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Ventrac HM600 Owner/operator's Manual & Parts List
Summary of HM600
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Mower model hm600/hm720/hp720 revised 06-26-06 09.10013 owner/operator’s manual & parts list venture products inc. Orrville, oh.
Page 2: To The Owner
Ii to the owner congratulations on the purchase of a new ventrac mower! The purpose of this manual is to assist you in its safe and effective operation and maintenance. With proper usage and care, the mower will provide many years of service. Please read and understand this manual entirely before us...
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of contents introduction section a description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 safety section b safety symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table of contents parts & illustrated drawings section e figure 1 - deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-12 (hm600 ser# aa1001-aa1262) ( hm720 ser# aa1001-aa1134) (hp720 ser# aa1001-aa1025) figure 2 - deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 5: Introduction
Introduction product description the ventrac hm600, hm720 and hp720 mowers have a cutting width of approx. 60” and 72” respectively. The “uni-body” design creates a lightweight, heavy-duty, and high performance deck plus a streamlined carrier frame. With the removal of two pins beneath the cross fra...
Page 6: Introduction
Introduction ventrac hm600 specifications cutting width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 60 inches overall width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 inches length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 inches height . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 7: Safety
Safety b-1 attention : this symbol identifies potential health and safety hazards. It marks safety precautions. Your safety and the safety of others is involved. Signal word definitions indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury and/or p...
Page 8: Safety
Safety b-2 the following decals must be maintained on your ventrac mower. If any decals are faded or missing, contact your dealer promptly for replacements. Decals a b c d e f decal page & location description part number a e-2,#37 danger shield missing 00.0062 b e-8,#15 warning moving part hazard 0...
Page 9: Safety
Safety b-3 general safety procedures for ventrac tractors, attachments, & accessories read and understand the operator’s manual before operating this equipment. Observe and follow all safety decals. Do not let children or any untrained person operate the tractor or attachment. Make sure that all ope...
Page 10: Safety
Safety b-4 hm600, hm720, and hp720 safety procedures before mowing, clear the area of stones, sticks, and other foreign objects that can be thrown by the mower. Use extra care when mowing around trees, shrubs, and other objects that may block your vision. Never mow with the discharge chute flipped u...
Page 11: Operation
Operation operating instructions attaching: 1. Drive the tractor slowly forward into the hitch arms of the mower. Align the lift arms with the mower hitch arms by raising or lowering the front hitch and complete the engagement. Note: mower arms may be too low to engage tractor hitch arms when mower ...
Page 12: Operation
Operation c-2 operating techniques and tips (cont.) travel to and from the area to be mowed should generally be done with the mower raised in transport position by the tractor hydraulics. This saves the wear-and-tear on the mower and needless scuffing and rolling over the various surfaces between mo...
Page 13: Operation
Operation c-3 mulching kit the mulching kit consists of 3 baffles, a discharge cover and 10 carriage bolts and nuts. Kits are hm600—39.55150 and hm720—39.55151 . To install the mulching kit, simply turn the deck upside down or if mounted on the tractor (with park bake engaged and ignition key remove...
Page 14: Maintenance
Maintenance d-1 lubrication grease zerks are located as shown below. Apply 2-3 pumps of grease per spindle approximately every 50 hours of operation. All others bearings—one pump max! Do not overgrease. In very dirty, sandy, or wet conditions, more frequent greasing may be advisable. Removal and rei...
Page 15: Maintenance
Maintenance d-2 5. To remove each blade, place a short piece of 2 x 4 wood between the end of the blade and an appropriate structural part of the underside of the deck to prevent rotation. 6. Loosen the blade bolt counterclockwise and remove the blade for sharpening or replacement. 7. When reinstall...
Page 16: Maintenance
Maintenance d-3 deck belt replacement (cont.): 4. Remove old belt. Note that one belt loop must surround the left hitch arm. This is the reason for removing the cotter pin in the crossover support. 5. Install the new b158 belt (part # 81.B158 for 60”) or b180 belt, (part #81.B180 for 72” deck) as sh...
Page 17: Maintenance
Maintenance d-4 deck belt replacement (cont.): 3. Remove the left hitch arm mounting bolt and lift the hitch arm up from the mounting brackets on the deck. 4. Remove old belt. Note that one belt loop must surround the left hitch arm. This is the reason for removing the left hitch arm mounting bolt. ...
Page 18: Maintenance
Maintenance d-5 deck leveling procedure (cont.): 3. Go to one side of the deck. Turn blade so that the tip is at the back of the deck. Measure the distance from the floor to the blade. 4. Move to the other side. Turn that blade tip to the back of the deck. If this measurement is different from the f...
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Parts manual hm600/hm720/hp720
Page 20: Parts
Parts e-1 figure 1 illustrated drawing deck parts (hm600 ser# aa1001-aa1262) (hm720 ser# aa1001-aa1134) (hp720 ser# aa1001-aa1025).
Page 21: Figure 1
Figure 1 deck parts hm600 hm720/hp720 ref. Part no. Part no. Description qty. 1 . . . . . 83.0031 . . . . . . . 83.0031 . . . . . . . . Idler pulley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 . . . . . 90.0614 . . . . . . . 90.0614 . . . . . . . . 3/8-16 x 1-3/4 bolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 22: Parts
Parts e-3 figure 2 illustrated drawing deck parts (hm600 ser# aa1263-aa1945) (hm720 ser# aa1135-aa1612) (hp720 ser# aa1026-aa1180).
Page 23: Figure 2 - Deck Parts
Figure 2 - deck parts parts e-4 hm600 hm720/hp720 ref. Part no. Part no. Description qty. 1 . . . . . 83.0031 . . . . . . . 83.0031 . . . . . . . . Idler pulley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 . . . . . 90.0614 . . . . . . . 90.0614 . . . . . . . . 3/8-16 x 1-3/4 bolt . . . . . . . . ....
Page 24: Parts
Parts e-5 figure 3 illustrated drawing deck parts (hm600 ser# ab1946--) (hm720 ser# ab1613--) (hp720 ser# ab1181--).
Page 25: Figure 3
Figure 3 deck parts parts e-6 hm600 hm720/hp720 ref. Part no. Part no. Description qty. 1 . . . . . 83.0031 . . . . . . . 83.0031 . . . . . . . . Idler pulley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 . . . . . 90.0614 . . . . . . . 90.0614 . . . . . . . . 3/8-16 x 1-3/4 bolt . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 26: Parts
Parts e-7 figure 4 illustrated drawing spindle assembly (hm600 ser# ab1946--) (hm720 ser# ab1613--) (hp720 ser# ab1181--).
Page 27: Figure 4
Figure 4 spindle assembly parts e-8 hm600 hm720/hp720 ref. Part no. Part no. Description qty. 1 . . . . . 81.B158 . . . . . . . 81.B180 . . . . . . . . Belt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 . . . . . 99.A12nf . . . . . . 99.A12nf . . . . . . . 3/4-16 lock nut . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 28: Parts
Parts e-9 figure 5 illustrated drawing carrier frame parts (hm600 ser# aa1001-aa1262) (hm720 ser# aa1001-aa1134) (hp720 ser# aa1001-aa1025).
Page 29: Figure 5
Figure 5 carrier frame parts parts e-10 hm600 hm720/hp720 ref. Part no. Part no. Description qty. 1 . . . . . 60.0662 . . . . . . . 60.0676 . . . . . . . . Deck shield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.0758 . . . . . . . . Offset deck shield, hp720 . . ...
Page 30: Parts
Parts e-11 figure 6 illustrated drawing deck parts (hm600 ser# aa1263--) (hm720 ser# aa1135--) (hp720 ser# aa1026).
Page 31: Figure 6
Figure 6 deck parts parts e-12 hm600 hm720/hp720 ref. Part no. Part no. Description qty. 1 . . . . . 60.0662 . . . . . . . 60.0676 . . . . . . . . Deck shield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.0758 . . . . . . . . Offset deck shield, hp720 . . . . . . ....
Page 32: Parts
Parts e-13 figure 7 illustrated drawing caster & rear roller parts.
Page 33: Figure 7
Figure 7 caster & rear roller parts parts e-14 hm600 hm720/hp720 ref. Part no. Part no. Description qty. 1 . . . . . 53.0080 . . . . . . . 53.0080 . . . . . . . . Dust cap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 . . . . . 99.A12nf . . . . . . 99.A12nf . . . . . . . 3/4-16 locknut . . . . . . ...
Page 34: Parts
Parts e-15 figure 8 illustrated drawing hitch assembly parts (hm600 ser# aa1001-aa1357) (hm720 ser# aa1001-aa1188) (hp720 ser# aa1001-aa1066).
Page 35: Figure 8
Figure 8 hitch assembly parts parts e-16 hm600 hm720/hp720 ref. Part no. Part no. Description qty. 1 . . . . . 99.E0004 . . . . . . 99.E0004. . . . . . . . 1/4-20 wing nut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 . . . . . 60.0665 . . . . . . . 60.0665 . . . . . . . . Outer drive pulley shield . . . ...
Page 36: Parts
Parts e-17 figure 9 illustrated drawing hitch assembly parts (hm600 ser# aa1358--) (hm720 ser# aa1189--) (hp720 ser# aa1067--).
Page 37: Figure 9
Figure 9 hitch assembly parts parts e-18 hm600 hm720/hp720 ref. Part no. Part no. Description qty. 1 . . . . . 99.E0004 . . . . . . 99.E0004. . . . . . . . 1/4-20 wing nut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 . . . . . 60.0665 . . . . . . . 60.0665 . . . . . . . . Outer drive pulley shield . . . ...
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9 - 2 limited warranty – ventrac turf equipment venture products, inc. (shall be referred to as v.P.I.) warrants on the terms and conditions herein, that it will repair, replace, or adjust any part manufactured by venture products inc. And found by venture products inc to be defective in material an...
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9 - 3 limited warranty – ventrac turf equipment operation of, or use of the turf equipment which is not in accordance with operating instructions as specified in the operator’s manual or other operational instructions provided by v.P.I.; (f) repair or replacement arising as a result of any operation...
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Ventrac engine & component warranties vendor ventrac product vendor warranty warranty procedure kawasaki (engines) 3000 series 4200, 4100 series two (2) years claim processed by a kawasaki authorized servicing dealer to kawasaki vanguard (engines) 4200, 4100 series two (2) years 3 rd year on major p...