John Deere 5103E - Manual (Page 5)

Contents
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Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-1
Restart Stalled Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-8
Avoid Idling the Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-8
Safety Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1 Observe Engine Work and Idle Speeds . . . . . . . 45-9
Working With Speed/Hour Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-9
Stopping the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-10
Controls and Instruments
Using Booster Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-11 Tractor Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-1
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-3
Instrument Panel (5103E Tractor). . . . . . . . . . . . 15-3
Driving the Tractor
Operator Training Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-1
Lights Driving on Public Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-1
Light Switch Positions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-1 Operating Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-3
Using Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-2 Shifting Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-3
Using High Beam Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-2 Operating Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-4
Using Tail Lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-3 Selecting a Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-5
Using Turn Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-4 Using Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-6
Using Hazard Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-5 Using Differential Lock (Optional For 5103E
Using Flood Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-6 Tractor ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-7
Seven-Terminal Outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-6 Stopping Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-8
Operator’s Platform Rockshaft and 3-Point Hitch
Selecting Seat Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-1 Match Tractor Power to Implement. . . . . . . . . . . 55-1
Adjusting Ride Comfort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-1 3-Point Hitch Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-1
Rockshaft Control Levers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-2
Break-In Period Setting Position Control Lever Stop . . . . . . . . . . 55-2
Observe Engine Operation Closely. . . . . . . . . . . 35-1 Using Rockshaft Position Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-3
Break-In Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-2 Using Draft Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-4
Adjusting Rockshaft Rate-of-Drop/
Implement lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-5 Prestarting Checks
Attaching Tipping Trailer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-5 Service Daily Before Start-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-1
Preparing Implement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-6
Positioning Center Link. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-7
Operating the Engine
Attaching Implements to 3-Point Hitch . . . . . . . . 55-8
Before Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-1
Adjusting Hitch Side Sway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-9
Starting the Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-2
Leveling the Hitch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-10
Check Instruments After Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-3
Adjusting Lateral Float . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-11
Oil Pressure Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-3
Adjusting Rockshaft Control Lever Friction . . . . 55-11
Charging System Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-4
Warming Hydraulic System Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-12
Air Restriction Sensor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-4
Air Restriction Sensor (5103E Tractor) . . . . . . . . 45-5
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-5
Drawbar and PTO
Observe Drawbar Load Limitations. . . . . . . . . . . 65-1
Watch Fuel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-6
Watch Fuel Level (5103E Tractor) . . . . . . . . . . . 45-6
Stay Clear of Rotating Drivelines . . . . . . . . . . . . 65-1
Changing Engine Speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-7
Warming Up the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-7
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