Patent ID: 8769917

Claim:
A battery-operated riding mower, comprising: a) a chassis having a rear end with two rear wheels, each rear wheel having a hydraulic motor attached thereto, a front end with two wheels, a cutting blade deck having one or more cutting blades, and a power compartment positioned near said rear wheels; b) said power compartment having a front end, a rear end, and a plurality of batteries, said batteries connected in series to power a first electric motor and a second electric motor; c) said first electric motor positioned inside and near the rear end of said power compartment near said rear wheels, and said second electric motor positioned inside and near said front end of said power compartment; d) said first electric motor connected to said one or more cutting blades to drive said cutting blades, and said second electric motor connected to the hydraulic motors to drive both said rear wheels; and e) two switches, one of said switches having a solenoid and the other of said switches having a solenoid wherein a positive terminal of each said solenoid is connected to a positive terminal of said batteries connected in series, a negative terminal of each said solenoid is connected to a negative terminal of said batteries connected in series, a negative terminal of said batteries connected in series is connected to negative terminals of said first electric motor and said second electric motor, and a positive terminal of each said solenoid is connected to positive terminals of said first electric motor and said second electric motor, so that said one of said switches turns on and off said first electric motor and said other of said switches turns on and off said second electric motor, thereby allowing said first motor and said second motor to be switched on and off independently of each other.