Patent ID: 8888130

Claim:
A riding lawn care vehicle comprising: a frame to which wheels of the riding lawn care vehicle are attachable; and a steering assembly including a steering wheel operably coupled to rear wheels of the riding lawn care vehicle via a cable system, wherein the cable system includes: a first cable portion and a second cable portion that each contact a steering column pulley at respective first ends of the first and second cable portions, the steering column pulley configured to pull a corresponding one of the first cable portion or the second cable portion based on a direction of rotation of the steering wheel, the first and second cable portions each being in operable communication with a steering disc at respective second ends of the first and second cable portions, the steering disc providing translation of movement of the first cable portion and the second cable portion into corresponding movement of the rear wheels, and a pulley assembly in which each pulley of the pulley assembly handles both the first cable portion and the second cable portion as the first cable portion and the second cable portion are conveyed from the steering column pulley to the steering disc to translate motion of the steering column pulley to the steering disc.