MacDon FlexDraper FD75 - John Deere Combines; Attaching Header to John Deere Combine

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5.4 John Deere Combines
5.4.1 Attaching Header to John Deere Combine
DANGER
To prevent bodily injury or death from the unexpected start-up of the machine, always stop the engine and remove the
key from the ignition before leaving the operator’s seat for any reason.
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Figure 5.39: Combine and Adapter
1. Push handle (A) on the combine multicoupler receptacle
towards feeder house to retract pins (B) at the bottom
corners of the feeder house. Clean the receptacle.
DANGER
Never start or move the machine until you are sure all
bystanders have cleared the area.
2. Start the engine and slowly drive the combine up to the
header until feeder house saddle (C) is directly under
adapter top cross member (D).
3. Raise the feeder house slightly to lift the header, ensuring
the feeder house saddle is properly engaged in the
adapter frame.
4. Shut down the engine, and remove the key from the
ignition.
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Figure 5.40: Multicoupler Storage
5. Pull handle (A) on the adapter to release multicoupler (B)
from the storage position. Remove the multicoupler, and
push the handle back into the adapter.
HEADER ATTACHMENT/DETACHMENT