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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
May. 08, 2013
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Douglas D. Korthals, Fuquay-Varina, NC (US);
Steven L. Dudzinski, Cary, NC (US);
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A convertible mower deck has a plurality of cutting chambers with a rotary cutting blade in each chamber and a side discharge opening from one of the cutting chambers, pivoting gates between the adjacent cutting chambers, and a pivoting side discharge door between a cutting chamber and the side discharge opening. Each of the gates and side discharge door are movable between a discharge or collection position and a mulching position. A mulch on demand actuator includes a switch in an operator station that causes a pivot control plate on a shaft to rotate and move linkages between the gates and door between the discharge or collection position and mulching position.