every 1000 Hours or Five Years
21.1 Service Interval Chart?Every 1000 Hours or Five Years
21.2 Change Main Gear Case Oil
22 Service
22.1 Hydraulic Cylinder Safety Stop
22.2 Reel Safety Stops
22.3 Open Side Shields
22.4 Remove and Install Telescoping Knife Driveshaft
22.5 Set Cutterbar Knife Timing
22.6 Cutterbar Maintenance
22.7 Knife Section Service Kit
22.8 Remove and Install Cutterbar Knife
22.9 Remove and Install Knife Sections
22.10 Align Knife Head and Knife Drive
22.11 Spare Knife Storage
22.12 Remove and Install Knife Guards
22.13 Center Draper Cleanout
22.14 Cleaning Material Buildup at Side Shields
22.15 Clean Material Build Up at Center Belt Driveshaft
22.16 Remove and Install Side Draper Belts (RD30F)
22.17 Remove and Install Side Draper Belts RD35F, RD40F, and RD45F
22.18 Remove and Install Center Draper Belt
22.19 Remove and Install Feed Drum Finger Guides
22.20 Remove and Install Feed Drum Fingers
22.21 Warning Light Replacement (if equipped)
22.22 Stubble Light Replacement
22.23 End Panel Light Replacement
22.24 Divider Point Light Replacement
23 Troubleshooting
23.1 Cutting Draper
23.2 Active Height Control
24 Storage
24.1 End of Season Service
24.2 Beginning of Season Service
25 Specifications
25.1 Overall Dimensions
25.2 Component Specifications
25.3 Draper Weights
25.4 Conformity Information (If Applicable)
25.5 EU Declaration of Conformity
25.6 UK Declaration of Conformity
25.7 Eurasian Economic Union
25.8 Machine Design Life
25.9 Unified Inch Bolt and Screw Torque Values
25.10 Metric Bolt and Screw Torque Values
26 Identification Numbers
26.1 Identification Numbers
26.2 Identification Plate
26.3 Identification Plate Location
26.4 Keep Proof of Ownership
26.5 Keep Machines Secure
27 Index
28 John Deere Service Literature Available
28.1 Technical Information
29 John Deere Service Keeps You On The Job
29.1 John Deere Parts
29.2 The Right Tools
29.3 Well-Trained Technicians
29.4 Prompt Service