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Mower deck mounting system

  • US 5,816,035 A
  • Filed: 01/17/1996
  • Issued: 10/06/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/17/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A front mounted mower for attachment to a motorized vehicle comprising:

  • a) a mower deck having a mowing configuration wherein the deck is positioned to cut vegetation and a service configuration wherein an underside of the deck is easily accessible;

    b) a mowing blade rotatably supported by said deck and including a drive mechanism for rotating the blade during operation;

    c) a pair of laterally spaced deck support wheels connected to said deck at a front end thereof;

    d) a deck mounting and support assembly for operably connecting said deck to the vehicle at a pivotal connection;

    said support assembly including a pair of spaced pusher bars pivotally attached near a first end thereof to said deck and adapted to be joined to the vehicle near a second end thereof;

    each of said pusher bars including a hanger pivotally connected to and positioned along a respective one of said pusher bars in spaced relation to the pivotal connection of said pusher bars with said deck;

    each of said hangers having an elongate generally vertically aligned slot; and

    e) a pair of slot followers each being operably received in a respective one of said slots and being mounted on said deck;

    said slot followers allowing opposite sides of the rear of said deck to articulate to follow the terrain of the ground being traversed by the mower as the slot followers move in said slots.

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