Deere & Company

Brian Edward Bauer

Douglas Dean Korthals

Brian Charles Kelly

Ellis Rudolph West

A mower deck includes a blower to lift blades of grass or vegetation for cutting. The blower may be mounted above and to the rear of the mower deck, and may rotate on a vertical axis spaced from the axes of the cutter blades. A passage or duct extends from the cutting chambers under the mower deck to the blower. Cutter blades may be used having essentially flat or planar surfaces to reduce noise, or the mower deck may be used with conventional blades. The mower deck may be configured with several alternative discharge modes, so that clippings and debris may be collected in a container, or may be dispersed to the rear or side of the mower.

Mower deck with blower

Hand control levers with ergonomic grip members. Such hand control levers are used on vehicles, preferably lever-operated mowing machines. The hand control levers can reduce anatomical stress, fatigue or discomfort experienced by users of such vehicles.

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Holly Springs, NC, United States of America

Brian Edward Bauer