Connect Baler Hydraulic Hoses to Tractor

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Escaping fluid under pressure can penetrate the skin causing serious injury. Avoid the hazard by relieving pressure before disconnecting hydraulic or other lines. Tighten all connections before applying pressure. Search for leaks with a piece of cardboard. Protect hands and body from high-pressure fluids.

If an accident occurs, see a doctor immediately. Any fluid injected into the skin must be surgically removed within a few hours or gangrene can result. Doctors unfamiliar with this type of injury must reference a knowledgeable medical source. Such information is available from Deere & Company Medical Department in Moline, Illinois, U.S.A.

Hydraulic hoses can fail due to physical damage, kinks, age, and exposure. Check hoses regularly. Replace damaged hoses.

All hydraulic couplers must be clear of debris, dust, and sand. Use protective caps on fluid openings until ready to make connection. Foreign material can damage the hydraulic system.

1. If the baler is equipped with a hydraulic pickup lift or the MegaWide™ HC2 feed system, the tractor must have two sets of selective control valves (SCV’s).

   To help identify and properly connect hoses, hose identification kits are available from your John Deere dealer or qualified service provider.

   Tractor remote cylinder receptacles are labeled I through IV. Receptacles are identified from top to bottom.

   ISO hydraulic couplers are standard with the baler. If they do not fit the tractor, see your John Deere dealer or qualified service provider.

   
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   A - Dust Covers

   B - Cylinder Symbols

   Clean off dust covers (A) and hose ends.

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2. Check to be sure symbols (B) on the receptacle identification plate, indicating cylinder movement, match cylinder travel direction.

3. On tractors with a transport lock for the selective control valves (SCV’s), such as John Deere 7000 Series tractors, push the SCV lever lockout into the transport lock position before attaching the baler to prevent component movement and personal injury.

   Insert the gate cylinder hydraulic hose couplers into tractor receptacles (SCV I). Push the hose couplers firmly into the receptacles. To operate the gate:

   1. Move the tractor selective control valve lever rearward to open the gate.

   2. Move the selective control valve lever forward to close the gate.

4. If equipped with the optional hydraulic pickup lift or the MegaWide™ HC2 feed system, insert the hydraulic hose couplers into the next set of tractor receptacles (SCV II). Push couplers firmly into the receptacles. To operate the pickup lift:

   1. Move the selective control valve lever rearward to raise the pickup. When the precutter knives or the drop floor is enabled (HC2 feed system only), they also raise.

   2. Move the selective control valve lever forward to lower the pickup. When precutter knives or the drop floor is enabled (HC2 feed system only), they also lower.