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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1994
Mikio Yuki, Sakai, JP;
Kazuaki Kurohara, Sakai, JP;
Akio Matsui, Sakai, JP;
Katsuhiko Uemura, Sakai, JP;
Kubota Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A lawn tractor has an engine, front wheels and rear wheels, a body frame extending longitudinally of the tractor, a mower unit supported by the body frame, a grass catcher supported by the body frame, a blower unit supported by the body frame, and a duct for transporting grass clippings cut by the mower unit into the grass catcher. The duct includes a first duct portion extending between the mower unit and the blower unit, and a second duct portion extending between the blower unit and the grass catcher. An output shaft of the engine, an input shaft of the mower unit and an input shaft of the blower unit all extend vertically. The engine output shaft, mower input shaft and blower input shaft are arranged inwardly of the rear wheels in the transverse direction of the body frame and substantially linearly in the longitudinal direction thereof. The engine output shaft and mower input shaft are interconnected through a first belt transmission mechanism, and the mower input shaft and blower input shaft are interconnected through a second belt transmission mechanism.