915 V-Ripper
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Foreword
Section : 05 - Safety
Recognize Safety Information
Understand Signal Words
Follow Safety Instructions
Use Seat Belt Properly
Operate the Ripper Safely
Avoid Power Lines
Keep Riders Off Machine
Use Safety Lights and Devices
Transport Ripper Safely
Practice Safe Maintenance
Section : 10 - Identification View
Identification View
Section : 15 - Preparing the Tractor
Determining Tractor Requirements
Position Drawbar
Sway Blocks
Rear Wheel Weighting
Front Ballast-Four Wheel Drive Tractors and Tracked Tractors
Front Ballast-Two Wheel Drive and MFWD Tractors
Implement Code Table
Determining Front Ballast
Section : 20 - Preparing the Machine
Checking and Lubricating Machine
Standards
Section : 25 - Attaching and Detaching
Attaching Machine Safely
Setting Rockshaft Selector Lever
Using External Raise/Lower Switch
Attaching Machine to Tractor
Attaching Implement Warning Lights
Detaching Integral V-Ripper (With Support Stands)
Detaching Integral V-Ripper (Without Support Stands)
Section : 30 - Transporting
Integral V-Rippers
Using Warning Lights and SMV
Section : 35 - Operating the Machine
Leveling (Side-to-Side) Integral V-Ripper
Leveling (Front-to-Rear) Integral V-Ripper
Depth Control (Integral V-Ripper) (55-60 Series Tractors)
Depth Control (Integral V-Ripper)
(8000, 9000 Series Tractors)
For Tractors with Electronic Hitch-Using Draft Control
Adjusting Mechanical Gauge Wheels
Resetting Standards
Adjusting Trip Force (Spring-Reset Rock Standard)
Adjusting Cushion-Trip Standard
Coulters
Adjusting Cushion Coulters
Shear-Bolt Coulter Depth Adjustment
Section : 40 - Attachments
Knife Attachment (Not Used With Spring-Reset Rock Standards)
Frame Extension
Section : 45 - Lubrication and Maintenance
Grease
Alternative Lubricants
Lubricant Storage
Waste Oil
Discarded Tires
Lubrication Symbols
Lubrication Intervals
Cushion Coulters
Safety-Trip Standards
Spring-Reset Rock Standard (Optional)
Lubricate Cushion-Trip Standards
Lubricate Wheel Bearings
Repack Coulter Bearings
Section : 50 - Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Section : 55 - Service
Metric Bolt and Screw Torque Values
Unified Inch Bolt and Screw Torque Values
Optional Ripper Points
Replacing Slip-On Point
Shear Bolt Standards
Coulter Bearings
Replacing Coulter Shear Bolt
Replacing Overload Protector Bolt (Cushion Coulter)
Replacing Springs on Spring-Reset Rock Standard
Service Tires Safely
Section : 60 - Storage
Storing V-Ripper
Removing the V-Ripper From Storage
Section : 65 - Specifications
General
Transport Width
Working Width
Tractor Horsepower Recommendations
Maximum Recommended Tractor Horsepower
Machine Weights
Product Identification Number
Keep Proof of Ownership
Keep Machines Secure
Section : SLIT - John Deere Service Literature Available
Technical Information
Section : IBC - John Deere Service Keeps You On Job
John Deere Is At Your Service