John Deere Combines; Attaching Header To John Deere Combine - MacDon FlexDraper FD1 Series Operator's Manual

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4.5 John Deere Combines

The FD1 Series FlexDraper® Header is compatible with John Deere 60, 70, S, and T Series combines.

To avoid bodily injury or death from unexpected start-up of machine, always stop engine and remove key

from ignition before leaving operator's seat for any reason.

1. Push the handle (A) on the combine multicoupler

receptacle towards the feeder house to retract the

pins (B) at the bottom corners of the feeder house.

Clean the receptacle.

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 the feeder house saddle (C) is directly

under the float module top cross member (D).

3. Raise the feeder house slightly to lift the header

ensuring the feeder house saddle is properly engaged

in the float module frame.

4. Stop the engine and remove the key from the ignition.

5. Pull the handle (A) on the float module to release the

multicoupler (B) from the storage position. Remove the

multicoupler, and push the handle back into the float

module to store.

HEADER ATTACHMENT/DETACHMENT

Figure 4.86: Combine and Float Module

Figure 4.87: Multicoupler Storage