Patent ID: 6516596
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: A01D,B62D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A zero turning radius power mower for operation by at least a standing operator, the mower comprising:an engine; at least one cutter member powered by said engine; first and second rear drive wheels each independently drivable in both forward and reverse directions so as to allow for substantially zero radius turning of the mower about a vertical turning axis; a foot platform for supporting at least one foot of the operator of the mower, wherein at least a portion of said foot platform is located laterally forward of a rear edge of at least one said rear drive wheels, and wherein at least part of the foot platform is located between the first and second rear drive wheels; and at least one anti-wheelie member mounted to said mower at a location laterally rearward of said vertical turning axis and at an elevation above a rotation axis of at least one of said rear drive wheels, and wherein a horizontal axis on which the anti-wheelie member is mounted is located at an elevation above an elevation of the foot platform and is also located rearward of at least part of the foot platform.