Patent ID: 7685800

Claim:
A mower unit configured to be supported to a work vehicle at a position between front wheels and rear wheels, comprising: a mower deck; at least one blade supported by the mower deck; an L-shaped climb-up assist member defining an end edge part and an inclined top surface which is formed for assisting the wheels in climbing over the mower unit; and wherein a lower edge of the mower deck is folded upward for detachably connecting the climb-up assist member to the mower unit in a service position in which the inclined top surface assists the wheels in climbing over the mower unit, and wherein the service position of the climb-up assist member is a position in which the end edge part of the climb-up assist member is disposed in the folded lower edge of the mower deck either behind a rear wall of the mower deck or forwardly of a front wall of the mower deck, and the inclined top surface extends from the ground surface upward toward the mower deck to assist the wheels in climbing over the mower unit.