New Holland 499 Operator's Manual page 97

TINES
Tine bars from the left and right side of the header are
shown overlapping at the center of the header. Left
and right tines and clips will not interchange. The
mounting eye of the tine, the tine clip, and the lock nut
must be on the FRONT side of the tine bar. Reel bats
are on the back side of the tine bars. Replace the lock
nuts if they can be turned on with your fingers. Align
the tines by pulling them in the direction of the short
dotted arrows while tightening the tine bolts.
WARNING
Disengage the PTO, turn off the tractor engine
and remove the key. Wait for all movement to
stop before leaving the operator's position.
Never adjust, lubricate, clean or unplug machine
with the engine running. Failure to comply could
result in death or serious injury.
TINE BARS
IMPORTANT: Running the header with bent tine bars
can cause premature failure of the tine bar bearings.
Place a wood block at the bend and use a heavy
sledge to straighten the tine bar. It is usually not
necessary to remove the tine bars to straighten them.
To remove a tine bar:
Use a 3/8" allen wrench and 1-1/8" box-end wrench
to loosen nuts, 1 at each end of the tine bar. At the
center of the header, remove four bolts, 2, in the
spider arm. Pull the spider arm out in the direction of
the long dotted arrow. Remove the nuts on the spider
bearing bolts. Take the tine bar out of the reel.
Refer to the section "Tine Bar Bearings" which
follows for information on removing and replacing
bearings in the tine bar.
To install a tine bar:
NOTE: At each tine bar bearing stud, use a special
washer, 3, on each side of the spider arm.
Install the bearing studs in the spider arm, but leave
the nuts loose. Install the inner arm in the spider.
Install four bolts, 2, with heavy flat washers on each
side of the spider. Tighten the nuts, 1, on the bearing
studs with the allen wrench and box-end wrench.
SECTION 4 - MAINTENANCE
REEL MAINTENANCE
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