Front-mounted stand-on lawn care vehicle

• Main Authors: Reese Braxton, Oswald Kevin, Limpo Thomas, Dwyer Sean, Sandy Jerry, Brinkman Steve, Glomski Krzysztof, Bednar Richard D, Flynn James, Cushing Leanne, Adams Michael
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 09.08.2016
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; FISHING; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS; MOTOR VEHICLES; MOWING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRAILERS; TRANSPORTING; TRAPPING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

A riding lawn care vehicle may include: (a) a frame to which a pair of front wheels and a rear wheel assembly of the riding lawn care vehicle are attachable; (b) an engine mounted to the frame substantially between the front wheels; (c) a steering assembly having steering levers operably coupled to respective ones of the front wheels of the riding lawn care vehicle via respective hydrostatic drive pumps driven by the engine; (d) a support platform coupled to the frame rearward of the engine to support a standing rider; and (e) a front mount assembly configured to detachably couple the riding lawn care vehicle to an attachment that enables performance of a yard maintenance activity, where (f) a majority of the support platform is disposed rearward of an axis of rotation of the front wheels and forward of an axis of rotation of the rear wheel assembly.