Impact absorbing mower deck mounting mechanism

Details Impact absorbing mower deck mounting mechanism Impact absorbing mower deck mounting mechanism

1996-05-13

1998-09-29

Shackelford, Heather

Harvesters

Motorized harvester

Including motorized vehicle causing transit of harvester

56 167, 563201, 56DIG3, 56DIG10, 267291, A01D 3482

Patent

active

058132023

ABSTRACT:
A mechanism for absorbing impacts encountered by a mower deck coupled with a vehicle, including an arm operatively coupled with the vehicle, a longitudinally extending first tube member coupled with the arm and defining a generally linear axis which extends rearwardly and inwardly toward the vehicle, a second tube member operatively coupled with the mower deck, the first tube being slideably received within the second tube for allowing the second tube to shift linearly along the axis as the mower deck encounters frontal impact loads, a compression spring positioned within the tubes for biasing the second tube and mower deck forwardly with respect to the first tube, and the second tube member is allowed to pivot with respect to the first tube member for allowing the mower deck to pivot from side to side to follow undulating ground contours.

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The Toro Company, brochure title unknown, 1 page, date unknown, published in the U.S.A.
The Toro Company, brochure entitled "Toro Groundsmaster 455-D", 3 pages, dated 1994, published in the U.S.A.

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