John Deere PowerGard Combine Inspection

The John Deere PowerGard™ Combine Inspection Process

The John Deere PowerGard™ Sprayer Inspection Process that Identifies Key Service Points with Established Specifications that Allow Us the Framework to  Reduce Downtime.

Feeder House Area:
-Check safety shields
-Check feeder house drive chain, sprockets, idlers, and guides
-Check back shaft speed sensor and wiring harness
-Check slip clutch
-Check reverser/header drive spline shaft, hoses, couplers, and wiring
-Check drum - wear ring, bearings, supports, stops, and pins
-Check floor sheet and seal
-Check feed plate
-Check stone trap
-Check feeder house reverser cooler
-Check hydro motor - housing and fittings
-Check shoe auger - front bearings and bevel gears
-Check shoe auger - drive shaft and bearings
-Check reverse control linkage and cable
-Check lift cylinders, hoses, pins, and safety stop
-Check lift cylinder support and pivots
-Check transmission - drive shaft, hose, and couplers
-Check oil level and condition
-Check final drives, front wheel(s), and tire(s)
-Check top door seal
-Check conveyor chain, plastic chain guides, and eyebolts
-Check feeder house pivots
-Check top shaft, bearings, sprockets, and stripper plates
-Check reverser gear case - Operation, oil level/change
-Check reverser belt, lower variable sheaves, idler, and bearings
-Check contour master cylinder and hoses
-Check slides
-Check top variable drive, sheaves, and bearings
-Check hoses, couplers, and wiring
-Check frame for cracks and holes
-Check feeder house position sensor and wiring
-Check shoe auger, speed sensor, and wiring harness
-Check multi-point harness and hoses
-Check singe-point connection, cartridges, and pins
Feed Accelerator (FAST):
-Check feed accelerator drive belt
-Check feed accelerator tension arm, spring, and idler
-Check feed accelerator - wings and bearings
-Check serrated wear strips
-Check smooth wear strips
-Check back swept wear strips
-Check plastic dust shroud
-Check rotor bearing, speed sensor, and wiring
-Check tri-flow feed ramp
-Check feed floor - spike tooth (rice)
-Check front feed lights
-Check rear feed flights

Left-Hand Side:
-Check safety shields
-Check batteries - cables, connections, and fluid level (S660, S670, S680, and S690)
-Check electric clutch and brush module
-Check primary countershaft 90 degree gear case
-Check drive shaft - engine to 90 degree gear case u-joints
-Check front end drive belt
-Check reel pump and bearings
-Check reel speed valve and actuator
-Check cleaning fan, housing, fins, bearings, speed sensor, and wiring
-Check cleaning shoe pitman arms, hangers, bolts, bearings, and bushings
-Check clean grain auger speed sensor and wiring
-Check tailings auger speed sensor and wiring
-Check hydraulic filter - hoses and fittings
-Check hydraulic stack valve and accumulator
-Check separator frame
-Inspect concave inserts
-Check top covers - feeding, threshing, and separating
-Check plastic threshing and separator covers
-Check separator side rail
-Check rotor mid-plate
-Check concave z-bar
-Check concave actuator motor, gears, and linkage
-Check concave calibration
-Check concaves - small wire concave, small wire interrupter bar, large wire concave, round bar concave, and filter plates
-Check threshing elements
-Check separator grates
-Check separator tines
-Check cleaning shoe augers and rear bearings
-Check cleaning shoe auger troughs
-Check separator loss monitor, pads, and wiring
-Check separator shaker pan
-Check unloading auger sump, bevel drive gears, and bearings
-Check unloading auger drive chain, sprockets, and guides
-Check unloading auger jackshaft, pulleys, and bearings
-Check unloading auger drive belts, tensioner, guides, and cylinder
-Check switches

Left-Hand Side - Continued:
-Check shoe and service lights
-Check chopper raise and lower
-Check chop to drop (if equipped)
-Check rotor variable sheaves-grease and cycle through range
-Check rotor speed shift lever
-Check hydrostatic filter - hoses and fittings
-Check hydro cable
-Check discharge beater, bearing, belt, and sheaves
-Discharge beater speed sensor and wiring
-Discharge beater wings and wear strips
-Check discharge beater grate
-Check chaffer and sieve louver
-Check chaffer and sieve adjustment gauges/factory calibration
-Check steering cylinder and tie rod
-Check rear axle and spindles
-Check wheel bearings and seals
-Check rear wheel and tire
-Check power rear wheel assist, hoses, and fittings
-Check gull wings and air cylinders
-Check chopper jack shaft drive belts
-Check chopper speed sensor and wiring
-Check chopper engage tension arm and idler pulley
-Check chopper drive belt, idler, and bearings
-Check chopper raise/lower cylinder
-Check chopper - tail board, vanes, rotor, bearings, housing, and knife bank
-Check cob deflector door
-Check shoe loss monitors and wiring
-Check front chaffer, chaffer, sieve, and seals
-Check shoe frames and seals
-Check rear panel, lights, and SMV sign
-Check spreader - disks, rubber flaps, hydraulic motor, hose, fittings, and frame
-Check advance powercast - fingers, hydraulic motor, hoses, fitting, and shroud movement

 

Safety:
-Check feederhouse safety stop operational
-Check lights - all outside lights, functions dome light, warning lights, and buzzers (self checks at start up)
-Check ladder safety chains in place
-Check road disconnect switch
-Check operator presence switch
-Check all safety shields in place
-Check safety decals in place and readable
-Check back up alarm
-Check fire extinguisher charged and in correct location
-Check seat belts - operator and instructional seat

Right-Hand Side:
-Check safety shields (S550 only)
-Check gull wings and air cylinders
-Check cab wall electrical connectors
-Check primary countershaft bearing
-Check front counter shaft belt, tensioner, and pulleys
-Check rear counter shaft belt, tensioner, and pulleys
-Check top covers - feeding, threshing, and separating
-Check the plastic threshing and separator covers
-Check separator side rail
-Check concave z-bar (LHS of machine)
-Check concaves and hangers
-Check separator grates
-Check cleaning shoe pitman arms, hangers, bolts, bearings, and bushings
-Check cleaning fan housing, fins, and bearings
-Check shoe, fan and conveyor auger belt, idlers, tensioner, and pulleys
-Check cleaning fan variable belt
-Check cleaning fan adjustment motor, linkage, and variable sheaves
-Check tailings elevator return auger drive chain
-Check active tailings - wear on bars, upper auger flighting, upper auger housing for cracks, and wear, and zero concave adjustment
-Check calibrate tailings sensor
-Check tailing elevator return auger, bearings, and boot
-Check sheaves
-Check tailings elevator slip clutch
-Check clean grain drive belt and idlers
-Check clean grain elevator chain, paddles, sprockets, and bearings
-Check clean grain elevator housing and boot
-Check green star yield and moisture sensor and wiring
-Check tailings housing and boot
-Check tailings elevator monitor sensor and wiring
-Check overshot beater drive belts and idler (alignment and wear) if equipped
-Check overshot beater bearings
-Check overshot beater wear strips
-Check tailings elevator paddle chain and sprockets
-Check tailings auger and bearings
-Check operation of variable stream vanes
-Check grain tank unloading cross auger bearings
-Check steering cylinder and tie rods
-Check power rear wheel assist, hoses, and fittings
Engine Compartment:
-Check ladder
-Check rotary screen and belt
-Check vac fan drive belt and idlers
-Check after cooler and fins
- Check oil cooler
-Check lines for oil cooler and A/C
-Check coolant level
-Check ail filter and aspirator
-Check hydro charge filter
-Check main hydraulic filter
-Check drive belts for alternator and fan
-Check A/C belt
-Check water pump
-Check engine oil and filter
-Check engine gear case - oil and filter
-Check engine front and rear seals
-Check engine crankshaft damper
-Check engine PTO gear case oil
-Check valve lash adjustment
-Check clean radiator/hoses and clamps
-Check ECU - connections and seals
-Check fuse panel – seal
-Check hydraulic reservoir
-Check fuel tank vent – clean
-Check ether can
-Check rear engine gear case seal
-Check heater hoses
-Inspect turbo charger
-Inspect exhaust manifold belts
-Check all hoses and clamps
-Clean fuel and oil coolers
-Check two speed gear case - oil level and condition
-Open crankcase vent system (OCV) IT4
-Check DPF exhaust system (IT4)
-Check DPF exhaust heat shield(s) (IT4)
-Check DPF filter maintenance (IT4)
Grain Tank Section:
-Check bin extensions and tank
-Check operation of folding covers if equipped
-Check calibrate unloading auger engagement (S680/S690)
-Check grain sample trough
-Check grain tank light, level switch, and wiring
-Check grain tank loading auger, housing, bearings, driver, top sprockets, and clamps
-Check clean grain elevator top shaft and bearings
-Check clean grain elevator top housing, impact plate, GreenStar mass flow sensor
-Check loading auger gear case
-Check cross augers, top covers, and floor
-Check unload on-the-go baffle
-Check unloading auger sump clean out
-Check vertical auger and housing
- Check 90 degree gear case
-Check horizontal auger and housing
-Check grain saver door and boot

  

 

 

Cab Section:
-Check cab ladder
-Check cab roof
-Check mirrors
-Check cab air filters - pre-cleaner, air filter, and re-circulating air filter
-Check CEB (central electronic box) - seals and wiring
-Check windshield wiper fluid level
-Check lights - all outside lights and functions dome light, warning lights, and buzzers (self checks at start up)
-Check ClimaTrak - defrost, temperature control, and fan speed
-Check radio and speakers
-Check windshield wipers and fluid operation
-Check sun visor
-Check steering column - height adjust, tilt, and horn
-Check parking brake
-Check steering brakes
-Check reverser
-Check transmission shift lever/prodrive
-Check refrigerator coil
-Check GreenStar display - use pre-harvest GreenStar
-Check corner post/command center - check VisionTrak display/command center - (calibrate and seed size), diagnostics - (error codes, back button, and enter button)
-Check active header control display
-Check console - hydrohandle - (header raise/lower, corn header, back shaft speed, reel raise/lower, reel for/aft, unloading auger swing, unloading auger engage, emergence stop, neutral safety switch, AutoTrac (S-Series)
-Check header engage
-Check separator engage
-Check concave adjustment
-Check chaffer/sieve adjust
-Check chopper speed adjust
-Check rotor speed
-Check cleaning fan speed
-Check engine RPM's - three buttons
-Check power strip
-check park brake switch
-Check transmission speed ranges
-Check air seat

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• A complete thermal inspection report reveals temperature abnormalities of drives, belts, bearings and primary electrical components
• This report shows belt alignment, bearing wear and hot spots in the electrical system
• Want to keep it informal, our service department has thermal imaging equipment available to utilize for equipment walkarounds to heat check areas of interest.