Patent ID: 6487838
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
The combination comprising:a mowing machine having a front and a rear and sides, an operator's seat, a driving motor to drive the machine along a path of travel, and the machine having power transmitting components coupling the motor to at least one rotary mower cutter drive shaft; an oil reserve tank; bumper mounting brackets connected to the mowing machine and to said tank and supporting the tank at the front of said machine; a trimmer arm mounting bracket connected to said tank adjacent an end of the tank and projecting downward from said tank; a trimmer arm having a proximal end and a distal end; a trimmer mounted to the arm and including a rotor with at least one cutter attached to said rotor; a pivot mounting a portion of the arm adjacent the proximal end of the arm to the arm mounting bracket; the distal end of the arm being located laterally outward from the machine path of travel; and the pivot being oriented to enable the distal end of the arm to move up and down as the mowing machine moves along the ground; and the trimmer being located on the arm to move up and down as the distal end of the arm moves up and down.