John Deere 200 Series Cutting Platforms Operator’s Manual Instant Download (Publication No.OMH120052)

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200 SERIES CUTTING PLATFORMS
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OPERATORS MANUAL 200 SERIES CUTTING
PLATFORMS OMH120052 H4 English
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JOHN DEERE HARVESTER WORKS OMH120052 H4
LITHO IN THE U.S.A. ENGLISH
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INTRODUCTION This safety alert symbol identifies
important safe- ty messages in this manual. When
you see this symbol, be alert to the possibility
of personal in- jury and carefully read the
message that follows. Your operator's manual
contains SI metric equivalents which follow
immediately after the U.S. customary units of
measure. "Right-hand" and left-hand sides are
determined by facing in the direction the
platform will travel when in use. Record your
platform serial number in the space pro- vided in
SPECIFICATIONS. The warranty on this platform
appears on your copy of the purchase order which
you should have received from your dealer when
making your purchase. This war- ranty provides
you the assurance that John Deere will back its
products where defects appear within the war-
ranty period. In some circumstances, John Deere
also provided field improvements, often without
charge to the customer, even if the product is
out of warranty. Warranty and field improvements
are a part of John Deere's product support
program for customers who operate and maintain
their equipment as described in this manual.
Should the equipment be abused or modi- fied to
change its performance beyond the original fac-
tory specifications, the warranty will become
void and field improvements may be denied.
SY?S
SM3735
224 Rigid Cutterbar Platform with bat reel
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Contents
Pege Contents .................................
1 Safety ..................................
2,3 Attaching and Detaching .......... , ........
4-11 Transporting ..............................
12 Operating the Platform ...................
13-46 Lubricants ............... , .... , .......
47,48 Lubrication and Maintenance ...............
49-51 Trouble Shooting ........................
52-60 Service ... ............................
61-68 Special Equipment .......................
69-71 Storage .................................
72 Crime Prevention ................. , ........
73 Specifications ............ ................
76 Index .................................. 78
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Safety
SAFETY DECALS CAUTION, WARNING OR DANGER
Decals with these headings and symbol indicate
the possibility of personal injury. IMPORTANT
Decals with this heading indicate the possibility
of damage to the machine. Decals are located in
areas where they apply.
AVOID CONTACT WITH MOVING PARTS Keep hands, feet,
and clothing away from powerdriven parts. Never
clean, lubricate, or adjust platform when it is
run- ning.
Never attempt to clear obstructions off cutting
platform unless separator is disengaged and
engine is shut off. Everyone must be clear before
starting engine or run- ning combine.
LEAVING COMBINE UNATTENDED Before leaving the
combine unattended, turn off engine and remove
keys. Support the platform with the hydrau- lic
cylinder safety stop or lower it to the ground.
Place the gearshift lever in neutral and engage
the parking brake. Lock cab doors on 6620,
SideHill 6620, 7720, and 8820 Combines.
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Safety 3
OPERATE SAFELY Clothing worn by operator must be
fairly tight and belt- ed. Loose jackets, shirts,
or sleeves must never be worn. Anytime work is
being done under reel or platform, the hydraulic
cylinder safety stops must be placed in the
safety position.
AVOID HIGH PRESSURE FLUIDS Escaping fluid under
pressure can penetrate the skin causing serious
injury. Relieve pressure before discon- necting
hydraulic or other lines. Tighten all connections
before applying pressure. Keep hands and body
away from pin holes and nozzles which eject
fluids under high pressure. Use a piece of
cardboard or paper to search for leaks. Do not
use your hand. If ANY fluid is injected into the
skin, it must be surgically removed within a few
hours by a doctor familiar with this type injury
or gangrene may result. Cracking hydraulic line
fittings to lower feeder house will result in an
instantaneous dropping of feeder house or feeder
house and header.
PROTECT AGAINST NOISE Prolonged exposure to loud
noise can cause impairment or loss of
hearing. Wear a suitable hearing protective
device as earmuffs (A) or earplugs (B) to protect
against objectionable or uncomfortable loud
noises.
AEarmuffs BEarplugs
TRANSPORTING SAFELY Check local width laws before
transporting. It is not recommended to transport
on road with 230 Platform attached to combine. It
is recommended that you use a Model 25 Transport
Frame for the 200 Series Platform.
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Attaching and Detaching
ATTACHING PLATFORM TO 3300, 4400 ( 6600 AND 7700
COMBINES
-350000),

• Start engine and lower leeder house.
• NOTE. Reduce variable speed teeder house to iis
• slowest R.P.M.
• Move combine slowly forward until feeder house is
  centered in platform opening. Raise ie eder
  house . lifting platform all the way up. Shut
  of( engine
• Pivot blocks (A) on feeder house must be properly
  seated in pocket under top beam ol heade r.
• APivot Blocks

1. Disconnect chain (A) and lowe hydraulic cylinder
   safety stop (B) on lift cylinder.
2. Connect automatic header height control connec-
   tors, if so equipped (left-hand front of feeder
   house).

ASupport Cha in Safety Stop

1. Secure platform to feeder house with three 5/8 x
   1-1/2-inch round head bolts and 21/32 x 2 x
   .250- inch flat washers in bottom holes.
2. Place roller chain around sprockets, slide
   coupler over sprockets and chain. Position shield
   over cou- pler. Repeat procedure on other side.
3. Connect hoses for hydraulic reel lit and reel
   drive at couplets under operator s platform.
4. To prevent damage to variable speed leeder house
   hoses when disconnected, route hoses down be-
   tween feeder house and variable-belt-drive and
   secure with clamps. Do not connect hoses together

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Attaching and Detaching 5
DETACHING PLATFORM FROM 3300, 4400 ( 6600 AND
7700 COMBINES
-350000),

• Disconnect hoses for hydraulic reel lift and reel
  drive at couplers under operator's platform.
• IMPORTANT To prevent damage to hydraulic sys-
  tem connect reel drive hoses together under
  operator's platform. These hos- es stay with
  combine.
• Start engine and raise plattorm all the way up.
  Shut off engine.
• Disconnect chain and lower hydraulic cylinder
  satety stop on lift cylinder.
• Slide coupler off sprockets and chain, and remove
  coupler chain. Repeat procedure on other side.
  Also disconnect automatic header height control,
  it so equipped.
• Remove three rovnd head bolts and flat washers.
• Raise hydraulic cylinder satety stop and hook
  chain.
• Start engine and lower feeder house until
  platform is on the ground and attaching blocks
  are free.
• Move combine slowly rearward until feeder house
  is clear of platform.

ATTACHING PLATFORM TO 4400 (350001- 6620, 7720
AND 8820 COMBINES
), 4420,
IMPORTANT Lock pin (A) (both sides) must be
posi- tioned in before attaching header. Po-
sition pin by sliding stop bolt (B) in and then
pivoting it down. If pins are left in the out
position, feeder house will be damaged when
header is attached.
ALock Pin BStop Bolt
///usfra/ed on 7Z20 Combine
Continued on next page.
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6 Attaching and OefacAing

• NOTE With all 8820 Combines, the teiesooping
  cou- pler is shipped with fhe feeder house and
  must be installed on fhe left-hand platform drive
  shaft.
• A coupler sprocket must be installed on the
  left-hand platform drive shatt of a 230 platform
  that is to be run on a 7720. See your John Deere
  dealer.
• Start engine and lower feeder house.
• NOTE Reduce variable speed feeder house to its
• s/owesf RPM.
• Move combine slowly forward until feeder nouse
  is centered in plattorm opening. Raise feeder
  house, lifting platform, all the way up. Shut off
  engine.
• Pivot blocks (A) on feeder house must be properly
  seated in pocket under top beam of header.

4. Disconnect chain (A) and lower hydraulic
cylinder safety stop (B) on lift cylinder.
ASuppouChan BSafety Stop

• Slide and pivot stop bolt (A) up, and out to
  lock pin into header. Repeat procedure for other
  side.
• NOTE. Loosen mating lock plate (B) on platform to
  let lock pin lock and center into platform.
  Torque nut on lock ptate (B) to 170 ft-lbs (231 N
  m). Repeat procedure on other side.
• Place rd\er chain around sprockets, and slide
  cou- pler over sprockets and chain. Repeat
  procedure for other side.

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Attaching and Detaching 7

• Connect hoses for hydraulic reel lift and reel
  drive at couplers under operator's platform or on
  feeder house.
• Connect automatic header height control harness
  if so equipped.
• To prevent damage to variable speed feeder house
  hose when it is disconnected, route hose down be-
  tween feeder house and variable-belt-drive and
  se- cure with clamp.
• NOTE On 4400 and 4420 Combines there will be two
  hoses on variable speed feeder house.

DETACHING PLATFORM FROM 4400 (350001- 6620, 7720
and 8820 COMBINES
), 4420,

• Disconnect hoses for hydraulic reel lift and reel
  drive at couplers under operator's platform or on
  feeder house.
• IMPORTANT To prevent damage to hydraulic sys-
  tem connect reel drive hoses together under
  operator's platform or on feeder house. These
  hoses stay with com- bine.
• To prevent damage to variable speed feeder house
  hose (if so equipped) when it is disconnected,
  route hose down between feeder house and
  variable-belt- drive and secure with clamp.
• Start engine and raise platform all the way up.
  Shut off engine.
• Disconnect chain and lower hydraulic cylinder
  safety stop on lift cylinder.
• Slide coupler off sprockets and chain and remove
  coupler chain. Repeat procedure on other side.
  Also disconnect automatic header height control
  (if so equipped).
• Slide and pivot stop bolt(A) in and down to
  unlock pin from platform. Repeat procedure on
  other side.
• Raise hydraulic cylinder safety stop and hook
  chain.
• Start engine and lower feeder house until
  platform is on the ground and attaching blocks
  are free.
• Move combine slowly rearward until feeder house
  is clear of the platform.

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8 Anaching and Detac/jing ATTACHING PLATFORM TO
SIDEHILL 6600 AND
SIDEHILL 6620 (

• -358900)
• Start engine and lower feeder house .
• NOTE. Reduce variable speed feeder house to its
  slowest R.P.M.
• Move combine slowly forward until feeder house is
  centered in platform opening. Raise feeder
  house, lifting platform, all the way up. Shut
  off engine.
• IMPORTANT Pivot blocks on feeder house must be
  properly seared in pocket under top beam of
  header.

3. Disconnect chain (A) and lower hydrtuIic
cylinder safety stop (B) on Jift cylinder (C).
ASupport Chain Satety Stop CLift Cylinder 4.
Secure platform to feeder house with two 5/8 x
1-1/2-inch round head bolts and 21/32 x 2 x .250-
inch flat washers.
H36262
H3GZ62
Feeder House Lower Attaching Plate Boil Locations

• (Both Sides) Install telescoping drive shaft
  between platform and feeder house by securing
  5/16 x 2-1/2-inch cap screw (A) through platform
  shaft.
• (Both Sides) Take other end of telescoping drive
  shaft and secure it on feeder house drive shaft
  with
• 1/2 x .3-inch cap screw (B). (This clamps yoke to
  shaft.) Also connect automatic header height con-
• trol harness if so equipped.
• Connect hoses for hydraulic reef lift and reel
  drive at couplets under operator's platform.
• To prevent damage to variable speed feeder house
  hoses when disconnected, route hoses down be-
• tween feeder house and variable-belt-drive and
  secure with clamps. Do not connect hoses together.

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• Attaching and Detaching 9
• DETACHING PLATFORM FROM SIDEHILL 6600 AND
  SIDEHILL 6620 ( -358900) COMBINES
• Disconnect hoses for hydraulic reel lift and reel
  drive at couplers under operator's platform.
• IMPORTANT To prevent damage to hydraulic
  system connect reel drive hoses to- gether under
  operator's platform. These hoses stay with
  combine.
• Start engine and raise platform all the way up.
  Shut off engine.
• Disconnect chain and lower hydraulic cylinder
  safety stop on lift cylinder.
• Remove cap screws from both ends and disconnect
  telescoping drive shaft. Repeat procedure on
  other side. Also disconnect automatic header
  height control harness if so equipped.
• Remove two 5/8 x 1-1/2-inch round head bolts and
  flat washers.
• Raise hydraulic cylinder safety stop and hook
  chain.
• Start engine and lower feeder house until
  platform is on the ground and attaching blocks
  are free.
• Move combine slowly rearward until feeder house
  is clear of platform.

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10 Attaching and Detaching ATTACHING PLATFORM
TO SIDEHILL 6620 (403301- ) COMBINES IMPORTANT
Lock pin (A) (both sides) must be
positioned in before attaching header. Position
pin by sliding stop

• bolt (B) in and pivoting it down. Damage to
  feeder house results when mounting header with
  pins in out position.
• Start engine and lower feeder house.
• Move combine slowly forward until feeder house is
  centered in platform. Raise feeder house ,
  lifting platform all the way up. Shut off engine
• IMPORTANT Pivot blocks on feeder house must be
  properly seated in pocket under top beam of
  header.

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ALock Pin BStop Bolt
3. Disconnect chain (A) and lower hydraulic
cylinder safety stop (B) on iift cylinder (C).
ASupport Chain VSafety Stop CLift Cylinder
4. Slide and pivot stop bolt (A) up and out, to
move lock pin into platform. Repeat procedure for
other side. NOTE. Loosen mating lock plate (B) on
platform, to let lock pin lock and center into
platform. Torque nut on lock plate (B) to two
It-lbs (231 Num). Repeat procedure on other side.
AStop Bolt BLock Plate
H36264 H36264
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Attaching and Detaching 11

1. (Both Sides) Install telescoping drive shaft
   between platform and feeder house by securing
   5/16 x 2-1/2- inch cap screw (A) through
   platform shaft.
2. (Both Sides) Secure other end of telescoping
   drive shaft on feeder house drive shaft with 1/2
   x 3-inch cap screw (B). (This clamps yoke to
   shaft). Also con- nect automatic header height
   control harness if so equipped.
3. Connect hoses for hydraulic reel lift and
   hydrostatic reel drive at couplers under
   operator's platform or on feeder house.
4. To prevent damage to variable speed feeder house
   hose(s) when they are disconnected, route hose(s)
   down between feeder house and variable-belt-drive
   and secure with clamps. Do not connect hoses to-
   gether.

H36883
DETACHING PLATFORM FROM SIDEHILL 6620 (403301-
) COMBINES

• Disconnect hoses for hydraulic reel lift and
  hydro- static reel drive at couplers under
  operator's plat- form or on feeder house
• IMPORTANT To prevent damage to hydraulic reel
  drive system connect hoses under op- erator's
  platform or on feeder house. These hoses stay
  with combine.
• Start engine and raise platform all the way up.
  Shut off engine.
• Disconnect chain and lower hydraulic cylinder
  safety stop on lift cylinder.
• Loosen cap screw from inner end and disconnect
  telescoping drive shaft at feeder house (shafts
  stay with header).' Repeat procedure on other
  side. Also disconnect automatic header height
  control harness if so equipped.
• Slide and pivot stop bolt in and down, to unlock
  platform. Repeat procedure on other side.
• Raise hydraulic cylinder safety stop and hook
  chain.
• Start engine and lower feeder house until
  platform is on ground and attaching blocks are
  free.
• Move combine slowly rearward until feeder house
  is clear of the platform.

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Transporting

• Check local width laws before transporting.
• The platform can be transported by leaving it
  attached to the combine but it is recommended
  that the Model 25 Transport Frame be used for the
  230 Platform and other 200 Series Platforms.
• Empty grain tank.
• Swing unloading auger back and secure with
  trans- port brace.
• Turn on combine flashing warning lights, unless
  pro- hibited by local law.
• Couple combine brake pedals together.
• Lower reel completely and raise platform to a
  posi- tion that will keep it off the ground Dut
  still allow good visibility.

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Operating the Platform
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GENERAL INFORMATION
II612 68
H3J 268 DFeeder Conveyor
APickup Reel BCuxerbar The cutting platform
receives the crop and moves it to front of feeder
house by means of the reel, cutterbar, and auger.
Retracting fingers in auger feed material to the
feeder conveyor. IMPORTANT The
variable-belt-drive feeder house is designed for
use with a corn head or row-crop head. Using the
variable- belt-drive when combine is equipped
with a cutting platform can cause vi- bration and
excessive wear to cutter- bar parts. Minimum
feeder house tachometer speed must be kept
between 460 and 470 rpm, 490 to 500 rpm for 8820,
when using a cutting platform. The 4400 and 4420
chain drive feeder house must be kept at 468
using the 18 tooth sprocket.
CAuger
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14 Operating the Platform
FIELD OPERATION Crop Conditions Cultural
practices and machine adjustment can greatly
affect crop losses. For example soyDean loss
levels can be affected by low podding, lodge
resistance character- istics, or harvesting at
low moisture levels. For each crop and ground
condition (i e standing crop, standing with down
heads, down and tangled crops, dry or wet soil,
green and weedy crops) the platform and separator
must be correctly adjusted Different adjustments
can be made to compensate for various tield
conditions. 1. Variable speed teeder house must
operate at 460 rpm for 6620, SideHill 6620, 7720
and 490 rpm for 8820 Combines. Refer to combine
operator's man- ual for adjustment procedure.
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Operating the Platform 15

• Soybeans (Flex Platforms)
• Normal Dry Conditions
• For normal dry conditions adjust flex platform
  per instructions. (See Switch Positioning for
  Ground Condi- tions.)
• Extremely Dry and Hard Ground Conditions
• In extremely dry conditions the platform may
  climb up and over stilt soybean stubble, missing
  Icw growing Deans.
• To correct, adjust as follows
• Lock out cutterbar. (See Locking-Out Flex Cutter-
  bar.)
• Adjust cutterbar to minimum tilt. (See Cutterbar
  Skici Plate Tilt Adjustment.)
• Readjust range indicator. (See Adjusting Range
  Indi-
• cator.)
• NOTE. Any adjustment to cufferdar tilt requires
  read- justing range indicator.

1. Maintain maximum pressure on spring (A) and 1/4-
   inch (6 mm) clearance between bolt head (B) and
   rear of pivot (C).
2. Remove and retain all lock out bolts and washers.
3. Also refer to DIAL-A-MATIC header height control.

ASpring BBolt Head CPivot

• Wet or Soft Ground Conditions
• In wet or soft conditions, platform may push or
  plow dirt because of excessive ground pressure.
• Run with DIAL-A-MATIC header height control
  switch in position 2 or 3.
• (Flex Platforms only) Set cutterbar tilt as
  recom- mended. (See Cutterbar/Skid Plate Tilt
  Adjustment.)
• Readjust range indicator. (See Adjusting Range
  Indi- cator.)
• (Flex Platforms only) Tension cutterbar drive
  case support spring to pull up on drive case.
  (See Adjust- ing Cutterbar Drive Case Support
  Spring.)

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16 Operating the Platform

• Oats, Maize, and Wheat (Flex and Rigid Platforms)
• NOTE. For instructions on various adjustments
  (for example, set cutterbar tilt etc.) see
  correct sub heading within this section.
• Normal Dry Ground Conditions
• When combining standing crops, such as wheat,
  soybeans, o maize, the cutterbar should be ad-
  justed to the mid or fully extended position. The
  fully extended position is also recommended when
  using a bat reel, as in short light crops, to
  sweep" the cutterbar.
• For maize, sunflowers, etc., it may be necessary
  to raise the platform cross auger.
• Set reel so the slats, in their lowest position,
  strike just below the lowest grain heads and
  slightly ahead of the knife.
• Pickup reel fingers must be set at right angles
  to the cutterbar.
• 5 Lock out flex cutterbar.
• The floating divider points on a flex platform
  may be too long for use in standing grain crops
  and can be removed.
• Short, Damp, Green, or Weedy Crops
• In short, damp, green, or weedy crops, plugging
  or slug feeding may occur. Large quantities of
  weeds tend to gum up the combine sieves and
  impart moisture to the grain.
• Weeds m ust be disposed of quickly and not be
  broken up any more than necessary.
• The following suggestions will help while
  operating in weedy conditions.
• Cut the grain as high as possible.
• Try to avoid weeds and undergrowth.
• Check to see that cy1inder is operating at proper
  speed.
• Use as much air blast on shoe as possible without
  blowing over grain.
• Make following adjustments to platform
• 1. Lock out flexible cutterbar except for
  soybeans. Move rigid cutterbar to rearward
  position for green material or forward lor very
  short Straw. On both platforms, tilt cutterbar up
  as far as possible.

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Operating the Platform 17

• 2. If combining soybeans with flexible cutterbar,
  ad- just DIAL-A-MATIC header height control to
  first position on switch to keep cutterbar as
  high as possible and platform bottom as flat as
  possible.
• 3 Move reel back and down. Adjust pitch of pickup
  reel fingers at right angles to the cutterbar.
• Adjust auger down and back for rigid platforms
  and down and forward for flexible platforms.
• Remove paint, rust, dirt, or crop residue from
  the platform bottom under the auger.
• Remove optional feeder house closure strips. Do
  not use strips unless wrapping of feeder conveyor
  drive shaft occurs.
• To prevent tailings from being thrown down the
  feeder house and restricting the flow of material
  in the auger finger area, adjust cylinder front
  door stripper as close to the cylinder as
  possible. See combine operator's manual.
• Adjust feeder conveyor drum float to the grain
  position. See combine operator's manual.
• NOTE Incorrect drum height(drum float adjusted
  to the corn position) causes most feeding prob-
  lems.
• Adjust feeder conveyor chain for the correct
  dis- tance above false bottom. See combine
  operator's manual.
• Adjust feeder conveyor chain speed for grain
  crops, by installing drive chain on the LARGER
  tooth sprocket. See combine operator's manual.
• If feeding problems persist, install auger flight
  ex- tensions. (See Special Equipment Section.)
• Short Thin Crops
• When combining standing crops, as wheat or
  soybeans, the cutterbar must be adjusted to the
  mid or fully ex- tended position. The fully
  extended position is also rec- ommended when
  using a bat reel, to sweep the cut- terbar.
• Auger flight extensions may be needed.

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