Patent ID: 8065864

Claim:
A mower adapted to traverse a terrain, the mower comprising: a frame including a front, opposite sides, at least one front beam located at the front of the frame with respect to a forward direction of movement of the mower, at least one side beam located along each of the opposite sides of the frame; first and second front wheels; each of the first and second front wheels coupled to the at least one front beam at the front of the frame and coupled to the at least one side beam at a side location of the frame disposed a distance from the front of the frame; at least one biasing member associated with each of the first and second front wheels and being positioned to bias the wheels in a downward direction, the biasing member being constructed of a non-metal material; the first and second front wheels independently movable with respect to one another in response to changing elevation of the terrain and coupled to the frame for movement with respect to the frame in response to changing elevation of the terrain; a cutter deck; and at least one cutter in the cutter deck, the cutter and cutter deck coupled to the first and second front wheels for movement with the first and second front wheels in response to changing elevation of the terrain.