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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2020
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventor:
Chad C. Steen, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/74 (2006.01); A01B 73/00 (2006.01); A01D 34/66 (2006.01); A01D 69/06 (2006.01); A01D 75/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/74 (2013.01); A01B 73/00 (2013.01); A01D 34/66 (2013.01); A01D 69/06 (2013.01); A01D 75/306 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flexible mower deck includes a center deck with a plurality of rotary cutting blades rotated by a belt engaging a driven pulley for each blade. A first wing deck and a second wing deck are pivotably attached to a first end and a second end of the center deck. Each of the wing decks are pivotable between a lowered mowing position and a raised transport position. A height of cut mechanism on each of the first and second wing decks raises and lowers the wing deck and includes a four bar caster wheel level mechanism holding a caster wheel sleeve in front of the wing deck in vertical alignment at any height of cut.