Removing Hydraulic Cylinders

CAUTION: Escaping fluid under pressure can penetrate skin causing serious injury to you or others. Avoid 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 in skin must be surgically removed within a few hours or gangrene can result. Doctors unfamiliar with this type injury may call Deere & Company Medical Department in Moline, Illinois, or other knowledgeable medical source.

2. Relieve pressure by positioning SCV lever or joystick in FLOAT position with tractor engine running.

3. Disconnect hoses at tractor and from cylinder ports. Cover tractor outlets, cylinder ports and hose ends.

4. Unpin cylinder(s). Check and repair as necessary. (See your John Deere dealer.)

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