Patent ID: 6038841
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: A01D,Y10S

Abstract:
An arrangement for leveling a blade housing of a mower, the housing during operation of the mower being suspended from the underside of a vehicle frame in non-engaging relationship with ground over which said vehicle moves, comprising:a pair of spaced suspension arms pivotally connected to respective opposite sides of said housing and to said frame;a pair of spaced brackets joined to respective opposite sides of said housing;a rod extending between opposite sides of said frame and being pivotally connected thereto;a pair of spaced lift arms each connected at one of its ends to said rod;a third lift arm connected at one of its ends to said rod at a location intermediate said pair of spaced lift arms;a handle connected to said rod for rotating the rod when said handle is displaced thereby displacing opposite ends of the lift arms;a first cable extending from the opposite end of one of said pair of lift arms to one of said brackets;a second cable extending from the opposite end of the other of said pair of lift arms to the other of said brackets;locking means associated with each of said brackets for selectively securing the first and second cables to respective brackets;a third cable extending from the opposite end of said third lift arm to a third bracket joined to a front or rear portion of said housing; andadditional locking means associated with said third bracket for selectively securing the third cable to said third bracket.