John Deere 455G and 555G TC and Direct Drive Crawler Loaders Index:

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-1
Safety Signs
Safety Signs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-1
Operator’s Station
Instrument Panel (S.N. —823918) . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
Instrument Panel (S.N. 823919— ). . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Stop Engine Indicator and Alarm Indicator . . . . . 10-3
Service Required Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Engine Oil Pressure Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Engine Coolant Temperature Indicator . . . . . . . . 10-4
Engine Alternator Voltage Indicator . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
Transmission Oil Temperature Indicator . . . . . . . 10-4
Transmission Oil Filter Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Hydraulic Oil Filter Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Instrument Panel—Gauges—If Equipped
(S.N. —823918) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6
Instrument Panel—Gauges—If Equipped
(S.N. 823919— ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
Engine Water Temperature Gauge—If
Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
Engine Oil Pressure Gauge—If Equipped. . . . . . 10-8
Transmission Oil Temperature Gauge—If
Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
Low Voltage Indicator Light—If Equipped . . . . . . 10-8
Transmission Oil Filter Indicator Light—If
Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Hydraulic Oil Filter Restriction Indicator
Light—If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Transmission Oil Pressure Indicator Light—
If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Loader Control Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Pedals With Lever Steering— If
Equipped—Torque Converter Machines . . . . 10-10
Pedals With Lever Steering— If
Equipped—Direct Drive Machines. . . . . . . . . 10-11
Pedals With Pedal Steering— If
Equipped—Direct Drive Machines. . . . . . . . . 10-11
Pedals With Pedal Steering— If
Equipped—Torque Converter Machines . . . . 10-12
Steering Levers—If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
All information, illustrations and specifications in this manual are based on
the latest information available at the time of publication. The right is
reserved to make changes at any time without notice.
COPYRIGHT  1998
DEERE & COMPANY
Moline, Illinois
All rights reserved
A John Deere ILLUSTRUCTION Manual
Previous Editions
Copyright  1994,1996
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Levers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13
Battery Disconnect Switch—If Equipped. . . . . . 10-13
Vandal Shield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13
Adjust Non-Suspension Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-14
Adjust Suspension Seat—If Equipped . . . . . . . 10-14
Adjust Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-15
Check Seatbelt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-15
Operator’s Manual Holder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-15
Horn Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Operating Lights—If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17
Break-In
Observe Engine Operation Closely. . . . . . . . . . . 15-1
After the First 10 Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-1
Between the First 50 to 100 Hours—
After Sales Inspection (ASI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-2
Pre-Start Inspection
Inspect Machine Daily Before Starting . . . . . . . . 20-1
Operating the Engine
Check Instruments Before Starting—
Instrument Panels With Indicators Only. . . . . . 25-1
Check Instruments Before Starting—
Instrument Panels With Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . 25-1
Starting the Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-2
Starting Fluid—If Equipped (Cold Weather
Starting Aid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-4
Using Coolant Heater—If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . 25-5
Using Booster Batteries With Jumper
Battery Terminal—If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-6
Using Booster Batteries—12 Volt System. . . . . . 25-7
Check Instruments After Starting—
Instrument Panels With Indicators Only. . . . . . 25-8
Check Instruments After Starting—
Instrument Panels With Gauges Only . . . . . . . 25-8
Engine Warm-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-8
Engine Cold Weather Warm-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-9
Stopping the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-10
Adjusting Engine for High Elevation . . . . . . . . . 25-10
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Driving the Machine
Driving the Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-1
Using Park and Brake Lock Lever . . . . . . . . . . . 30-1
Shifting the Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-2
Decelerator Pedal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-3
Using Power Control Pedal—Direct
Drive Machines—If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-3
Using Engine Speed Control Lever. . . . . . . . . . . 30-4
Steering the Machine with Lever Steering—
If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-4
Steering the Machine with Pedal Steering—
If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-5
Travel Speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-5
Stopping the Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-6
Emergency Stopping—Pedal Steering . . . . . . . . 30-7
Emergency Stopping—Lever Steering . . . . . . . . 30-8
Parking the Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-9
Lock All Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-9
Operating the Machine
Operating Boom and Bucket Control Lever . . . . 35-1
Operating Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-2
Operating and Maintenance
Undercarriage Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-3
Loading Bucket Using Boom Raise . . . . . . . . . . 35-4
Loading Bucket Using Bucket Rollback . . . . . . . 35-5
Loading Bucket From a Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-5
Excavating With a Crawler Loader . . . . . . . . . . . 35-6
Attachments
Attaching Backhoe to Crawler Tractor . . . . . . . . 36-1
Detaching Backhoe from Crawler Tractor . . . . . . 36-3
Prepare to Operate Backhoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-6
Backhoe Engine Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-7
Control Levers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-7
Selector Valve Control Lever Crawler
Loader Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-8
Operating Stabilizers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-9
Backhoe Control Levers—John Deere
Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-10
Changing Backhoe Bucket Position . . . . . . . . . 36-11
Lifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-12
Bucket Digging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-14
Crowd Digging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-15
Planning Spoil Piles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-15
Preparing to Operate Loader/Dozer After
Operating Backhoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-16
Operating Winch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-17
Fasten Cable to Winch Drum—4000 Series . . . 36-18
Winch Free Spool Drag Adjustment . . . . . . . . . 36-20
Greasing Winch Fairlead—If Equipped . . . . . . . 36-21
Greasing Ripper—If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-21
Greasing Log Arch—If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . 36-21
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Greasing Multi-Purpose Bucket . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-22
Greasing Log Loader Pivots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-22
Transporting
Loading Machine on a Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-1
Towing Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-2
Fuels and Lubricants
Diesel Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-1
Diesel Fuel Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-2
Fuel Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-3
Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel Conditioner. . . . . . . . . . . 45-3
Diesel Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-4
Winch Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-5
Final Drive Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-6
Track Roller, Front Idler, and Carrier
Roller Oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-6
Transmission, Steering Clutches, and
Hydraulic Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-7
Grease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-8
Lubricant Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-8
Alternative and Synthetic Lubricants. . . . . . . . . . 45-9
Mixing of Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-9
Periodic Maintenance
Service Your Machine at Specified Intervals. . . . 50-1
Check the Hour Meter Regularly . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-2
Use Correct Fuels and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . 50-3
Loader Locking Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-3
Prepare Machine for Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . 50-3
Remove Bottom Guard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-5
Maintenance and Repair Record
Keeping System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-5
OILSCAN Plus, CoolScan 3–WAY
Test Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-6
Maintenance and Repair Record
Keeping System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-7
Maintenance—As Required
Check and Adjust Belt Tension (S.N. —
840460) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-1
Inspect Serpentine Belt (S.N. 840461— ) . . . . . 55-2
Check the Air Restriction Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 55-2
Check the Pre-Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-2
Check Track Sag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-3
Adjust Track Sag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-4
Drain Fuel Tank Sump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-7
Maintenance—Every 10 Hours Or Daily
Check Engine Oil Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-1
Check Transmission Oil Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-1
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Check Hydraulic Oil Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-2
Check Coolant Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-3
Grease Bucket Pivot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-4
Grease Backhoe—If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-5
Maintenance—Every 100 Hours
Grease Boom Linkage and Cylinders . . . . . . . . . 70-1
Grease Track Adjuster Cylinder (Serial
No. —
745426) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-2
Maintenance—Every 250 Hours
Change Engine Oil and Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75-1
Check Final Drives Oil Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75-2
Clean Transverse Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75-2
Check Coolant Level—Later Machines . . . . . . . . 75-3
Maintenance—Every 500 Hours
Change Fuel Filter (S.N. —840460) . . . . . . . . . . 80-1
Change Fuel Filter/Water Separator (S.N.
840461— ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-3
Check Air Intake Hose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-4
Replace Transmission Oil Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-5
Replace Hydraulic System Oil Filter . . . . . . . . . . 80-7
Replace Hydraulic Reservoir Breather Filter . . . . 80-7
Check Battery Electrolyte Level and
Terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-8
Check Coolant Conditioner In Radiator. . . . . . . 80-10
Maintenance—Every 1000 Hours
Check Transmission Accumulator—Direct
Drive Machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85-1
Change Hydraulic System Oil and Clean
Suction Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85-1
Change Transmission Oil and Clean
Suction Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85-4
Change Final Drives Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85-8
Check Engine Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85-9
Check and Adjust Engine Speed Control
Linkage Without Declutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85-10
Check and Adjust Engine Speed Control
Linkage With Declutch—Direct Drive
Machines—If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85-12
Clean Engine Crankcase Ventilation Tube . . . . 85-13
Measure and Adjust Engine Valve
Clearances (S.N. —840460) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85-14
Drain the Cooling System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85-15
Check Hoses and Radiator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85-16
Diesel Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85-17
Fill the Cooling System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85-17
Test the Coolant Freeze—Protection Level . . . 85-18
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Maintenance—Every 2000 Hours
Measure and Adjust PowerTech Engine
Valve Clearances (S.N. 840461— ) . . . . . . . . 86-1
Maintenance
Checking Hoses and Radiator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-1
Test the Coolant Freeze—Protection Level . . . . 90-2
Do Not Service Injection Nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-2
Do Not Change Injection Pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-3
Draining Fuel Filter Sediment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-3
Checking Fuel Filler Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-4
Cleaning Fuel Tank Outlet Screen—Earlier
Machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-4
Cleaning Fuel Tank Outlet Screen—Later
Machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-5
Fuel Shut-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-6
Inspect Air Cleaner Elements Restriction
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-7
Cleaning Dusty Primary Element . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-8
Inspecting Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-8
Precautions for Alternator and Regulator . . . . . . 90-9
Service Batteries Carefully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-10
Checking Electrolyte Specific Gravity . . . . . . . . 90-11
Using Battery Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-12
Replacing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-13
Removing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-14
Resetting Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-15
Changing Reverse Warning Alarm Volume. . . . 90-16
Check Neutral Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-17
Adding Attachments/Accessories to
Roll-Over Protective Structure (ROPS) . . . . 90-17
Track Sag General Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-18
Remove and Install Lubricated Track Chain . . . 90-19
Check Front Idler Vertical Movement . . . . . . . . 90-23
Idler Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-24
Checking Track Carrier Roller Oil Level . . . . . . 90-29
Checking Idler Oil Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-31
Checking Track Roller Oil Level . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-33
Adjusting Steering Brake (Serial No. —
770807) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-35
Adjusting Steering Brake (Serial No.
770808—). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-38
Return-to-Dig Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-40
Check Fire Extinguisher—If Equipped . . . . . . . 90-41
Reversible Fan—If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-41
Do Not Service Control Valves and
Cylinders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-42
Hardware Torque Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-42
Keep ROPS Installed Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-42
Welding on Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-43
Check Track Shoe Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-44
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Unified Inch Bolt and Cap Screw Torque
Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-45
Metric Bolt and Cap Screw Torque Values . . . . 90-47
Service Recommendations for 37° Flare
and 30° Cone Seat Connectors . . . . . . . . . . 90-48
Check Oil Lines and Fittings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-49
Service Recommendations for O-Ring Boss
Fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-50
Service Recommendations for Flat Face
O-Ring Seal Fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-52
Service Recommendations for Inch
Series Four Bolt Flange Fittings . . . . . . . . . . 90-53
Service Recommendations for Metric
Series Four Bolt Flange Fitting . . . . . . . . . . . 90-55
Operational Checkout
Operational Checkout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-1
Indicators, Shift Lever Linkage and
Reverse Warning Alarm Checks (With Engine
Off) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-2
Monitor Indicator Lights And Alarm Checks . . . . 95-2
Engine Low Pressure And Alternator
Low Voltage Monitor Indicator Light Checks . . 95-2
Air Restriction Indicator Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-3
Shift Lever Linkage And Reverse Warning
Alarm Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-3
Park And Brake Lock Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-3
Neutral Start Switch and Start Circuit Checks. . . 95-4
Neutral Start Switch Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-4
Start Circuit Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-4
Engine Speed Control and Decelerator
Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-4
Engine Speed Control Lever Linkage Check . . . 95-4
Decelerator Linkage Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-5
Speed Control Lever Linkage Check . . . . . . . . . 95-5
Brake System Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-6
Brake Pedal Upper Stop And Return Spring
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-6
Brake Drag, Park, And Brake Lock Linkage
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-6
Brake Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-6
Steering System Checks (Steering Clutches
and Brakes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-7
Steering Clutch Engagement Check (Pedal
Steer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-7
Hydraulic System Warm-Up Procedure . . . . . . . 95-7
Steering Clutch Adjustment Check . . . . . . . . . . . 95-7
Steering Clutch Adjustment Check
(Continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-8
Steering Brake Operation Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-8
Power Control Pedal Checks—Direct Drive
Machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-8
Power Control Clutch Drag Check . . . . . . . . . . . 95-8
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Power Control Clutch Valve Check. . . . . . . . . . . 95-9
Driving Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-9
Transmission Slip Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-9
Transmission Noise Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-10
Transmission Sealing Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-10
Hydraulic System Checks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-10
Visual Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-10
Hydraulic Warm-Up Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-11
Oil Cooler Circuit Check (If Equipped) . . . . . . . 95-11
Hydraulic Reservoir Breather Check. . . . . . . . . 95-11
Return-To-Dig Check (Loader If Equipped). . . . 95-12
Undercarriage Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-12
Track Sag Roller And Idler Leakage
Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-12
Sprocket Wear Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-13
Grouser Wear, Bent Track Shoe, And
Loose Hardware Checks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-13
Track Link Roller And Front Idler Wear
Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-13
Accessory Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-14
Horn Circuit Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-14
Hour Meter Circuit Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-14
Work Light Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-14
Seat Adjustment Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-15
Seat Height And Backrest Adjustment
Checks (Non-Suspension). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-15
Seat Height And Backrest Adjustment
Checks (Suspension Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-15
Seat Belt Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-15
Start Aid System Check (If Equipped) . . . . . . . 95-16
Fuel Shut-Off Valve Check—Earlier
Machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-16
Fuel Shut-Off Valve Check—Later
Machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-16
Vandal Protection Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-17
Service Decal Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-17
Troubleshooting
Using Troubleshooting Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100-1
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100-2
Electrical System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100-10
Hydraulic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100-14
Power Train . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100-17
Gauges and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100-21
Storage
Prepare Machine for Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105-1
Monthly Storage Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105-2
Crime Prevention Tips
Help Prevent Crime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110-1

Record Identification Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110-1
Keep Proof Of Ownership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110-1
Park Indoors Out Of Sight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110-2
When Parking Outdoors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110-2
Reduce Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110-2
Report Thefts Immediately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110-3
Specifications
455G Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115-1
455G Operating Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115-5
455G Drain and Refill Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . 115-6
555G Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115-7
555G Drain and Refill Capacities . . . . . . . . . . 115-11
9310 Backhoe Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115-12
9310 Lift Capacity (G Series Loaders) . . . . . . 115-13
4000 Winch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115-14
Machine Numbers
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120-1
Record Engine Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120-1
John Deere Service Literature Available
Technical Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SLIT-1
Checklists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CLIS-1
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You Need It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IBC-1