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MOWER WITH GANGED REEL CUTTING UNITS HAVING AUTOMATIC CLIP CONTROL IN BOTH STRAIGHT AHEAD MOTION AND IN TURNS
20240081177 · 2024-03-14 ·

A gang reel mower has a hybrid engine, generator and battery pack electric power system driving a pair of electric wheel motors for propelling the mower and for driving individual reel motors for powering a plurality of reel cutting units. A master controller is programmable with a selected clip and maintains the selected clip whether the mower travels straight ahead or is turning. The output power of the generator is damped and is gradually increased during high electrical loads to prevent step responses in the engine and thereby limit engine droop. During regenerative braking of the mower, the generator can be driven as a motor to use the engine as a load. This limits the voltage produced by the traction motors during regenerative braking from damaging the electrical system or overcharging the battery pack. Moreover, maximum transport and mowing ground speeds are automatically reduced during some turns of the mower.

Differential speed stalk rolls

Differential speed stalk rolls mountable to a row unit of a row crop head. A first stalk roll body has an outer peripheral speed less than the outer peripheral speed of a second stalk roll body in lateral spaced relation. The stalk roll bodies may have modular and interchangeable body segments of different configurations.

Differential speed stalk rolls

Differential speed stalk rolls mountable to a row unit of a row crop head. A first stalk roll body has an outer peripheral speed less than the outer peripheral speed of a second stalk roll body in lateral spaced relation. The stalk roll bodies may have modular and interchangeable body segments of different configurations.

RADIAL FREQUENCY OF CLIP CONTROL SYSTEM
20240114825 · 2024-04-11 ·

A radial frequency of clip control system includes a steering angle sensor for a steerable rear wheel of a grass mowing machine, a pedal sensor for sensing an operator input for a desired ground speed at a reference point adjacent an operator seat on the grass mowing machine; and an electronic controller that uses the desired ground speed and location of each of a plurality of reel cutting units to calculate a rotational speed for each of the plurality of reel cutting units.

RADIAL FREQUENCY OF CLIP CONTROL SYSTEM
20240114825 · 2024-04-11 ·

A radial frequency of clip control system includes a steering angle sensor for a steerable rear wheel of a grass mowing machine, a pedal sensor for sensing an operator input for a desired ground speed at a reference point adjacent an operator seat on the grass mowing machine; and an electronic controller that uses the desired ground speed and location of each of a plurality of reel cutting units to calculate a rotational speed for each of the plurality of reel cutting units.

RADIAL DIFFERENTIAL SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM
20240116569 · 2024-04-11 ·

A radial differential speed control system includes a steering angle sensor for a steerable rear wheel, a pedal sensor for sensing an operator input for a desired ground speed at a reference point adjacent an operator seat, and an electronic controller that uses the desired ground speed to calculate differential speeds of a left front drive wheel and a right front drive wheel to reduce the ground speed of a grass mowing machine when the steering angle sensor indicates the steerable rear wheel is turning.

RADIAL DIFFERENTIAL SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM
20240116569 · 2024-04-11 ·

A radial differential speed control system includes a steering angle sensor for a steerable rear wheel, a pedal sensor for sensing an operator input for a desired ground speed at a reference point adjacent an operator seat, and an electronic controller that uses the desired ground speed to calculate differential speeds of a left front drive wheel and a right front drive wheel to reduce the ground speed of a grass mowing machine when the steering angle sensor indicates the steerable rear wheel is turning.

Triplex greensmower open foot platform

A triplex greensmower open foot platform provides an opening in front of an operator seat providing visibility from the operator seat to a center reel cutting unit. The opening has sufficient dimensions for removal or installation of the center reel cutting unit or a grass catcher therethrough. A pair of platform sections provides a perimeter at least partially around the opening. Each of the platform sections including a footrest and a rearwardly extending coupling that is manually removable from the triplex greensmower.

ALL-ELECTRIC REEL-TYPE TURF VEHICLE
20240138292 · 2024-05-02 ·

An all-electric turf vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises a chassis; a plurality of ground engaging wheels operatively connected to the chassis, wherein at least one of the ground engaging wheels is a steerable wheel; a plurality of electric wheel drive and tractions motors, wherein each electric wheel drive and tractions motor is operatively connected to a respective one of the plurality of ground engaging wheels and is structured and operable to deliver motive power to the respective ground engaging wheel; a plurality of turf cutting units; and an operator station. The operator station comprises a seat in which a vehicle operator can be seated; and a control and support arm pivotally movable so that the control and support arm can be positioned to not obstruct a line of sight of the vehicle operator to an outer edge of an outermost of the plurality of cutting units.