Patent ID: 6085508
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
A rotary lawn mower including a mower deck having a cutting chamber therein and a rotatable cutter head disposed within the cutting chamber for cutting in a sweep or cutting plane, ground engaging elements for supporting the deck, so that the mower can travel over a grass surface to be cut, the mower further including cutting height adjustment means operable to adjust cutting height of the cutter head, and sweep plane adjustment means operable independently of the cutting height adjustment means so that the sweep or cutting plane of the cutter head is movable relative to the grass surface to be cut so that it can adopt a number of cutting operating positions including a first position in which the sweep or cutting plane is inclined upwardly and forwardly with respect to the normal direction of travel of the mower when in use and a second position in which the cutter head is inclined upwardly and rearwardly.