Patent ID: 7596936

Claim:
A mower comprising: a) a frame; b) a mowing deck; c) a height adjustment mechanism operably allowing a user to vary the cutting height of the deck relative to the frame; the height adjustment mechanism including a pair of front bell cranks and a pair of rear bell cranks pivotally secured to said frame; at least one front bell crank and one rear bell crank being joined by a connecting member; d) a mechanical advantage device operably joined with the height adjustment mechanism in a first operating mode so as to operably adjust between different cutting heights of the deck in a cutting configuration; said mechanical advantage device in a second operating mode cooperating between the frame and the deck to rotate the deck about a front end of the deck between the cutting configuration and a maintenance configuration. e) said connecting member including an abutment first receiver for selectively receiving an abutment end of said mechanical advantage device so as to move said connecting member as the device extends and contracts so as to adjust the deck cutting height; and f) a second receiver cooperating with said deck and selectively receiving said mechanical advantage device abutment end to move said deck between said cutting and maintenance configurations when said mechanical advantage device extends and contracts while said mechanical advantage device abutment end is against said second receiver.