Patent ID: 8397367

Claim:
A method of assembling a mower, the method comprising: providing a frame having a first end, a second end, and opposite sides, the frame defining a longitudinal axis from the first end to the second end; positioning at least two wheels on opposite sides of the frame, respectively, toward the first end of the frame, each of the wheels being independently suspended from the other wheel; positioning at least two additional wheels on the opposite sides of the frame, respectively, toward the second end of the frame; coupling each of the at least two additional wheels to a portion of the frame disposed closer to the first end of the frame than the second end with a first link; and coupling each of the at least two additional wheels to a portion of the frame disposed closer to the second end of the frame than the first end with a second link; wherein the at least one wheel is longitudinally spaced from the at least two additional wheels to define a wheelbase length, wherein coupling the first link includes coupling the first link to a portion of the frame toward the first end and longitudinally spaced from the at least two additional wheels between about 50% and about 90% of the wheelbase length.