Patent ID: 8844657
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: A01D,B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A stand on mower comprising: a left foot pedal and a right foot pedal, each foot pedal spaced from the other and dimensioned to support one of the operator's feet while in a standing position at the rear of the mower; each foot pedal biased to a neutral position generally parallel to a horizontal surface of a foot platform located generally between or behind a pair of traction drive wheels; the left foot pedal and the right foot pedal pivoting independently forwardly and rearwardly to forward and reverse traction drive positions and being connected to a left wheel motor and a right wheel motor that rotate each of the traction drive wheels in either forward or reverse based on the traction drive positions of the foot pedals; wherein the left foot pedal and the right foot pedal are connected to a left side and a right side of a variable displacement dual hydraulic pump providing hydraulic fluid to a left hydrostatic motor and a right hydrostatic motor respectively for rotating the traction drive wheels.