A mower deck discharge chute includes a flexible member attached with a hinge to a multi-blade mower deck, and a drive belt tunnel through the flexible member that an attachment drive belt passes through when the flexible member is pivoted up to a generally vertical position. The attachment drive belt may be on a single plane to engage a drive sheave on the multi-blade mower deck, a driven sheave on the belt driven attachment, and an idler.

A discharge shroud device includes a cover element extending outward from a side of a mower deck for covering a discharge opening defined at the side of the mower deck, a shroud support unit for attaching the cover element to the mower deck, a blocking plate provided in the cover element to be swingable between an open position in which the discharge opening is opened and a closed position in which the discharge opening is closed, and an open-position fixing element for fixing the blocking plate to the cover element at the open position.

An undercarriage of a rotary mower deck has a cutting chamber and encloses at least two cutting blades attached to a spindle. A flange encloses lateral sides of the cutting chamber to prevent discharge of debris laterally. A debris guide positioned toward a front end of the cutting chamber has the effect of reducing or eliminating formation of wind rows.

A multi-blade mower includes at least two spindles spaced apart from each other. In one example implementation, two blades are mounted at different heights on each respective spindle, and the blades at each spindle have different lengths. Horizontal clearance is provided between the lower blades, and the cutting circle of one of the upper blades overhangs the clearance zone between the lower blades, so that any grass missed between the lower blades is cut by the overhanging upper blade. The two blades on each spindle are spaced apart by a blade spacer between the blades.

A discharge guard assembly for a mower includes a cutter housing having an opening for discharging cuttings. A guard is hingedly attached to the housing so that the guard can move between a closed position and an open position. A latch contacts a stop on the guard to hold the guard in the closed position to allow the mower to operate in a mulching configuration. The latch is movable to an unlatched position in which the guard is free to rotate to the open position to allow cuttings to be discharged through the opening in the housing.

The present disclosure relates to forestry mulching or mowing heads with an upper frame and a lower frame having a rotatable cutting drum. The lower frame is pivotably mounted to the upper frame via a tilting mechanism. The tilting mechanism can include an actuator configured to pivot or tilt the lower frame relative to the upper frame. The tilting mechanism can include a bracket and a link that provides at least five independent degrees of freedom to pivot or rotate the lower frame relative to the upper frame. The tilting mechanism can provide a tilt capability of up to 180? while maintaining a pivot distance to cutting diameter ratio of less than 1 (the pivot distance being a distance between the frame pivot point and a rotational axis of the cutting drum and the cutting diameter being a diameter between cutting edges of the cutting tools on the cutting drum).

A mulch kit control lever includes a handle pivotably mounted to a support plate with a tension spring connecting the handle to the support plate and urging the handle to pivot to either a mulching position or a side discharge position relative to the support plate. The tension spring is connected before the mulch kit control lever is installed on the mower deck. A retainer slides in a slot in one of the support plate and the handle preventing over-travel of the handle past the mulching position and the side discharge position.

A walk power mower has a traction drive system that includes a front transmission powering a pair of front wheels and a rear transmission powering a pair of rear wheels. A first one of the transmissions provides forward motion of the mower when it is active and a second one of the transmissions provides rearward motion of the mower when it is active. A slidable handle grip on the handle having a cross bar long enough to be gripped by both hands of the user activates the first one of the transmission when it is slid downwardly on a handle out of a neutral position thereof. The slidable handle grip activates the second one of the transmissions when it is slid upwardly on the handle out of the neutral position.

A mower assembly for cutting and mulching material. The mower assembly comprises a mower housing, a first disc cutter, a second disc cutter and an anvil. The first and second disc cutters are orientated such that their outer edges are spaced apart so that counter-rotation of the discs urges material to move between the discs from an inlet area toward an outlet area. Material travelling from the inlet area to the outlet area is subject to cutting and shredding by cutting teeth on the disc cutters. Material moving into the outlet area is subjected to further cutting and shredding through contact with the anvil.

A mower for attachment to an agricultural vehicle, the mower incorporating an E bracket including a column, a lower arm, an upper arm, and a medial arm, wherein each of the E bracket's arms has a proximal end fixedly attached to the column, and wherein each of the E bracket's arms is adapted for plant cutting; the mower further incorporating hitch arms for mounting the E bracket upon the rear end or front end of the agricultural vehicle; wherein each E bracket arm includes a downwardly opening housing within which a plurality of motor driven rotary blades are operatively mounted.