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Adam Schoonmaker

Christopher D Van Buren

Sean Dwyer

Frank Peters

Christopher Van Buren

A riding lawn care vehicle may include a frame to which at least a first drive wheel and a second drive wheel of the riding lawn care vehicle are attachable, an engine operably coupled to the frame and the first and second drive wheels to provide power to the first and second drive wheels, a steering assembly that includes a first steering lever and a second steering lever, and a work assembly. The first and second steering levers are operably coupled to the first and second drive wheels respectively to facilitate turning of the riding lawn care vehicle based on drive speed control of the first and second drive wheels responsive to positioning of the first and second steering levers. The work assembly is operably coupled to the engine to perform a work function responsive to power received from the engine. Each of the first and second steering levers includes a grip portion. At least one of the first steering lever or the second steering lever includes a control module disposed proximate to and separate from the grip portion. The control module includes a control operator configured to control operation of the engine or the work assembly.

Lawn care vehicle with heads up mower controls

An adjustment assembly for adjusting a position of one of a pair of steering levers of a riding lawn care vehicle that has first and second drive wheels may include a sleeve, a base portion and a rotatable adjuster. The steering levers may be operably coupled to respective ones of the first and second drive wheels to selectively control the riding lawn care vehicle based on drive speed control of the first and second drive wheels responsive to positioning of the steering levers along forward and rearward directions. The sleeve may be operably coupled to one of the steering levers and the base portion may be operably coupled to the sleeve via a pivot coupling. The pivot coupling is configured to reposition the sleeve relative to the base portion along the forward and rearward directions responsive to operation of the rotatable adjuster to define non-discrete fixing relationships between the sleeve and the base portion along the forward and rearward directions.

Lawn care vehicle control lever adjustment assembly

A riding lawn care vehicle () may include a frame (), a steering assembly (), a brake assembly (), and a mechanical brake linkage assembly (). At least a first drive wheel () and a second drive wheel () of the riding lawn care vehicle () may be attachable to the frame (). The steering assembly () may include a first steering lever () and a second steering lever (), where the first and second steering levers () are operably coupled to the first and second drive wheels () respectively to facilitate turning of the riding lawn care vehicle () based on drive speed control of the first and second drive wheels () responsive to positioning of the first and second steering levers () along a first direction when the first and second steering levers are in an operating position. The brake assembly may be operably coupled to the first and second drive wheels () to enable brakes to be selectively applied to the first and second drive wheels (). The mechanical brake linkage assembly () may be configured to activate the brake assembly () relative to the first and second drive wheels () in response to movement of the first and second steering levers () in a direction parallel to the first direction after the first and second steering levers () have been moved from the operating position to a non-operating position.

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Monroe, NC, United States of America

Adam Schoonmaker