A lawn maintenance vehicle caster wheel assembly including a suspension comprising: a fork , rotatably connectable to a structural member of an associated lawn maintenance vehicle; an arm , wherein said arm is rotatably connected to said fork at a first location , wherein said arm is rotatable about an arm axis ; a caster wheel mounted to said arm , wherein said caster wheel is rotatable about a wheel axis; and a damping member , wherein said damping member is attached to said fork and said arm such that said caster wheel and said arm can rotate about said arm axis , wherein said arm includes a first end point , a second end point , and a first pivot point such that a first line between said first end point and said first pivot point forms a non-linear angle with a second line between said second end point and said first pivot point, wherein said damping member urges said first end point of said arm toward said fork , to rotate said arm about said first pivot point, the lawn maintenance vehicle caster wheel assembly further comprising a pin attached to said arm , wherein said pin defines an aperture , and by further including a threaded fastener , wherein said threaded fastener is threadingly engaged with said aperture, the lawn maintenance vehicle caster wheel assembly being characterized in that said damping member is a coil spring including a central axis , said central axis being oriented in a substantially horizontal orientation, wherein an elastic potential energy within said coil spring is adjusted by said threaded fastener, and wherein said threaded fastener is located within a central space of said coil spring and wherein the fork includes a cross bar , rotatably connectable to the structural member of an associated lawn maintenance vehicle, and a first fork side , which extends in a generally downward direction from the cross bar , and wherein the threaded fastener passes through an aperture defined by a tab which is attached to the first fork side . a fork , rotatably connectable to a structural member of an associated lawn maintenance vehicle; an arm , wherein said arm is rotatably connected to said fork at a first location , wherein said arm is rotatable about an arm axis ; a caster wheel mounted to said arm , wherein said caster wheel is rotatable about a wheel axis; and a damping member , wherein said damping member is attached to said fork and said arm such that said caster wheel and said arm can rotate about said arm axis , wherein said arm includes a first end point , a second end point , and a first pivot point such that a first line between said first end point and said first pivot point forms a non-linear angle with a second line between said second end point and said first pivot point, wherein said damping member urges said first end point of said arm toward said fork , to rotate said arm about said first pivot point, the lawn maintenance vehicle caster wheel assembly further comprising a pin attached to said arm , wherein said pin defines an aperture , and by further including a threaded fastener , wherein said threaded fastener is threadingly engaged with said aperture, the lawn maintenance vehicle caster wheel assembly being characterized in that said damping member is a coil spring including a central axis , said central axis being oriented in a substantially horizontal orientation, wherein an elastic potential energy within said coil spring is adjusted by said threaded fastener, and wherein said threaded fastener is located within a central space of said coil spring and wherein the fork includes a cross bar , rotatably connectable to the structural member of an associated lawn maintenance vehicle, and a first fork side , which extends in a generally downward direction from the cross bar , and wherein the threaded fastener passes through an aperture defined by a tab which is attached to the first fork side . <EOS>