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National Mower 99500500-8400 Owner's/Operator's Manual

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Triplex Reel Mower
Owner/Operator Manual
Model
99500500 – 8400
03296500 4/08
ENGLISH
Printed in USA

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  • Page 1 Triplex Reel Mower Owner/Operator Manual Model 99500500 – 8400 03296500 4/08 ENGLISH Printed in USA...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS SAFETY ......3 STORAGE ..... . 26 OPERATION .

  • Page 3: Safety

    PRODUCT REGISTRATION DEALER DELIVERY The National Mower dealer must register the Dealer should: product at the time of purchase. Registering 1. Check that all assembly and the product will help the company process adjustments have been properly warranty claims or contact you with the latest completed.
  • Page 4 SAFETY DECALS DANGER: IMMINENTLY National Mower has provided decals in many HAZARDOUS SITUATION! If not locations throughout the machine to aid the avoided, WILL RESULT in death or operator in identifying, controlling and serious injury. operating the 8400 safely and correctly. It is important that all decals are clean and visible at all times.

  • Page 5: Safety Rules

    Inspect unit before each use for: missing or damaged decals and shields, correctly operating safety interlock system, and deterioration of grass catchers. Replace or repair as needed. ALWAYS check overhead and side clearances carefully before operation. ALWAYS be aware of traffic when operating along streets or curbs.
  • Page 6 Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses Never direct discharge towards persons or with side shields when operating mower. property that may be injured or damaged by thrown objects. Use extreme caution on Moving parts can cut or amputate fingers or a gravel surfaces.
  • Page 7 Use a slow speed. Tires may lose traction on ALWAYS block wheels and know all jack slopes even though the brakes are stands are strong and secure and will hold functioning properly. weight of unit during maintenance. Do not bypass transmission when on a slope. Release pressure slowly from components with stored energy.

  • Page 8: Operation

    OPERATION CONTROLS AND FEATURES Figure 1 Ignition Switch Hour Meter Insert key in switch (1, Figure 1) and turn The hour meter (2, Figure 1) indicates the clockwise as far as it will go to start engine, number of hours the tractor has been then release.
  • Page 9 Choke Parking Brake When starting a cold engine, pull the choke A convenient parking brake (9, Figure 1) is control (4, Figure 1) out to close the choke located just below the right side of the plate and allow a richer fuel mixture to enter operator’s seat.

  • Page 10: Operating Suggestions

    To open the valve to permit free-wheeling, 5. Check oil level in hydraulic reservoir. Oil level should be the level shown on the simply lift up on the rod and latch washer face decal on the side of the oil tank when (2, Figure 3) onto the bracket slot.

  • Page 11: Driving The Tractor

    5. Before leaving the mower, always lower 8. Push choke control in as engine warms wing mowers so that when exiting the up (or immediately if engine is warm). mower and stepping on the non-skid DRIVING THE TRACTOR pads of the wing mowers, it will not put excessive strain on the lift mechanism.

  • Page 12: Hillside Operation

    MOWING HILLSIDE OPERATION 1. Stop tractor by releasing the traction The 8400 has been designed for good pedal (8, Figure 1), then slowly lower the traction and stability under normal mowing mower units. conditions. However, caution must still be used during slope operation, especially when CAUTION: Dropping cutting units the grass is wet.

  • Page 13: Assembly

    ASSEMBLY TRACTOR Check Tire Pressure CAUTION: Avoid injury! Explosive CAUTION: Handle banding separation of tire and rim parts is material with caution. Use heavy possible when they are serviced leather gloves. Banding is sharp! incorrectly: 1. Remove crating top, front, and sides. •...

  • Page 14: Steering Wheel

    Figure 8 STEERING WHEEL 1. Remove nut and washer (1, Figure 9) from steering shaft (2, Figure 9). 2. Remove steering wheel cap (3, Figure 9) from steering wheel (4, Figure 9). 3. Assemble steering wheel onto shaft, positioning the steering wheel cross bars parallel when the front tires are in the straight-ahead position and secure with the nut and washer.

  • Page 15: Wing Mowers

    WING MOWERS 4. Remove the cap screw (4, Figure 12) closest to the inside of the tractor 1. Remove wing mowers from crate. fastening the shield to the cross bar. Position on each side of tractor with the 5. Attach chain bracket (5, Figure 12), yoke pins (1, Figure 10) facing the positioning the bracket with the longest tractor.

  • Page 16: Service And Adjustments

    2. Check oil level by removing pipe plug (2, The 8400 is not shipped with a battery. A Figure 13). The oil level should be at the group size 70, 12-volt side post battery is bottom edge of the hole, as indicated by recommended such as Exide model 70-LT- decal (3, Figure 13).

  • Page 17: Parking Brake Adjustment

    3. Once the traction pedal has been Adjusting the hex head bolt (7, Figure 1) up adjusted, the safety switch (2, Figure 15) or down and locking it with the lock nut will may have to be re-adjusted by moving limit the pedal travel.

  • Page 18: Height Of Cut Adjustment

    Figure 16 HEIGHT OF CUT ADJUSTMENT To set the height of cut, lift the Socket/Vinyl Figure 17 Cap of the Dial-A-Height (1, Figure 17) up then turn clockwise (viewed from above) to REEL TO BEDKNIFE lower the roller (4, Figure 17) (raise the height ADJUSTMENT of cut), or counter-clockwise to raise the roller (lower the height of cut).
  • Page 19 Test for end play periodically by trying to move the reel from side to side in the frame. If DANGER: Be extremely careful not there is any movement, end play is present. to let tools, your fingers, or clothing get caught in the reels. Use 1.
  • Page 20 GRINDING PROCEDURE LAPPING COMPOUND Reel must be ground at 25° in the direction See your authorized Dealer to order these shown (Figure 19). Back grind until reel lapping compounds. blades are free from roundness, dents, and nicks. Spin grind to remove all burrs. All Lapping Compound blades must be on the same diameter.

  • Page 21: Maintenance

    MAINTENANCE DANGER: To avoid possible DANGER: Always wear protective serious bodily injury, before glasses or goggles and protective performing any adjustments, clothing when working with maintenance, or lubrication, place batteries. Always connect the all controls in “neutral,” lower the “ground” (black) cable last and mowers to the ground, engage remove it first whenever performing parking brake, turn ignition switch...
  • Page 22 Slow charge: 2. Keep wire harness and all individual wires away from moving parts, hot parts, • 10 hours @ 5 amps or sharp edges. This will prevent • 3 hours @ 10 amps abrasive wear or potential short circuits. Fast charge: 3.
  • Page 23 HYDRAULIC OIL FILTER 5. Torque shoulder nuts 35 to 40 lbf/ft (47.4 to 54.2 N•m). To prevent damage to the hydraulic system, the hydraulic oil filter (1, Figure 21), located under right fender, should be changed after the first 25 hours of operation and every 250 Clamp this edge hours thereafter.
  • Page 24 Figure 23 Symbols GREASE - Lithium base or Equivalent OIL - Light machine oil. GB - 24...
  • Page 25 Item Frequency Location Type of No. of (Hrs.) Lubrication Places Daily Mower Reel Roller Bearing Grease, Lithium Daily Wing Mower Pull Rod Bushing Daily Idler Sprocket Chain Daily Lower Countershaft Bearing Grease, Lithium Front Axle Ball Joints Grease, Lithium Daily Axle Yoke Grease, Lithium Neutral Return Pivot...

  • Page 26: Storage

    STORAGE GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TIRES When you do not plan to use your vehicle for 1. Before storing the vehicle, clean the tires thoroughly. some time, it should be stored in a dry and protected place. Unnecessary exposure to 2. Jack up the vehicle so that the load is off the tires.

  • Page 27: Troubleshooting

    6. Remove the spark plugs and wipe dry. 7. Move the vehicle outdoors or keep doors Crank the engine (with spark plug and/or windows wide open to provide removed) using the starter until excess sufficient ventilation before starting oil has been expelled through the spark engine.

  • Page 28: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Model Number 995005 Engine Type Twin Cylinder, Air Cooled Model Briggs & Stratton Vanguard Horsepower 16HP (11.9 kW) Cooling Ducted Airflow Transmission Traction Drive Model 11 Variable Displacement Hydrostatic Pump Wheel Drive Motors Eaton Series 2000 Hydraulic Motor Steering Eaton Power Steering Control Unit Mower Fuel Tank...

  • Page 29: Warranty

    1000 hours of use, whichever comes first. An authorized Gravely Turf, Locke Turf or National Mower dealer will repair any defect in material or workmanship, and repair or replace any defective part, subject to the conditions, limitations and exclusions set forth herein. Such repair or replacement will be free of charge to the original purchaser (labor and parts), except as noted below.
  • Page 30 Engines and engine accessories are covered only by the engine manufacturer’s warranty and are not covered by this warranty. • Parts that are not genuine Gravely Turf, Locke Turf or National Mower service parts are not covered by this warranty. •...
  • Page 32 National Mower An Ariens Company 655 West Ryan Street Brillion, WI 54110-0157 920-756-2141 Fax 920-756-2407 www.nationalmower.com...

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