Deere & Company

Wesley E Clontz

Sebastian Baena

Maxwell G Anderson

Chad L Helland

Ashley Trent Moorehead

Ivan Jesus Lopez

Robert D Dunbar

Jorge Cavazos Garcia

Scott M Johanek

A mower deck transport lock for a parallelogram lift linkage supporting a mower deck at any of a plurality of cutting heights where a striker plate contacts a height of cut selection knob. A transport bracket pivots into engagement with the striker plate only at a transport height above the plurality of cutting heights. A transport lock indicator is activated when the transport bracket pivots into engagement with the striker plate.

Mower deck transport lock

A mower deck leveling linkage includes an eccentric leveling plate connecting between upper and lower linkages. The eccentric leveling plate pivots on an off-center axis to change the length of the linkage and level the mower deck.

Mower deck leveling linkage

A mower deck transport lock includes a transport lock plate pivotably mounted to the frame of a zero turn mower for supporting and locking a mower deck in a transport position. A transport lock release knob may be connected to the transport lock plate and releases the mower deck from the transport position so that the mower deck may be supported at any of a plurality of mowing height settings using a dial positioned adjacent the transport lock release knob.

A ZTR mower adjustable toe board includes a one piece sheet metal plate having a rear portion releasably engaged to a cross member extending between left and right longitudinal frame members of a ZTR mower at a plurality of different fore and aft positions. A plurality of tabs may extend rearwardly from the rear portion, each tab having two bends for inserting and securing it in any of a plurality of slots in the cross member. The plate may include an upwardly inclined front portion positioned over a front frame member and resiliently abutting the front frame member at the plurality of different fore and aft positions. A plurality of foot pegs may be mounted to the upwardly inclined front portion.

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Holly Springs, NC, United States of America

Wesley E Clontz