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Braxton Reese

Jerry Sandy

Sean Dwyer

Steve Brinkman

Jake Bagwell

Thomas Limpo

James Flynn

Kevin C Oswald

Leanne Cushing

Michael Adams

Richard D Bednar

Krzysztof Glomski

Eric Tse

Darren Chandler

Travis Lyons

Jordan Craven

Rick Nelson

Juan Rodriguez

Corey Fisher

Joshua Lawrence

Timothy Wicker

Chris Russell

Juan Plasencia

Steven Benedict

Mark Wagner

Brian B Downing

Martin J Walsh

Brian Downing

A riding lawn care vehicle may include a frame, an engine, a steering assembly, a support platform and a front platform. At least a pair of drive wheels may be operably coupled to the frame. The engine is operably coupled to the frame via an engine platform. The engine is disposed between the drive wheels to selectively provide drive power to the drive wheels via respective hydraulic pumps. The steering assembly includes control levers operably coupled to respective drive wheels via the respective hydraulic pumps. The steering assembly enables steering of the lawn care vehicle based on drive speed control of the drive wheels responsive to positioning of the control levers. A neutral position of the control levers may be adjusted via a neutral position adjustment assembly.

Stand-on lawn care vehicle with adjustable neutral position

A riding lawn care vehicle may include a frame, a steering assembly, a first brake assembly, and a first biasing assembly. A first drive wheel and a second drive wheel of the riding lawn care vehicle are operably coupled to the frame. The steering assembly includes a first steering lever and a second steering lever. The first and second steering levers are operably coupled to corresponding ones of the first and second drive wheels via a first hydraulic motor and a second hydraulic motor, 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 to control the first and second hydraulic motors. The first brake assembly is operably coupled to the first hydraulic motor to enable a braking force to be selectively applied to a motor shaft of the first hydraulic motor responsive to movement of the first steering lever from an inboard position to an outboard position. The first biasing assembly is configured to positively assist movement of the first steering lever between the inboard and outboard positions in both directions.

Integrated park brake system for a riding lawn care vehicle

A riding lawn care vehicle () includes first and second drive wheels (), a steering lever (), a brake assembly (), and a mechanical brake linkage assembly () including a cable tensioner (). The brake assembly () may be operably coupled to at least one of the first and second drive wheels () to enable brakes to be selectively applied to the first and second drive wheels () based on a position of the steering lever (). The cable tensioner () may be configured to activate the brake assembly () relative to the at least one of the first and second drive wheels () in response to the steering lever () being moved outwardly to an outboard position. The mechanical linkage assembly () may be configured to provide a greater amount of rotation of the cable tensioner () than a magnitude of rotation of the steering lever () when the steering lever () is moved from the inboard position to the outboard position.

Lawn care vehicle brake system with improved brake cable actuation

A riding lawn care vehicle may include a frame, a power unit, and a cutting deck. The frame may be operably coupled to wheels of the riding lawn care vehicle. The power unit may be operably coupled to the wheels to provide drive power to the wheels. The cutting deck may be selectively powered by the power unit and operably coupled to the frame via a height adjustment assembly. The height adjustment assembly may be configured, based on actuation of an operating assembly, to be selectively transitioned into and out of a locked state in which the cutting deck is retained at a selected height, and selectively transitioned out of a transport mode.

Deck lift assembly for a riding lawn care vehicle

A riding lawn care vehicle may include a frame, an engine, a steering assembly, a support platform and a front platform. At least a pair of drive wheels may be operably coupled to the frame. The engine is operably coupled to the frame via an engine platform. The engine is disposed between the drive wheels to selectively provide drive power to the drive wheels via respective hydraulic pumps. The steering assembly includes control levers operably coupled to respective drive wheels via the respective hydraulic pumps. The steering assembly enables steering of the lawn care vehicle based on drive speed control of the drive wheels responsive to positioning of the control levers. The support platform is operably coupled to the frame at a rear portion of the lawn care vehicle. The front platform is operably coupled to the frame forward of the engine platform. The front platform supports the hydraulic pumps.

Stand-on lawn care vehicle with adjustable hydraulic pump

A riding lawn care vehicle may include: (a) a frame to which a pair of front wheels and a rear wheel assembly of the riding lawn care vehicle are attachable; (b) an engine mounted to the frame substantially between the front wheels; (c) a steering assembly having steering levers operably coupled to respective ones of the front wheels of the riding lawn care vehicle via respective hydrostatic drive pumps driven by the engine; (d) a support platform coupled to the frame rearward of the engine to support a standing rider; and (e) a front mount assembly configured to detachably couple the riding lawn care vehicle to an attachment that enables performance of a yard maintenance activity, where (f) a majority of the support platform is disposed rearward of an axis of rotation of the front wheels and forward of an axis of rotation of the rear wheel assembly.

Front-mounted stand-on lawn care vehicle

A riding lawn care vehicle may include a frame, an engine, a steering assembly, a support platform and a front mount assembly. The frame may be attachable to a pair of front wheels and a rear wheel assembly of the riding lawn care vehicle. At least a portion of the engine may be mounted to the frame substantially between the front wheels. The steering assembly may include steering levers operably coupled to respective ones of the front wheels of the riding lawn care vehicle via respective hydrostatic drive pumps driven by the engine. The steering assembly may enable steering of the riding lawn care vehicle based on drive speed control of the front wheels responsive to positioning of steering levers of the steering assembly.

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Charlotte, NC, United States of America

Braxton Reese