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John Deere 310G, 310SG and 315SG Backhoe Loaders Operator's Manual
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Safety—Safety Features Safety—Safety Signs
Safety Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1-1 Safety Signs (S.N. 910056—919463) . . . . . . . . 1-5-1
Safety Signs (S.N. 919464—). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5-3
Safety—General Precautions
Recognize Safety Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-1 Operation—Operator’s Station
Follow Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-1 Pedals and Levers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-1
Operate Only If Qualified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-2 Pedals and Levers—If Equipped With Pilot
Wear Protective Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-2 Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-1
Avoid Unauthorized Machine Modifications. . . . 1-2-2 Display Monitor Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-2
Inspect Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-3 Right-Side Console Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-5
Stay Clear Of Moving Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-3 Controls—Steering Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-8
Avoid High-Pressure Fluids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-3 Pilot Control Enable/Disable Switch—If
Beware Of Exhaust Fumes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-4 Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-9
Prevent Fires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-4 Pattern Select Switch—If Equipped (S.N.
Prevent Battery Explosions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-4 910056—919463) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-9
Handle Chemical Products Safely. . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-5 Horn Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-10
Dispose Of Waste Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-5 Defroster, Heater, and Air Conditioner
Prepare For Emergencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-5 Controls—If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-11
Side Windows—Secondary Exits . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-12
Rear Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-12
Safety—Operating Precautions Adjusting Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-13
Use Steps And Handholds Correctly . . . . . . . . 1-3-1 Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-15
Start Only From Operator’s Seat . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3-1 Steering Wheel Tilt Lever—If Equipped . . . . . 2-1-15
Use And Maintain Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3-1
Prevent Unintended Machine Movement . . . . . 1-3-2
Prevent Unintended Machine Operation—Operating The Machine
Movement—If Equipped With Pilot Inspect Machine Daily Before Starting . . . . . . . 2-2-1
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3-2 Check Instruments Before Starting . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-2
Avoid Work Site Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3-3 Starting the Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-3
Keep Riders Off Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3-3 Starting Fluid—Cold Weather Start Aid—If
Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-5
Avoid Backover Accidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3-4
Using Booster Batteries—12-Volt System. . . . . 2-2-7
Avoid Machine Tipover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3-4
Using Coolant Heater—If Equipped . . . . . . . . . 2-2-8
Add And Operate Attachments Safely . . . . . . . 1-3-5 Warm-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-8
Use Special Care When Operating. . . . . . . . . . 1-3-5 Cold Weather Warm-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-9
Operating Or Traveling On Public Roads . . . . . 1-3-6 Ride Control Operation—If Equipped . . . . . . . 2-2-10
Inspect and Maintain ROPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3-6 Pilot Control Operation—If Equipped . . . . . . . 2-2-11
Driving the Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-12
Safety—Maintenance Precautions Operating Stabilizers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-15
Park And Prepare For Service Safely. . . . . . . . 1-4-1 Operating Boom Lock—310G, 310SG . . . . . . 2-2-16
Service Cooling System Safely. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4-1 Operating Boom Lock—315SG. . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-17
Remove Paint Before Welding or Heating . . . . 1-4-2 Operating Swing Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-18
Make Welding Repairs Safely. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4-2
Drive Metal Pins Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4-3
Operating Backhoe—John Deere Service Intervals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2-6
Two-Lever Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-19 Required Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2-8
Operating Backhoe—Excavator Two-Lever
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-20 Maintenance—As Required
Operating Backhoe—John Deere Pilot Inspect Loader Boom Service Lock . . . . . . . . . 3-3-1
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-21 Check and Adjust Boom Lock-310G, 310SG . . 3-3-1
Operating Backhoe—Excavator Pilot Check Tire Pressure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3-2
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-22 Tire Inflation Pressures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3-3
Side-Shifting the Backhoe Boom—315SG . . . 2-2-23 Check Wheel Fasteners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3-4
Operating Extendible Dipperstick—If Clean Cab Air Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3-5
Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-24 Inspect and Clean Hydraulic Reservoir
Operating Extendible Dipperstick Lock—If Fill Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3-6
Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-25 Drain Fuel Tank Water and Sediment. . . . . . . . 3-3-6
Operating Backhoe Auxiliary Hydraulic Clean Engine Air Cleaner Dust Unloader
Functions—If Equipped. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-26 Valve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3-7
Operating Loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-27 Clean or Replace Air Cleaner Elements . . . . . . 3-3-8
Operating Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-28 Inspect Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3-9
Operating Mechanical Front Wheel Drive Grease MFWD Drive Shaft Splines—If
(MFWD)—If Equipped. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-29 Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3-9
Lifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-30 Grease Sideshift Rails—315SG . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3-9
Parking the Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-31 Grease Stabilizer Leg Wear Strips—315SG . . 3-3-10
Loading Machine on a Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-33 Grease Extendible Dipperstick Side Rails—
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-34 If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3-10
Grease Extendable Dipperstick Backhoes—
Maintenance—Machine If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3-11
Diesel Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1-1 Grease Front Wheel
Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel Conditioner. . . . . . . . . . 3-1-1 Bearings—Non-Powered (S.N.—911129) . . 3-3-11
Dieselscan Fuel Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1-2 Grease Front Wheel
Handling and Storing Diesel Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1-2 Bearings—Non-Powered (S.N. 911130—). . 3-3-12
Alternative and Synthetic Lubricants. . . . . . . . . 3-1-3
Diesel Engine Break-In Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1-3 Maintenance—Every 10 Hours or Daily
Diesel Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1-4 Checking Hydraulic Reservoir Oil Level . . . . . . 3-4-1
Transmission, Hydraulic, Axles, and Check Engine Oil Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4-2
Mechanical Front Wheel Drive Oil. . . . . . . . . 3-1-5 Check Coolant Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4-3
Grease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1-6 Grease Loader Pivots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4-4
Grease For Extendible Dipperstick, Grease 4-in-1 Bucket Pivots—If Equipped . . . . 3-4-5
Sideshift Frame, And Stabilizer Leg Wear Grease Stabilizer Pivots and Cylinder Pins. . . . 3-4-5
Strips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1-6 Grease Backhoe Linkage, Pivots, and
Diesel Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1-7 Cylinder Rod Ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4-6
Grease Non-Powered Front Axle and
Maintenance—Periodic Maintenance Steering Pivots (S.N.—911129) . . . . . . . . . . 3-4-8
Service Your Machine at Specified Intervals. . . 3-2-1 Grease Non-Powered Front Axle and
Check Hour Meter Regularly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2-1 Steering Pivots (S.N. 911130—) . . . . . . . . . . 3-4-9
Prepare Machine for Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 3-2-2 Grease MFWD Front Axle and Universal
Loader Boom Service Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2-2 Joints—If Equipped. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4-10
Opening and Closing Engine Hood. . . . . . . . . . 3-2-3
Fuel Tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2-3 Maintenance—After First 100 Hours
Maintenance And Repair Record Change Engine Break-In Oil And
Keeping System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2-4 Replace Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5-1
OILSCAN PLUSâ, COOLSCAN PLUSâ, Replace Transmission Oil Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5-2
DIESELSCAN, and 3-Way Coolant Test
Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2-5
Maintenance—Every 250 Hours Handling, Checking And Servicing Batteries
Check MFWD Planetary Housing Oil—If Carefully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-7
Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6-1 Replacing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-8
Check MFWD Axle Oil Level—If Equipped . . . . 3-6-1 Removing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-9
Check Battery Electrolyte Level and Replacing Fuses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-10
Terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6-2 Remove and Install Halogen Bulb. . . . . . . . . . 4-1-12
Check Rear Axle Oil Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6-4 Checking Neutral Start System. . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-12
Check Transmission Oil Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6-4 Changing Loader Buckets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-13
Reversing Stabilizer Feet—310G, 310SG. . . . 4-1-14
Maintenance—Every 500 Hours Changing Sideshift Backhoe Stabilizer
Check Coolant and Add Conditioner. . . . . . . . . 3-7-1 Feet—315SG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-14
Check Air Intake Hose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7-2 Adding Liquid Ballast to Front Tires—310G . . 4-1-15
Replace Hydraulic Oil Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7-2 Adding Liquid Ballast to Front
Check Boom-to-Dipperstick Pin Bolt Torque. . . 3-7-2 Tires—310SG and 315SG . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-15
Replace Hydraulic Reservoir Breather . . . . . . . 3-7-3 Welding on Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-16
Change Engine Oil and Replace Filter . . . . . . . 3-7-4 Checking Ride Control Accumulator—If
Replace Final Fuel Filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7-5 Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-17
Discharge Ride Control System
Hydraulic Pressure—If Equipped. . . . . . . . . 4-1-18
Maintenance—Every 1000 Hours Discharge Pilot Control System
Clean, Pack, and Adjust Front Wheel Hydraulic Pressure—If Equipped. . . . . . . . . 4-1-19
Bearings—Non-Powered (S.N.—911129) . . . 3-8-1 Lowering Boom Without Electrical
Clean, Pack, and Adjust Front Wheel Power—For Machines With Pilot Controls. . 4-1-20
Bearings—Non-Powered (S.N. 911130—). . . 3-8-3 Check Park Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-21
Change MFWD Front Wheel Planetary Bleeding Service Brakes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-22
Housing Oil—If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8-4 Service Recommendations For STCâ1
Change MFWD Front Axle Housing Oil—If Fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-24
Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8-5 Check and Adjust Engine Speed Control
Clean Engine Crankcase Ventilation Tube . . . . 3-8-5 Linkage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-25
Change Transmission and Torque Adjusting Speed Control Lever Tension
Converter Oil and Replace Filter. . . . . . . . . . 3-8-6 (S.N.—913416) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-26
Change Rear Axle Oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8-7 Adjusting Speed Control Lever Tension
Replace Pilot Control Filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8-8 (S.N. 913417—) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-27
Check Engine Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8-8 Adjusting Pilot Control Wrist Rest —If
Change Hydraulic Reservoir Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8-9 Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-27
Replace Engine Air Cleaner Elements . . . . . . 3-8-10 Checking and Adjusting Toe-In (S.N.—
911129) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-28
Maintenance—Every 2000 Hours Checking and Adjusting Toe-In (S.N.
Adjust Engine Valve Lash (Clearance) . . . . . . . 3-9-1 911130—). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-29
Installing Teeth on Backhoe Bucket . . . . . . . . 4-1-30
Miscellaneous—Machine Do Not Service Control Valves,
External Service Brake Inspection . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-1 Cylinders, Pumps or Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-30
Inspecting And Cleaning Dusty Hardware Torque Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-31
Secondary And Primary Element . . . . . . . . . 4-1-2 Keep ROPS Installed Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-31
Check Receiver-Dryer—If Equipped . . . . . . . . . 4-1-3 Unified Inch Bolt and Cap Screw Torque
Checking Coolant Hoses and Radiator . . . . . . . 4-1-3 Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-32
Draining the Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-4 Metric Bolt and Cap Screw Torque Values . . . 4-1-33
Filling the Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-5
Do Not Service Or Adjust Injection Miscellaneous—Operational Checkout
Nozzles Or Injection Pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-5 Operational Checkout Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2-1
Replace Engine Torsional Damper . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-6 Gauge and Indicator Check With Engine Off . . 4-2-1
Draining Fuel Filter Sediment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-6
Precautions for Alternator and Regulator . . . . . 4-1-6
FNR, Neutral Start Circuit and Reverse 310SG and 315SG Backhoe Loader
Warning Alarm Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2-2 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-15
Park Brake, Indicator Light, and Engine 310SG and 315SG Backhoe Loader . . . . . . . 4-6-20
Speed Control Linkage Checks. . . . . . . . . . . 4-2-3 310SG and 315SG Backhoe Loader Weight. . 4-6-20
Brake System Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2-3 310SG, 315SG Buckets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-21
Steering System Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2-5 310SG And 315SG Backhoe Loader
Hydraulic System Checks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2-5 Lifting Capacities—Standard Dipperstick. . . 4-6-22
Pilot Control Operation Checks—If 310SG And 315SG Backhoe Loader
Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2-11 Lifting Capacities—Extendible Dipperstick
Check Operation Of Accessories (Engine (Retracted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-23
Stopped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2-13 310SG And 315SG Backhoe Loader
Cab Component Checks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2-13 Lifting Capacities—Extendible Dipperstick
Miscellaneous Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2-14 (Extended) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-24
Miscellaneous—Troubleshooting Miscellaneous—Crime Prevention Tips
Troubleshooting Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3-1 Help Prevent Crime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7-1
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3-2 Record Construction Identification Numbers . . . 4-7-1
Electrical System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3-6 Keep Proof of Ownership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7-1
Gauges and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3-9 Park Indoors Out of Sight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7-1
Hydraulic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3-12 When Parking Outdoors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7-2
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3-14 Reduce Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7-2
Report Thefts Immediately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7-3
Miscellaneous—Storage
Prepare Machine For Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4-1
Miscellaneous—Machine Numbers
Record Product Identification Number (PIN) . . . 4-5-1
Record Engine Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5-1
Record Transmission Serial Number—
Manual Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5-1
Record Transmission Serial
Number—Powershift—(310SG, 315SG) . . . . 4-5-1
Record Rear Axle Housing Serial Number . . . . 4-5-2
Record (MFWD) Front Axle Housing
Serial Number—If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5-2
Miscellaneous—Specifications
Travel Speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-1
Backhoe Loader Drain and Refill Capacities. . . 4-6-2
310G Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-3
310G Backhoe Loader Dimensions . . . . . . . . . 4-6-4
310G Backhoe Loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-9
310G Backhoe Loader Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-10
310G Buckets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-10
310G Backhoe Loader Lifting Capacities—
Standard Dipperstick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-11
310G Backhoe Loader Lifting
Capacities—Extendible Dipperstick
(Retracted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-12
310G Backhoe Loader Lifting
Capacities—Extendible Dipperstick
(Extended) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-13
310SG and 315SG Specifications . . . . . . . . . 4-6-14
Safety Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1-1 Safety Signs (S.N. 910056—919463) . . . . . . . . 1-5-1
Safety Signs (S.N. 919464—). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5-3
Safety—General Precautions
Recognize Safety Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-1 Operation—Operator’s Station
Follow Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-1 Pedals and Levers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-1
Operate Only If Qualified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-2 Pedals and Levers—If Equipped With Pilot
Wear Protective Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-2 Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-1
Avoid Unauthorized Machine Modifications. . . . 1-2-2 Display Monitor Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-2
Inspect Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-3 Right-Side Console Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-5
Stay Clear Of Moving Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-3 Controls—Steering Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-8
Avoid High-Pressure Fluids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-3 Pilot Control Enable/Disable Switch—If
Beware Of Exhaust Fumes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-4 Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-9
Prevent Fires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-4 Pattern Select Switch—If Equipped (S.N.
Prevent Battery Explosions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-4 910056—919463) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-9
Handle Chemical Products Safely. . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-5 Horn Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-10
Dispose Of Waste Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-5 Defroster, Heater, and Air Conditioner
Prepare For Emergencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-5 Controls—If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-11
Side Windows—Secondary Exits . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-12
Rear Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-12
Safety—Operating Precautions Adjusting Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-13
Use Steps And Handholds Correctly . . . . . . . . 1-3-1 Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-15
Start Only From Operator’s Seat . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3-1 Steering Wheel Tilt Lever—If Equipped . . . . . 2-1-15
Use And Maintain Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3-1
Prevent Unintended Machine Movement . . . . . 1-3-2
Prevent Unintended Machine Operation—Operating The Machine
Movement—If Equipped With Pilot Inspect Machine Daily Before Starting . . . . . . . 2-2-1
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3-2 Check Instruments Before Starting . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-2
Avoid Work Site Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3-3 Starting the Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-3
Keep Riders Off Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3-3 Starting Fluid—Cold Weather Start Aid—If
Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-5
Avoid Backover Accidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3-4
Using Booster Batteries—12-Volt System. . . . . 2-2-7
Avoid Machine Tipover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3-4
Using Coolant Heater—If Equipped . . . . . . . . . 2-2-8
Add And Operate Attachments Safely . . . . . . . 1-3-5 Warm-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-8
Use Special Care When Operating. . . . . . . . . . 1-3-5 Cold Weather Warm-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-9
Operating Or Traveling On Public Roads . . . . . 1-3-6 Ride Control Operation—If Equipped . . . . . . . 2-2-10
Inspect and Maintain ROPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3-6 Pilot Control Operation—If Equipped . . . . . . . 2-2-11
Driving the Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-12
Safety—Maintenance Precautions Operating Stabilizers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-15
Park And Prepare For Service Safely. . . . . . . . 1-4-1 Operating Boom Lock—310G, 310SG . . . . . . 2-2-16
Service Cooling System Safely. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4-1 Operating Boom Lock—315SG. . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-17
Remove Paint Before Welding or Heating . . . . 1-4-2 Operating Swing Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-18
Make Welding Repairs Safely. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4-2
Drive Metal Pins Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4-3
Operating Backhoe—John Deere Service Intervals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2-6
Two-Lever Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-19 Required Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2-8
Operating Backhoe—Excavator Two-Lever
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-20 Maintenance—As Required
Operating Backhoe—John Deere Pilot Inspect Loader Boom Service Lock . . . . . . . . . 3-3-1
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-21 Check and Adjust Boom Lock-310G, 310SG . . 3-3-1
Operating Backhoe—Excavator Pilot Check Tire Pressure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3-2
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-22 Tire Inflation Pressures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3-3
Side-Shifting the Backhoe Boom—315SG . . . 2-2-23 Check Wheel Fasteners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3-4
Operating Extendible Dipperstick—If Clean Cab Air Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3-5
Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-24 Inspect and Clean Hydraulic Reservoir
Operating Extendible Dipperstick Lock—If Fill Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3-6
Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-25 Drain Fuel Tank Water and Sediment. . . . . . . . 3-3-6
Operating Backhoe Auxiliary Hydraulic Clean Engine Air Cleaner Dust Unloader
Functions—If Equipped. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-26 Valve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3-7
Operating Loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-27 Clean or Replace Air Cleaner Elements . . . . . . 3-3-8
Operating Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-28 Inspect Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3-9
Operating Mechanical Front Wheel Drive Grease MFWD Drive Shaft Splines—If
(MFWD)—If Equipped. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-29 Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3-9
Lifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-30 Grease Sideshift Rails—315SG . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3-9
Parking the Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-31 Grease Stabilizer Leg Wear Strips—315SG . . 3-3-10
Loading Machine on a Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-33 Grease Extendible Dipperstick Side Rails—
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-34 If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3-10
Grease Extendable Dipperstick Backhoes—
Maintenance—Machine If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3-11
Diesel Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1-1 Grease Front Wheel
Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel Conditioner. . . . . . . . . . 3-1-1 Bearings—Non-Powered (S.N.—911129) . . 3-3-11
Dieselscan Fuel Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1-2 Grease Front Wheel
Handling and Storing Diesel Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1-2 Bearings—Non-Powered (S.N. 911130—). . 3-3-12
Alternative and Synthetic Lubricants. . . . . . . . . 3-1-3
Diesel Engine Break-In Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1-3 Maintenance—Every 10 Hours or Daily
Diesel Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1-4 Checking Hydraulic Reservoir Oil Level . . . . . . 3-4-1
Transmission, Hydraulic, Axles, and Check Engine Oil Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4-2
Mechanical Front Wheel Drive Oil. . . . . . . . . 3-1-5 Check Coolant Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4-3
Grease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1-6 Grease Loader Pivots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4-4
Grease For Extendible Dipperstick, Grease 4-in-1 Bucket Pivots—If Equipped . . . . 3-4-5
Sideshift Frame, And Stabilizer Leg Wear Grease Stabilizer Pivots and Cylinder Pins. . . . 3-4-5
Strips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1-6 Grease Backhoe Linkage, Pivots, and
Diesel Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1-7 Cylinder Rod Ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4-6
Grease Non-Powered Front Axle and
Maintenance—Periodic Maintenance Steering Pivots (S.N.—911129) . . . . . . . . . . 3-4-8
Service Your Machine at Specified Intervals. . . 3-2-1 Grease Non-Powered Front Axle and
Check Hour Meter Regularly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2-1 Steering Pivots (S.N. 911130—) . . . . . . . . . . 3-4-9
Prepare Machine for Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 3-2-2 Grease MFWD Front Axle and Universal
Loader Boom Service Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2-2 Joints—If Equipped. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4-10
Opening and Closing Engine Hood. . . . . . . . . . 3-2-3
Fuel Tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2-3 Maintenance—After First 100 Hours
Maintenance And Repair Record Change Engine Break-In Oil And
Keeping System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2-4 Replace Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5-1
OILSCAN PLUSâ, COOLSCAN PLUSâ, Replace Transmission Oil Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5-2
DIESELSCAN, and 3-Way Coolant Test
Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2-5
Maintenance—Every 250 Hours Handling, Checking And Servicing Batteries
Check MFWD Planetary Housing Oil—If Carefully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-7
Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6-1 Replacing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-8
Check MFWD Axle Oil Level—If Equipped . . . . 3-6-1 Removing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-9
Check Battery Electrolyte Level and Replacing Fuses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-10
Terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6-2 Remove and Install Halogen Bulb. . . . . . . . . . 4-1-12
Check Rear Axle Oil Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6-4 Checking Neutral Start System. . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-12
Check Transmission Oil Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6-4 Changing Loader Buckets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-13
Reversing Stabilizer Feet—310G, 310SG. . . . 4-1-14
Maintenance—Every 500 Hours Changing Sideshift Backhoe Stabilizer
Check Coolant and Add Conditioner. . . . . . . . . 3-7-1 Feet—315SG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-14
Check Air Intake Hose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7-2 Adding Liquid Ballast to Front Tires—310G . . 4-1-15
Replace Hydraulic Oil Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7-2 Adding Liquid Ballast to Front
Check Boom-to-Dipperstick Pin Bolt Torque. . . 3-7-2 Tires—310SG and 315SG . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-15
Replace Hydraulic Reservoir Breather . . . . . . . 3-7-3 Welding on Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-16
Change Engine Oil and Replace Filter . . . . . . . 3-7-4 Checking Ride Control Accumulator—If
Replace Final Fuel Filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7-5 Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-17
Discharge Ride Control System
Hydraulic Pressure—If Equipped. . . . . . . . . 4-1-18
Maintenance—Every 1000 Hours Discharge Pilot Control System
Clean, Pack, and Adjust Front Wheel Hydraulic Pressure—If Equipped. . . . . . . . . 4-1-19
Bearings—Non-Powered (S.N.—911129) . . . 3-8-1 Lowering Boom Without Electrical
Clean, Pack, and Adjust Front Wheel Power—For Machines With Pilot Controls. . 4-1-20
Bearings—Non-Powered (S.N. 911130—). . . 3-8-3 Check Park Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-21
Change MFWD Front Wheel Planetary Bleeding Service Brakes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-22
Housing Oil—If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8-4 Service Recommendations For STCâ1
Change MFWD Front Axle Housing Oil—If Fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-24
Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8-5 Check and Adjust Engine Speed Control
Clean Engine Crankcase Ventilation Tube . . . . 3-8-5 Linkage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-25
Change Transmission and Torque Adjusting Speed Control Lever Tension
Converter Oil and Replace Filter. . . . . . . . . . 3-8-6 (S.N.—913416) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-26
Change Rear Axle Oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8-7 Adjusting Speed Control Lever Tension
Replace Pilot Control Filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8-8 (S.N. 913417—) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-27
Check Engine Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8-8 Adjusting Pilot Control Wrist Rest —If
Change Hydraulic Reservoir Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8-9 Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-27
Replace Engine Air Cleaner Elements . . . . . . 3-8-10 Checking and Adjusting Toe-In (S.N.—
911129) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-28
Maintenance—Every 2000 Hours Checking and Adjusting Toe-In (S.N.
Adjust Engine Valve Lash (Clearance) . . . . . . . 3-9-1 911130—). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-29
Installing Teeth on Backhoe Bucket . . . . . . . . 4-1-30
Miscellaneous—Machine Do Not Service Control Valves,
External Service Brake Inspection . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-1 Cylinders, Pumps or Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-30
Inspecting And Cleaning Dusty Hardware Torque Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-31
Secondary And Primary Element . . . . . . . . . 4-1-2 Keep ROPS Installed Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-31
Check Receiver-Dryer—If Equipped . . . . . . . . . 4-1-3 Unified Inch Bolt and Cap Screw Torque
Checking Coolant Hoses and Radiator . . . . . . . 4-1-3 Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-32
Draining the Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-4 Metric Bolt and Cap Screw Torque Values . . . 4-1-33
Filling the Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-5
Do Not Service Or Adjust Injection Miscellaneous—Operational Checkout
Nozzles Or Injection Pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-5 Operational Checkout Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2-1
Replace Engine Torsional Damper . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-6 Gauge and Indicator Check With Engine Off . . 4-2-1
Draining Fuel Filter Sediment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-6
Precautions for Alternator and Regulator . . . . . 4-1-6
FNR, Neutral Start Circuit and Reverse 310SG and 315SG Backhoe Loader
Warning Alarm Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2-2 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-15
Park Brake, Indicator Light, and Engine 310SG and 315SG Backhoe Loader . . . . . . . 4-6-20
Speed Control Linkage Checks. . . . . . . . . . . 4-2-3 310SG and 315SG Backhoe Loader Weight. . 4-6-20
Brake System Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2-3 310SG, 315SG Buckets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-21
Steering System Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2-5 310SG And 315SG Backhoe Loader
Hydraulic System Checks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2-5 Lifting Capacities—Standard Dipperstick. . . 4-6-22
Pilot Control Operation Checks—If 310SG And 315SG Backhoe Loader
Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2-11 Lifting Capacities—Extendible Dipperstick
Check Operation Of Accessories (Engine (Retracted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-23
Stopped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2-13 310SG And 315SG Backhoe Loader
Cab Component Checks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2-13 Lifting Capacities—Extendible Dipperstick
Miscellaneous Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2-14 (Extended) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-24
Miscellaneous—Troubleshooting Miscellaneous—Crime Prevention Tips
Troubleshooting Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3-1 Help Prevent Crime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7-1
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3-2 Record Construction Identification Numbers . . . 4-7-1
Electrical System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3-6 Keep Proof of Ownership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7-1
Gauges and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3-9 Park Indoors Out of Sight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7-1
Hydraulic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3-12 When Parking Outdoors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7-2
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3-14 Reduce Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7-2
Report Thefts Immediately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7-3
Miscellaneous—Storage
Prepare Machine For Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4-1
Miscellaneous—Machine Numbers
Record Product Identification Number (PIN) . . . 4-5-1
Record Engine Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5-1
Record Transmission Serial Number—
Manual Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5-1
Record Transmission Serial
Number—Powershift—(310SG, 315SG) . . . . 4-5-1
Record Rear Axle Housing Serial Number . . . . 4-5-2
Record (MFWD) Front Axle Housing
Serial Number—If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5-2
Miscellaneous—Specifications
Travel Speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-1
Backhoe Loader Drain and Refill Capacities. . . 4-6-2
310G Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-3
310G Backhoe Loader Dimensions . . . . . . . . . 4-6-4
310G Backhoe Loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-9
310G Backhoe Loader Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-10
310G Buckets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-10
310G Backhoe Loader Lifting Capacities—
Standard Dipperstick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-11
310G Backhoe Loader Lifting
Capacities—Extendible Dipperstick
(Retracted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-12
310G Backhoe Loader Lifting
Capacities—Extendible Dipperstick
(Extended) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-13
310SG and 315SG Specifications . . . . . . . . . 4-6-14
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