Operator Presence System

To enhance the safety of the stripper operator, this cotton stripper is equipped with an operator presence system.

The system will sense the presence of the operator in the seat.

Should the operator leave the seat for more than 4 seconds when the units, cleaner, and compactor are engaged, the operator presence system will first stop the compactor and row units. After an additional 4 seconds the system will stop the cleaner.

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To resume operation, return to the seat and momentarily move the hydro lever (A) to the neutral position, reduce engine speed to low idle, turn off row units and cleaner switches and then turn them back on.

causym CAUTION: If the operator presence system fails to function correctly, serious injury or death to you or others can occur. If the system ever fails to operate exactly as described above, see your John Deere dealer.

Operating Cleaner While Unplugging Air System

The operator presence system is designed to allow the operator to leave the seat and unplug the air system while the cleaner remains engaged.

Carefully perform the following procedure to unplug the air system with the cleaner engaged.

causym CAUTION: Serious injury or death can occur to you or others from entanglement in the cleaner system. Never inspect or perform maintenance on the cleaner when engaged to avoid injury.

1. With engine running and cleaner engaged, move hydro lever to neutral, set parking brake and turn off row units switch.

2. Cleaner engaged indicator on overhead display will now flash and an audible alarm will sound.

3. Carefully unplug air system.

4. Sit squarely in the operators seat, release park brake and engage row units switch to resume stripping.

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A-Hydro Lever

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