Patent ID: 8313088

Claim:
A service stand for elevating riding lawn mowers, ATV's, garden tractors, snowmobiles and motorized implements above ground for service and repairs, the stand comprising: a rigid frame adapted to be disposed upon a supporting surface, the frame comprising first and second spaced-apart, vertical frame sections and an elongated, longitudinal section extending between and connecting the first and second vertical frame sections; said first vertical frame section comprises a pair of parallel, spaced-apart vertical stanchions that project upwardly which secure generally planar, horizontal wheel supports; said second vertical frame section comprises a pair of parallel, spaced-apart vertical stanchions that project upwardly which secure generally planar, horizontal wheel supports that have wheel stops defined on them to prevent forward movement of a riding lawn mowers, ATV, garden tractor, snowmobile or other motorized implements disposed on said stand for service; removable guards associated with each horizontal wheel support on said second vertical frame section to prevent sideways wheel movements, facilitating use of the stand with zero turn mowers; a pair of spans removably coupled between said first and second vertical frame sections to provide a travel pathway over the stand, said spans disposed parallel with one another, and parallel with the longitudinal frame section beneath them; a pair of drive-on ramps pivotally interconnected with said first vertical frame section; safeties associated with at least one of said vertical frame sections for automatically deploying in response to removal of said spans to prevent movement of a riding lawn mower, ATV, garden tractor, snowmobile or other motorized implement disposed on said stand.