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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard Donald Teal, Horicon, WI (US);
Eugene Gary Hayes, Beaver Dam, WI (US);
David Lewis Marchese, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Barry Joseph Goebert, Beaver Dam, WI (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/114 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/114 ;
Abstract
A lawn tractor vehicle having a front mounted engine and a drive and steer type of transmission having vehicle components supported by the vehicle frame in such a manner to establish a weight distribution between the front and rear pairs of wheels that allows the effective use of a drive and steer type of transmission with a lawn tractor having a front mounted engine, and which enhances the performance, stability and handling of the vehicle.