A wide area turf mower (10) has a wheel supported main frame (12) and cutting units (22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34) movably connected to the main frame (12) and positioned in rows (36, 38, 40) in a staggered order to form a mower cutting configuration for cutting a continuous swath of turf between any two outer cutting units (26, 32) located respectively on opposite sides of the main frame (12). One row (38) of the cutting units comprises a first pair of interconnected outer and inner cutting units (26, 28) at a first side (18) of the main frame (12) and a second pair of interconnected inner and outer cutting units (30, 32) at the second side (20) of the main frame (12). The inner cutting units (28, 30) are pivotally connected to the main frame and the outer cutting units (26, 32) are pivotally connected to a respective inner cutting unit (28, 30). Hydraulic cylinders (42, 44) cause the outer cutting units (26, 32) to fold in a direction towards the rear end of the main frame (12). Hydraulic cylinders (50, 52) cause the inner cutting units (28, 30) to lift in an upward direction. A controller operates all of the hydraulic cylinders.

A universal offset lawn mower towing device includes a hitch engagement unit having a first elongated shaft with an opening along one end. An offset adjustment unit having a second elongated shaft member is slidingly positioned within the first elongated shaft, and further includes a semi-circular plate with a plurality of alignment apertures. A pair of mower attachment arms extend outward from the semi-circular plate and include mower attachment nuts along their distal ends. A safety tether includes an elongated steel cable that runs the length of the device, and connects the safety handle of the upright mower to the riding mower.

A universal offset lawn mower towing device includes a hitch engagement unit having a first elongated shaft with an opening along one end. An offset adjustment unit having a second elongated shaft member is slidingly positioned within the first elongated shaft, and further includes a semi-circular plate with a plurality of alignment apertures. A pair of mower attachment arms extend outward from the semi-circular plate and include mower attachment nuts along their distal ends. A safety tether includes an elongated steel cable that runs the length of the device, and connects the safety handle of the upright mower to the riding mower.

A walk reel mower has a traction frame that carries a handle assembly to accommodate users of different heights. The handle assembly can extend rearwardly and upwardly from the traction frame and can include a lower support, operatively coupled to the traction frame, and an upper mount carrying a handle which is gripped by a user during operation of the mower to guide and manipulate the mower. The upper mount can be slidingly movable relative to the lower support to raise or lower the handle relative to the ground to adjust the height of the handle above the ground to suit users of different heights who walk on the ground behind the traction frame while operating the mower. A latch can also be provided that is carried on the handle assembly and that engages between the lower support and the upper mount in one of a plurality of positions of the upper mount relative to the lower support.

A walk reel mower can have a traction frame which carries a traction drive to self-propel the traction frame over the ground by driving laterally spaced transport wheels rotatably carried on the traction frame. The walk reel mower can further have a reel cutting unit having a rotatable cutting reel that is rotated by a reel drive in a first direction for pushing grass against a bedknife for cutting the grass. The traction frame of the walk reel mower can be positioned relative to a support surface such that the transport wheels are placed out of driving contact with the support surface. The traction drive can be operated while the reel drive is inoperative to cause an idler wheel to drive the cutting reel in a second direction to conduct a backlapping operation while the cutting reel is being driven in the second direction.