Connecting Implement Hydraulic Hoses

CAUTION: Escaping fluid under high pressure can penetrate the skin and cause serious injury. Avoid the hazard by relieving pressure before connecting 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 may result. Doctors unfamiliar with this type of injury should reference a knowledgeable medical source. Such information is available from Deere & Company Medical Department in Moline, Illinois, U.S.A. In the United States and Canada only, this information may be obtained by calling 1-800-822-8262.

1. Park machine safely. (See Parking Safely in the Safety Section.)

2. Relieve hydraulic pressure:

   • Move dual selective control valve (SCV) lever rearward-to-forward and side-to-side several times.
   • Move third SCV lever rearward-to-forward several times if equipped.
   
   

3. See your implement operator’s manual for specific instructions on connecting hydraulic hoses to couplers. Install hose ends in couplers with matching colors.

   • Colors for the couplers are shown on the label installed on the machine near the couplers.
   
   

4. See your implement operator’s manual for specific instructions on operating SCV controls.

IMPORTANT: To prevent contamination of female quick couplers, color-coded hose ends should be installed in the couplers when not being used.