John Deere Air Reel Owner’s Manual
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ASSEMBLY
4.25 AiR HOSE
Figure 67, Air hose installation (right hand shown)
WARNiNG
Place all controls in neutral or off, stop combine engine,
set parking brake, remove ignition key, set cylinder
stops, wait for all moving parts to stop, then properly
block machine before servicing, adjusting, repairing or
unplugging.
NOTE
For easy installation of hose parts, you may use a mix-
ture of soap and water as lubricant when sliding pieces
together.
Install one 8-11/16” t-bolt clamp on the 45° elbow. Do
not tighten yet (Figure 67).
Slip the 45° elbow onto the fan outlet. Position the 45°
elbow so it points toward the 2:00 position.
Install one 8-11/16” t-bolt clamp on the 90° elbow. Do
not tighten yet.
Slip the 90° elbow onto the right end of the air mani
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fold. Position the 90° elbow so it points toward the
9:00 position.
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Install the hose connector weldment to the reel arm of
the header using the two 5/16” X 2-1/2” bolts and two
5/16” serrated flange nuts. Tighten to 17 ft-lbs.
The flex hose/band assembly must be divided into 2
pieces at this time. The hose lengths must allow for
the complete movement up & down and fore & aft of
the reel. Measure and cut the length required for flex
hose piece 1 & 2.
Install one 8-11/16” t-bolt clamp to the 90° elbow.
Install the elbow support band end of the flex hose
(piece 1) into the end of the 90° elbow and tighten the
t-bolt clamp.
Slide a 8-3/8” t-bolt clamp over the opposite end of
flex hose (piece 1) and slide onto the hose connector
weldment. Tighten the t-bolt clamp.
Repeat steps 7-9 to install flex hose piece 2 between
the fan and hose connector weldment.
Wrap the flex hose chain assembly around flex hose
(piece 1) and the reel arm of the header. Clasp ends
of chain together.
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