Removing Hydraulic Cylinders

CAUTION: 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 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.

1. Fold wings and fully lower machine to the ground.

NOTE: Wings will have to be folded to unpin rod end of cylinder.

2. Relieve pressure from hydraulic cylinders, then shut off tractor engine.

3. Disconnect hoses at tractor. Cover tractor outlets and hose ends.

4. Remove retaining pin (A) and remove pin (B).

5. Remove rollers (C).

6. At base end of cylinder, remove snap ring, spacer and pin (D).

A-Retaining Pin
B-Pin
C-Rollers
D-Snap Ring, Spacer and Pin

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7. Disconnect hoses (A) at center of machine.

8. Attach wire to end of hoses.

A-Hydraulic Hoses

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NOTE: Wire must be long enough to reach from center of frame to wing fold. When cylinder is removed, enough wire must be visible at hole (B) to pull hoses and cylinders back through frame.

9. Remove cylinder from end of mainframe. Check and repair if necessary. (See your John Deere dealer.)

B-Frame Hole

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