Annually or Every 200 Hours of Operation

Rotate shield as needed to access grease fitting.

2. Inspect and adjust the following;

• Row Unit Drive Chain(s)
• Auger Drive Chain
• Row Unit Gatherer Chains

(See Adjustments section for procedures.)

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IMPORTANT: Keep oil level to specification to prevent excessive chain wear.

3. Replace oil in the drive chains (both sides of head) annually or every 200 hours of operation.

Specification

a. Raise header and engage safety stop.

b. Operate header to warm oil prior to draining.

c. Remove plug (C) and lower header to drain oil.

d. Raise header and engage safety stop.

e. Install plug.

f. Lower header onto flat level ground and remove access door (B) and check plug (A).

g. Add SAE 80/90 gear lube through access door until level with the bottom of check plug (A). Approximate capacity is 0.9 L (0.95 qt.).

h. Install access door and check plug.

A-Check Plug
B-Access Door
C-Drain Plug

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NOTE: Row unit gear case grease must be warm with header raised to obtain accurate readings on dipstick.

a. Operate header to warm row unit grease.

b. Raise header and lower safety stop.

c. Raise row unit shield.

d. Clean area around inspection plug/dipstick (A) to avoid dirt and debris from entering gear case.

e. Remove dipstick and wipe off grease.

f. Insert dipstick until bottom of dipstick threads rest on top of gear case recess (B).

g. Remove and observe grease level on dipstick.

h. If level is below full mark (C), add John Deere Corn Head Grease through grease fitting (D) until level with mark.

IMPORTANT: Do not overfill gear case. 0.42 L (1 tube) of grease is required to fill gear case from minimum mark (E) to full mark (C). The amount of grease to add at other levels is proportional.

i. Install dipstick and operate header again to warm new grease as necessary to obtain accurate reading.

A-Inspection Plug/Dipstick
B-Recess
C-Full Mark
D-Grease Fitting
E-Minimum Mark

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NOTE: Chopping corn head gear cases must be warm with header raised to verify accurate oil level.

a. Raise header and lower safety stop.

b. Remove check/fill plug (A) at the rear of the gear case on each row. Oil level should be at the bottom of the check/fill plug hole. Add TY6296 80W 90 GL-5 gear lube as necessary to obtain correct level. Reinstall check/fill plug.

c. Remove check/fill plug (B) at the front of the gear case on each row. Oil level should be at the bottom of the check/fill plug hole. Add TY6296 80W 90 GL-5 gear lube as necessary to obtain correct level. Reinstall check/fill plug.

A-Check/Fill Plug
B-Check/Fill Plug

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A-Grease Fitting (2 used)

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A-Grease Fitting

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