Harvesters – Motorized harvester – With selective control of drive means
Patent
1996-09-12
1998-09-22
Melius, Terry Lee
Harvesters
Motorized harvester
With selective control of drive means
56 147, 56 167, 56DIG9, 280 327, A01D 3468
Patent
active
058097562
ABSTRACT:
A powered lawn mower having a frame, an engine mounted to the frame, a set of front wheels and rear wheels connected to the frame, a drive for transmitting rotational power from the engine to the rear wheels, and grass cutting blades associated with the frame, and powered by the engine. A platform is positioned behind the rear wheels, and is capable of supporting an operator while the lawn mower is operating. The platform and the other parts are connected to the frame in such a way and positioned so that the addition of the operator in a stand-up or riding position moves the center of gravity by no more than twenty-five percent of the wheelbase of the mower. The rear wheel set may be positioned up or down but is not swingable. Alternatively, the platform and the other parts are connected to the frame in such a way and positioned so that the total weight of the mower is distributed no more than thirty-five percent on the front wheels with no operator on the platform, and the total weight of the mower is no less than twenty percent on the front wheels with an average operator riding on the platform.
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Berrois Joseph E.
Scag Dane T.
Gilpin Brian G.
Melius Terry Lee
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