Patent ID: 6164049
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
A mower for cutting vegetation and applying vegetation treatment fluid at a first cutting to cut brush and vegetation, comprising:a mower having a convertible deck, said convertible deck having a main deck and a movable portion, said movable portion being forwardly attachable to said main deck;a distal edge of said main deck, said movable portion attachable to said distal edge at a proximal edge of said movable portion, said movable portion extending beyond said distal edge of said main deck;a plurality of rotatable spindles mounted to the underside of said main deck;a plurality of pairs of cutting blades, each of said pairs of cutting blades connected to respective central blade shafts, each of said shafts mounted respectively to each one of said plurality of rotatable spindles;means for rotating said plurality of pairs of cutting blades;a means for securing the mower to a standard tractor; anda means for applying treatment fluid to a lower surface of each of said plurality of cutting blades, whereby said treatment fluid remains on said lower surface of each blade until said blade cuts vegetation, when said treatment fluid is applied to said cut vegetation at the moment of first cutting;wherein said movable portion being openable between a closed position and an open position where said plurality of cutting blades are uniformly exposed;said plurality of cutting blades forming a continuous blade path at least as wide as the width of the tractor.