A flexible mower deck includes a center deck with a plurality of belt driven pulleys for rotating a plurality of rotary cutting blades under the center deck. A wing deck is pivotably attached to each of the first and second ends. A motor on each wing deck rotates a rotary cutting blade by actuating a switch in an operator station to pivot each wing deck to a mowing position.

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.

A mower deck transport lock includes a transport lock plate pivotably mounted to the frame of a zero turn mower for supporting and locking a mower deck in a transport position. A transport lock release knob may be connected to the transport lock plate and releases the mower deck from the transport position so that the mower deck may be supported at any of a plurality of mowing height settings using a dial positioned adjacent the transport lock release knob.

A flexible mower deck includes a center deck with a plurality of rotary cutting blades rotated by a belt engaging a driven pulley for each blade. A first wing deck and a second wing deck are pivotably attached to a first end and a second end of the center deck. Each of the wing decks are pivotable between a lowered mowing position and a raised transport position. A height of cut mechanism on each of the first and second wing decks raises and lowers the wing deck and includes a four bar caster wheel level mechanism holding a caster wheel sleeve in front of the wing deck in vertical alignment at any height of cut.

Lawn mowers and methods associated therewith. A lawn mower can include a frame; and mounting hardware configured to couple the frame to a detachable mower deck, wherein the mounting hardware comprises: a quick release engagement interface; and a latched interface, the latched interface comprising a self-closing latch and an engageable interface to permit selective opening of the self-closing latch.

A work vehicle includes a mower connected to an abdomen of a running machine body via lifting links, a lifting interlocking link mechanism provided below the machine body for moving the mower up/down, and a link stopper connected to an adjustment dial and acting on the lifting interlocking link mechanism to change a cutting height of the mower. The adjustment dial is arranged on a seat support panel that supports an operator seat, and the link stopper, connected to the adjustment dial by a wire, is arranged below the machine body. A lifting lever for raising/lowering the mower is provided on one side of the left and right sides of the machine body, and a parking lever is arranged on the seat support panel on the other side. The adjustment dial is arranged between the parking lever and fenders covering rear wheels.

A mower deck leveling linkage includes an eccentric leveling plate connecting between upper and lower linkages. The eccentric leveling plate pivots on an off-center axis to change the length of the linkage and level the mower deck.

A lawn mower in which an operating part that performs lawn mowing is equipped in a traveling machine body that travels in a field. The operating part comprises a rotary-driven bladed disk in a state of facing the field, and a cutting blade piece rockably mounted on an outer peripheral part of the bladed disk. A mounting part in which the cutting blade piece is mounted on the bladed disk comprises an axial member mounted to cross a field opposed surface of the bladed disk, and a cylindrical member which is hollow and into which the axial member is inserted with a space therebetween. The axial member is mounted on the bladed disk in a state in which the cutting blade piece is fixed to an outer periphery of the cylindrical member and the axial member is inserted into the cylindrical member.

A drive over mower deck automatic locking mechanism includes a lift frame engaging a drive over mower deck, and a pair of locking plates pivotably connected to the lift frame. The locking plates lock the drive over mower deck to the lift frame when the lift frame raises the drive over mower deck to a mowing or transport position, and unlock the drive over mower deck from the lift frame when the lift frame lowers the drive over mower deck to an installation position.

A drive-over mower deck includes at least one retractable front roller which is pivotable between a lowered position extending forwardly and downwardly from a rim at a front and center of the drive-over mower deck, and a retractable position in which the front roller pivots freely between the lowered position and a retracted position when the drive-over mower deck lays flat on a ground surface.