Lawn mower having a low center of gravity

摘要

A riding lawn mower having a low center of gravity comprising a frame having a pair of drive wheels rotatably mounted at the rearward end thereof and having a caster wheel supported mower deck at the forward end thereof. A plurality of cutting blades are disposed within the mower deck. An engine support deck is positioned rearwardly of the operator's station on the mower and is disposed in a plane closely adjacent the rotational axis of the rear drive wheels. A vertically disposed rotatable shaft is mounted in the rearward end of the mower deck and has its upper end disposed above the top wall of the mower deck. An upper pulley is mounted on the rotatable shaft above the top wall of the mower deck and is connected to the spindles of the cutting blades by a first belt. A lower pulley is mounted on the rotatable shaft below the upper pulley and is substantially disposed in the same plane as the top wall of the mower deck. A second belt interconnects the lower pulley with the engine of the mower through a pair of idler pulleys.