Patent ID: 7908833

Claim:
A mower, which comprises: a) a mower frame, wherein the frame comprises a pair of laterally spaced side rails with each side rail having a raised, upwardly extending arch along the length of the side rail; b) a rotary cutting deck carried by the frame; c) a pair of hydraulic pumps and a pair of hydraulic motors with the motors being driven by the pumps for propelling the frame over the ground, one pump and one motor being located adjacent each side rail; d) a mounting for securing one pump and one motor to each side rail of the frame at the raised arch in the side rail with the pump being located generally inboard of the side rail and contained within a vertical profile of the arch and with the motor being located generally outboard of the arch and below the pump; e) a cross frame extending between and joining the motors mounted to the side rails, wherein the cross frame comprises a pair of parallel beams connected by a plurality of connecting members that are spaced apart relative to one another along the length of the beams such that the beams and connecting members form a truss with the connecting members both joining and reinforcing the beams.