A mowing machine may include a central cutting deck generally disposed in a neutral mowing plane and a wing cutting deck pivotable with respect to the central cutting deck. A main gearbox may be connected to a wing gearbox by a wing driveline. The main gearbox may be disposed a sufficient distance forward of the central cutting deck and the wing cutting deck to permit the wing cutting deck to pivot about a hinge in a range of motion without disconnecting the wing driveline from either the main gearbox or the wing gearbox.

The invention provides a lawn mower, which comprises a driving assembly, an impact protection assembly, a transmission assembly and a cutting assembly. The driving assembly comprises a motor. The impact protection assembly comprises a pressing member and an elastic piece. The pressing member presses the elastic piece towards the transmission assembly to drive the transmission assembly and the cutting assembly to synchronously rotate with the motor shaft. When the resistance of the cutting assembly is greater than a predetermined value, A relative rotation is generated between the transmission assembly and the motor shaft. According to the lawn mower, the impact protection assembly is arranged between the driving assembly and the transmission assembly, when the reaction force upon the cutting assembly from external obstacles is greater than the friction force of the impact protection assembly, the transmission assembly and the motor shaft rotate relatively, and the transmission assembly is protected.

The invention provides a lawn mower, which comprises a driving assembly, an impact protection assembly, a transmission assembly and a cutting assembly. The driving assembly comprises a motor. The impact protection assembly comprises a pressing member and an elastic piece. The pressing member presses the elastic piece towards the transmission assembly to drive the transmission assembly and the cutting assembly to synchronously rotate with the motor shaft. When the resistance of the cutting assembly is greater than a predetermined value, A relative rotation is generated between the transmission assembly and the motor shaft. According to the lawn mower, the impact protection assembly is arranged between the driving assembly and the transmission assembly, when the reaction force upon the cutting assembly from external obstacles is greater than the friction force of the impact protection assembly, the transmission assembly and the motor shaft rotate relatively, and the transmission assembly is protected.

A mower which may include: an engine for driving at least first and second cutting blades, wherein the first and second cutting blades are located in first and second cutting chambers of the cutter deck structure, wherein the cutter deck structure may include an inclined surface in the first cutting chamber so that at least part of the inclined surface is located closer to the trim side of the cutter deck structure than is any cutting blade rotational axis, the inclined surface extending downwardly from an upper surface of the cutter deck structure toward at least the trim side of the cutter deck structure, wherein the inclined surface slopes downwardly from the upper surface in a direction away from the side-discharge opening; wherein the inclined surface is configured to help provide a high pressure zone within a rear portion of the cutter deck structure and a low pressure zone proximate the trim side of the cutter deck structure for helping vegetation to be cut to be pulled into the first cutting chamber.

A mower which may include: an engine for driving at least first and second cutting blades, wherein the first and second cutting blades are located in first and second cutting chambers of the cutter deck structure, wherein the cutter deck structure may include an inclined surface in the first cutting chamber so that at least part of the inclined surface is located closer to the trim side of the cutter deck structure than is any cutting blade rotational axis, the inclined surface extending downwardly from an upper surface of the cutter deck structure toward at least the trim side of the cutter deck structure, wherein the inclined surface slopes downwardly from the upper surface in a direction away from the side-discharge opening; wherein the inclined surface is configured to help provide a high pressure zone within a rear portion of the cutter deck structure and a low pressure zone proximate the trim side of the cutter deck structure for helping vegetation to be cut to be pulled into the first cutting chamber.

A mower unit includes: a mower deck including a top plate and a side wall; and a wind-around power transmission mechanism. The wind-around power transmission mechanism includes: an output pulley provided for the output shaft of an electric motor; three input pulleys each provided for a corresponding blade shaft; and a single power transmission band wound around the output pulley and the input pulleys and configured to run on a base plane parallel to the top plate.

A mower unit includes: a mower deck including a top plate and a side wall; and a wind-around power transmission mechanism. The wind-around power transmission mechanism includes: an output pulley provided for the output shaft of an electric motor; three input pulleys each provided for a corresponding blade shaft; and a single power transmission band wound around the output pulley and the input pulleys and configured to run on a base plane parallel to the top plate.

A throttle control mechanism for a surfacing machine, the control mechanism comprising a control member (310) arranged movable (M, D) in a support structure (320), wherein the control member (310) is arranged to be tensely attached to a throttle actuator (330) of the surfacing machine via a tensile engagement member (340), wherein the control member (310) is arranged to be held fixed in the support structure in at least a first throttle position (350), where the control member is arranged biased towards an idle throttle position (370) when released from the first throttle position (350), and wherein the first throttle position (350) and the idle throttle position (370) are configurable to provide an engine speed margin with respect to a clutch engagement engine speed range of the surfacing machine.

A throttle control mechanism for a surfacing machine, the control mechanism comprising a control member (310) arranged movable (M, D) in a support structure (320), wherein the control member (310) is arranged to be tensely attached to a throttle actuator (330) of the surfacing machine via a tensile engagement member (340), wherein the control member (310) is arranged to be held fixed in the support structure in at least a first throttle position (350), where the control member is arranged biased towards an idle throttle position (370) when released from the first throttle position (350), and wherein the first throttle position (350) and the idle throttle position (370) are configurable to provide an engine speed margin with respect to a clutch engagement engine speed range of the surfacing machine.

A mowing machine has a cutterbar oriented transverse to a travel and working direction of the mowing machine and provided with first and second ends spaced apart from each other in longitudinal direction. First cutting members are rotatably mounted on a top side of the cutterbar and rotatably driven about a vertical axis by a drive assembly within the cutterbar. A joint and drive assembly is connected to the first end of the cutterbar. A lateral cutterbar section is connected to the joint and drive assembly and has a second cutting member driven by the joint and drive assembly. The joint and drive assembly has first and second holding elements mounted relative to each other such that pivoting of the lateral cutterbar section in a cutterbar plane of the cutterbar is enabled. The first and second holding elements are arranged in planes positioned at a minimal spacing above each other.