Patent ID: 7107746

Claim:
A mower, comprising: a frame including a front portion; a rear portion; and at least one central longitudinal beam at least partially forming the front portion of the frame, the beam being substantially parallel with a longitudinal axis passing from the front portion to the rear portion of the frame; and first and second wheels positioned on opposite sides of the front portion of the frame and spaced to define a track width of the mower, the track width being a distance between a center portion of each of the first and second wheels, the first and second wheels being pivotably coupled to the at least one central longitudinal beam about a first longitudinal pivot axis and a second longitudinal pivot axis, respectively, for upward and downward movement independent of each other, the first and second longitudinal pivot axes being laterally spaced from the longitudinal axis between about 0% and about 20% of the track width.