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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2002
Roger Franet, Sarraguemines, FR;
Lionel Guiet, Gray, FR;
Hubert Defrancq, Guignicourt, FR;
Daniel Kem, Moulins, FR;
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A mowing arrangement includes a main, mobile frame to which a base or first carrier part or frame is mounted for being pivoted vertically by a remotely operable hydraulic motor. Mounted to the base carrier frame is a second carrier part to which arms supporting opposite side and front mowing units are attached. The front-mounted mowing unit is mounted to the second carrier part through the agency of a fourth carrier part, in the form of a parallelogram linkage that includes the support arm for the front-mounted mowing unit. The second carrier part is mounted for pivoting about a transverse, horizontal axis so that the cutting angles of each of the mowing heads can be remotely adjusted by pivoting the second carrier part. A third carrier part is fixed for movement with the second carrier part and supports a drive transmission having output shafts respectively coupled for supplying power to the three mowing heads.