Lawn mower clipping collection system

摘要

A mower clipping collection system for a riding mower comprises a collector housing having an interior collection chamber and having an interior cylindrical wall forming a cylindrical separation chamber positioned above and in communication with the collection chamber. A clipping transfer conduit extends from the mower deck and is mounted tangentially with respect to the cylindrical wall of the collector housing such that mower clippings, entrained in a stream of air exiting the mower, are blown tangentially into the separation chamber through an opening in the cylindrical wall. The collector housing includes a floor which slopes downward to a clipping dump opening extending across a rear side of the housing. A door is pivotally mounted to the collector housing across the clipping dump opening and moveable in and out of covering relationship therewith by a door operating assembly engageable by an operator while seated on the mower. A blower, that is selectively engageable by the operator while seated on the mower, is connected to the clipping transfer conduit to facilitate the transfer of clippings. An exhaust duct is connected to the collector housing and extends from an exhaust opening therein to a downwardly directed exhaust duct outlet near ground level.