Abstract: A turfgrass brushing assembly and system is disclosed. A frame assembly may be configured to removably couple to a mower cutting unit, and may have a cross member and two opposing side plates. Each side plate may include an array of holes and a pivot coupling configured to pivotally couple the turfgrass brushing assembly to the mower cutting unit. Each side plate may be releasably coupled to a different end of the cross member through at least one hole of the array of holes. A brush holder assembly may be adjustably coupled to the frame assembly, and may have a brush block coupling configured to couple to a brush. An angle adjustment assembly may be coupled to the brush holder assembly and the cross member. The angle adjustment assembly may pivot to adjust a relative angle of the brush holder assembly with respect to the frame assembly.

Abstract: A header floatation system that includes a floatation mechanism which includes a first end and a second end opposite the first end, a first floatation adjustment array which includes at least a first contact point, a floatation mechanism mount which includes at least a second contact point, and a floatation mechanism fastener. The first end of the floatation mechanism can be mechanically linked to the floatation mechanism mount. Either the first floatation adjustment array or the floatation mechanism mount can include a third contact point. The floatation mechanism fastener can be positioned adjacent to, on, or through at least the first or second contact points aligning contact between the floatation mechanism mount and the first floatation adjustment array.

Abstract: A lawn mower plow or accessory warning device for diverting and saving honey bees and other endangered insects. The device components include a plate for removably securing the warning device to the mower deck; a manner for removably connecting and securing the plate to the deck; a warning emitter; and a way for securing a warning emitter to the plate Alternative mechanical designs and light, sound, electro-magnetic force and spray devices are shown as alternative embodiments. The warning device alerts the pollinating bees of the oncoming mower so the bees can survive by flying away and averting their demise by the mower. Alternative devices for warning are sound, light, smoke, spray and Electro Magnetic force/pulse generators placed with the mowers.

Abstract: A lawnmower cutting deck (1) is disclosed, wherein the cutting deck (1) is configured to be moved in a forward direction (d1) over a ground surface (5) to cut grass. The cutting deck (1) comprises at least a first cutter shaft (7.1) and at least one cutting unit (9) arranged on the first cutter shaft (7.1). The first cutter shaft (7.1) is configured to rotate around a first rotational axis (ax1) extending substantially parallel to the ground surface (5) to rotate the at least one cutting unit (9) in a first rotational plane (p1). The first rotational plane (p1) is angled in relation to the forward direction (d1). The present disclosure further relates to a lawnmower (3, 3?) comprising a lawnmower cutting deck (1) and a method (100) of mowing a lawn.

Abstract: An autonomous mobile work system (20) includes a drive wheel (34) that is connected to a frame (24) and a rotating blade assembly (36). The rotating blade assembly (36) includes a blade assembly axis of rotation (38) and is connected to the frame (24) within a housing (26). The mobile work system (20) further includes a single motor (40) operably connected to the blade assembly (36). The motor (50) includes a motor output shaft (44) and the motor output shaft (44) includes an output shaft axis of rotation (46). The mobile work system (20) still further includes a gear box (50) operably connected to the drive wheel (34) and the motor output shaft (44). The single motor (50) urges rotation of both the rotating blade assembly (36) and the drive wheel (34). The gear box (50) can include a planetary gear set (104) including a ring gear (110) defining cavities (120) at its outside diameter (124). A locking shaft (126) can rotate between an engaged position and a disengaged position with one of the cavities (120).

Abstract: A mowing or grinding device comprising a rotatable shaft which carries a plurality of mowing or grinding tools which form flails, each tool being mounted directly or indirectly on the rotatable shaft by means of at least one hinged connection with preferred positioning, which allows keeping the tool in the operating position to be favored and comprises a mounting aperture and an axial support which passes through the mounting aperture; the device being characterized in that the positioning portion of the axial support has at least one cylindrical boss which has a circular surface and the positioning portion of the mounting aperture has at least one concave housing which has a circular surface which is capable of receiving the circular surface of the cylindrical boss when the tool is in the operating position, the circular surface of the concave housing having a constant curve which is complementary to the circular surface of the cylindrical boss over a periphery which is greater than a quarter circle.

Abstract: A mower includes a plurality of grass cutting units, either reel or rotary, arranged in a gang configuration. Each cutting unit is connected to the mower by a separate suspension that includes a lift and lower portion for lifting and lowering the cutting unit out of and into contact with the ground, respectively. The suspension includes a ground contour following portion permitting the cutting unit to have one or more degrees of freedom relative to the lift and lower portion to independently follow the ground contours the cutting unit encounters. A tuned mass damper is installed in the ground contour following portion of the suspension or is adjacent to a connection between the ground contour following portion and the lift and lower portion for damping undesired vertical bobbing of the cutting unit.

Abstract: A jumping pit raking assembly includes an elongated member having a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, a front side, a rear side and a bottom edge. A sand engaging member is attached to the elongated member and extends downwardly from the bottom edge. The sand engaging member engages sand such that the sand is smoothed as the sand engaging member being moved across the sand. A pair of carriages is provided and each includes an end panel having an interior side and an exterior side positioned opposite of each other. A first wheel and a second wheel each is rotatably coupled to the end panel and extends downwardly therefrom. A handle coupled to the end panel.

Abstract: A coupling device, particularly for power-operated machines for agricultural use or the like, includes an oscillating frame which is detachably connected to a hitch assembly of an engine and a movable connection for associating with the oscillating frame the working means of a power-operated machine. The oscillating frame and the movable connecting means are configured to maintain, during use, the working plane of the power-operated machine substantially parallel to the ground, independently of the plane of arrangement of the wheels or of the tracks of the engine.

Abstract: A walk-behind mower includes a frame and a power source attached to the frame. A selectively steerable drive wheel and a set of follower wheels are rotatably attached to the frame. The walk-behind mower includes a steering wheel assembly attached to the frame, the assembly including a steering column and a steering wheel attached to the steering column. The walk-behind mower also includes a universal joint connecting the steering wheel assembly to the frame. The walk-behind mower further includes a mower deck attached to the frame and a mower blade assembly attached to the deck. In other examples, the walk-behind mower includes a front section and a rear section that rotate relative to each other about a vertical axis.

Abstract: A universal roller rebuilder apparatus and method includes a first holder, with an outer angled contact rim. The outer angled contact rim at least partially surrounds an access hole and further is conformed to contact with a roller. The roller includes at least one removable element inside the roller. A second holder includes an outer angled contact rim that at least partially surrounds an access hole. A pair of end brackets are connected with a support frame where the first holder is connected with one end bracket and the second holder is connected with the other end bracket. The pair of end brackets support the first holder and the second holder in alignment such that the roller is held in position with the aligned holders. A puller aligns and connects with the roller in the same alignment as the first holder and the second holder.

Abstract: A turf implement has a frame that carries a rotatable turf slicing reel. A height adjustment lever pivots in opposite directions on the frame to raise and lower the slicing reel relative to the turf. A slot on the frame has a plurality of spaced notches. The adjustment lever carries a pin that is received in the slot and in any one of the notches to provide a desired adjusted position for the slicing reel height. A clamp is provided having a quick release locking lever that is selectively rotated between a locked position in which the clamp is in a tightly compressed condition relative to the frame to hold the adjustment lever in the desired adjusted position and an unlocked position in which the clamp is in a loosely expanded condition to permit the adjustment lever to be moved to change the desired adjusted position.

Abstract: An attachment for a power lawnmower enables cutting wet grass and includes a cross bar adapted to be supported by the forward end of the lawnmower. An elongated support member has a front frame portion and a rear frame portion, where the rear frame portion is secured transversely to the cross bar and extends forwardly therefrom. A rigid bracket is connected transversely to the front frame portion of the elongated support member and cantilevered above the ground. A flexible member has a first side secured along the rigid bracket and has a second side extending below the rigid bracket. The flexible member is adapted to contact the wet grass during forward movement of the lawnmower in order to remove moisture from the wet grass.

Abstract: An attachment for a power lawnmower enables cutting wet grass and includes a cross bar adapted to be supported by the forward end of the lawnmower. An elongated support member has a front frame portion and a rear frame portion, where the rear frame portion is secured transversely to the cross bar and extends forwardly therefrom. A rigid bracket is connected transversely to the front frame portion of the elongated support member and cantilevered above the ground. A flexible member has a first side secured along the rigid bracket and has a second side extending below the rigid bracket. The flexible member is adapted to contact the wet grass during forward movement of the lawnmower in order to remove moisture from the wet grass.

Abstract: A debris removal system (15) for mounting on a lawn mower (20) for removing debris from a lawn. The lawn mower has a first end (21), a second end (22) opposite the first end (21), and a mower deck (29). The debris removal system has a tool (53) pivotally mounted to the mower deck (29). The tool (53) has a proximal end (54) and a distal end (55). The tool (53) is capable of being moved from a first position with the distal end (54) extending forward from the first end (21) of the mower (20) into contact with the lawn to a second position where the distal end (21) of the tool (53) is positioned above and out of contact with the lawn. A receptacle (47) is disposed on the mower (20) and configured to receive the debris from the tool (53) when the tool (53) is moved from the first position to the second position.

Abstract: A reel lawn mower which has a connection structure for connecting a reel cutting unit to a main body. The reel cutting unit has a spiral cutting reel which is rotated by a prime mover to cut grass together with a bedknife. In the connection structure, in order to connect the reel cutting unit to the main body so that the reel cutting unit rolls around a virtual horizontal line perpendicular to the shaft center of the cutting reel in the center of the axial direction of the cutting reel, the reel cutting unit includes a connecting arm with an arc portion shaped so as to follow a virtual arc centered on the virtual horizontal line. The connecting arm is slidably supported so as to prevent the arc portion from coming off the virtual arc.

Abstract: Improved end dividers and headers of an agricultural harvester are disclosed. The end dividers are connected to a harvesting reel of a header such that fore and aft translational movement of the harvesting reel results in corresponding translation of a leading part of the end dividers. The result is an assembly that is effective for harvesting crops of differing heights and conditions without need for substitution of differently sized, fixed length end dividers. The end dividers may be secured to a header frame such that the end dividers float over uneven terrain. The end dividers can also include extensions or shrouds for receiving and protecting the ends of the reel, as well as sockets at their tips for releasably attaching various types of harvesting fixtures.

Abstract: A lawnmower uses thin, replaceable blades with a hardened cutting edge. Such blades are held by blade holding elements in a horizontally rotating mower blade assembly. The blade assembly and blade assembly housing are configured in a specialized cross-flow mower assembly to reduce grass leave tip damage, increase cut quality and overall aesthetic appeal, while consuming less power and providing a reduced environmental impact.

Abstract: A bi-directional drive system for turf grooming and brushing operations is provided. In various embodiments, the system includes a reel deck assembly having a reel blade assembly rotatably supported on a reel blade shaft axially rotatable in a reel blade shaft rotation direction. The system additionally includes a first positive engagement member rotatably connected to the reel deck assembly, and an attachment member releasably connected to the first positive engagement member. The attachment member is simultaneously axially rotatable in an attachment member first axial rotation direction that is the same as the reel blade shaft rotation direction, or an attachment member second axial rotation direction opposite to the reel blade shaft rotation direction. The bi-directional rotation is implemented by selective engagement of a drive system connected to the reel blade shaft.

Abstract: A system for managing warm season, stoloniferous grass turf comprising removing the upper layer of turf down to but not including the stolons, and allowing the grass to regenerate.

Abstract: A rotatable cutting drum comprising knife holders for attaching cutter knives thereto. Each knife holder comprises a forward member and a rear member and a knife connecting portion. The rear member extends from the connecting portion towards the rotational axis of the drum and has an extension member which extends circumferentially of the rotational axis in a direction opposite to the direction of rotation of the drum. The forward member extends from the connecting portion towards the drum rotation axis and abutts with the extension member of an adjacent knife holder positioned forward of the knife holder in the direction of rotation of the drum.

Abstract: A reel for a harvester, such as for a combine harvester. The reel includes a reel supporting pipe and star-shaped supports at the ends of the reel, the star arms being connected to each other by means of tine rods which run parallel to the supporting pipe, wherein the star-shaped supports are specifically at least partially reinforced as a result of which at least one of the tensile and compression forces acting on the supporting pipe can be absorbed by one or more tine rods.

Abstract: A lawn mowing vehicle (1) mows a lawn along the travel path of the vehicle. The lawn mowing vehicle (1) includes: at least one electric reel unit having an electric reel (22) raised and lowered by an electric cylinder (26a-26c); sensors (34a-34c) for detecting the travel speed of the vehicle; and a control device (37) for controlling the electric cylinder (26a-26c) according to the result of the detection by the sensors (34a-34c) to thereby control the elevation position of the electric reel (22).

Abstract: A lawnmower uses thin, replaceable blades with a hardened cutting edge. Such blades are held by blade holding elements in a horizontally rotating blade assembly. The blade assembly is covered by a blade assembly guard that is only open underneath at a point where blades in the blade assembly would cut grass during normal operation. A blade assembly access panel in the upper portion of the blade assembly guard allows blades to be easily replaced.

Abstract: Powered turf conditioning brushes having increased efficiency, improved lift, and which minimize the introduction of grain, and their method of use with reel mower cutting units such as those used for precision mowing of golf course greens. Various embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A reel mower has a plurality of reel cutting units. Each reel cutting unit is connected to a frame of the reel mower by its own double A arm suspension that lowers a reel cutting unit into a cutting position in a tail down orientation and that levels the reel cutting unit out as it lifts the reel cutting unit into a transport position.

Abstract: A walk reel mower has a traction frame that carries a reel cutting unit and that is self-propelled over the ground by a traction drum that is operatively connected to a power source on the traction frame. A U-shaped kickstand at the rear of the traction frame has a raised, inoperative position in which the kickstand is substantially nested within the rearwardly and upwardly extending handle tubes of a handle assembly. The kickstand is pivotally connected to the traction frame to pivot to a lowered, fully deployed position in which the kickstand has engaged the ground and lifted the traction drum out of contact with the ground. The kickstand has an assist member that lies in a plane that is different from and that is inclined to a plane that encompasses the U-shape of the kickstand to allow the operator to apply leverage to the kickstand.

Abstract: A reel lawn mower which has a connection structure for connecting a reel cutting unit to a main body. The reel cutting unit has a spiral cutting reel which is rotated by a prime mover to cut grass together with a bedknife. In the connection structure, in order to connect the reel cutting unit to the main body so that the reel cutting unit rolls around a virtual horizontal line perpendicular to the shaft center of the cutting reel in the center of the axial direction of the cutting reel, the reel cutting unit includes a connecting arm with an arc portion shaped so as to follow a virtual arc centered on the virtual horizontal line. The connecting arm is slidably supported so as to prevent the arc portion from coming off the virtual arc.

Abstract: A roller cleaning assembly for a grass processing apparatus, such as a grass or turf roller, has a roller housing releasably mountable in a hollow cavity in the body of a smoothing head, where the smoothing head contains idler or smoothing rollers. A pair of roller brushes is rotatably journalled in the roller housing, and are driven by the idler or smoothing rollers via friction drive rollers. Each brush roller has at least one spiral brush and/or spiral wiper blade to clean the external surfaces of the adjacent idler or smoothing rollers and deposits the clippings or other waste in collector sections in the roller housing.

Abstract: A lawn moving vehicle (1) is for movwing lawn along the travel path of the vehicle. The lawn moving vehicle (1) includes: at least one electric reel unit having an electric reel (22) driven by a motor (24); sensors (34a-34c) for detecting the travel speed of the vehicle; and a control device (37) for controlling the motor (24) according to the result of the detection by the sensors (34a-34c) to thereby control the rotational speed of the electric reel (22) provided to the electric reel unit.

Abstract: A grass treatment unit with an adjustable hood for use with various grass treatment inserts of different diameter for verticutting, scarifying, etc. An open topped bearing socket is provided for mounting the grass treatment insert for rotation. A hood is mounted on a slide for spacing the hood in a selected position with respect to the grass treatment insert. The grass treatment insert has a shaft with ball bearings on opposite ends which are housed within a bearing housing. A handle is provided on the bearing housing for lifting the grass treatment insert.

Abstract: A reel gang mower has a row of front reel cutting units and a row of rear reel cutting units that cut an unbroken swath of grass in each pass. Each cutting unit is connected for propulsion to the mower frame by a four-bar linkage having front and rear pivot links that converge towards a focal point that establishes a virtual pull point through which propulsive force acts on the cutting unit. The rear pivot links can attach to the mower frame at a selected one of different attachment points to thereby longitudinally shift the pull point fore-and-aft relative to the center of gravity of the cutting unit, thus changing the fore-and-aft weight distribution. The rear cutting units in the gang can be configured to have a tail heavy weight distribution relative to the front cutting units to help eliminate marking in the overlap areas between the cutting units.

Abstract: A reel cutting unit of a reel mower is provided with a belt and pulley drive system for rotating the reel of the cutting unit at variable speeds when the ground speed of the reel cutting unit is substantially constant to provide different clips. The drive system has three pulleys of different diameter in engagement with the belt in drive, driven and idler positions. The pulleys can be interchangeably used in any of the positions by moving the pulleys around into the different positions in six different possible arrangements. The pulleys are selectively placed in one arrangement at a time to select the clip provided by that arrangement. A chain and sprocket drive system with different diameter sprockets may be used in place of the belt and pulley drive system. The belt and pulley drive system may comprise toothed pulleys and toothed timing belt.

Abstract: A turf cutting unit includes a reel assembly mounted to a frame and having a plurality of reel blades rotatable about a reel axis extending substantially parallel to the ground. A drivingly rotatable groomer includes a plurality of spaced apart and substantially vertically oriented cutting plates. An adjustment mechanism is operable to move the reel assembly relative to the turf to set a turf cutting height. The adjustment mechanism is operable to adjust the position of the cutting plates to set a depth of cut that the groomer cutting plates engage the turf. The adjustment mechanism limits a maximum depth of cut of the groomer cutting plates based on the cutting height of the reel assembly. A method of operating a turf cutting unit is also discussed.

Abstract: A tool can be made up of two or more rotors, each of them formed by a rotary axis of rotation and at least one helix-shaped blade, the axes of rotation parallel to each other and parallel to the ground or lawn and separated by a distance less than the sum of the radii of the helices of each one of the rotors. The blade(s) of one of the rotors has/have the shape of a right handed helix and the blade(s) corresponding to the other rotor show(s) the shape of a left handed helix, and one of the rotors consists of a driving rotor and the other consists of a driven rotor. The machine derived incorporates at least one double-helicoidal tool connected to at least one of the machine's wheels.

Abstract: A grass treatment unit for various greens grooming practices for replacement of a cutting head on a walk behind greensmower. An adapter is provided for mounting the grass treatment unit on the walk behind greensmower and another adapter is provided for connecting the grass treatment unit to the power source previously used by the cutting head.

Abstract: A reel mower cutting unit having a cutting reel with a horizontal axis is supported by a front roller and a rear roller in a mowing position. A lift arm may raise and lower the cutting reel between a mowing position and a transport position. A pair of gauge wheels are mounted forwardly of the front roller at a front left corner and a right front corner of the unit. If the unit is lowered to a sloped surface, the gauge wheel contacts the surface and prevents the unit from marking or damaging the turf.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a cover defining an interior chamber, a cutting box, the cover being mounted on the cutting box. A blade reel assembly is disposed within the cutting box, the blade reel assembly including at least one blade, and being configured to rotate about an axle. A cutting bar is disposed adjacent to a circumference defined by the at least one blade. A mesh screen is disposed beneath the blade reel assembly, proximate to the circumference.

Abstract: A rotating mechanical apparatus, such as would be used in a reel mower assembly, comprises a drive member rotatably mounted in a frame about a shaft axis. The drive member has a drive face. A driven member has a driven shaft rotatably supported in the frame about the shaft axis, and a driven face. A projection extends outward from one of the drive face and the driven face and into a corresponding recess in the other. Magnets force the drive face against the driven face such that the driven shaft rotates with the drive member. One of the drive face and the driven face are movable along the shaft axis to disengage the projection from the recess. A height adjustment mechanism moves ground rollers closer together or farther apart to vary cutting height.

Abstract: An adjustment mechanism for reel-to-bedknife clearance includes an adjuster base having an internal bore, an adjustment knob attached to a rod extending through the internal bore to engage one of the reel or bedknife, and a detent spring captured between the adjuster base and the adjustment knob and biased against the adjustment member to resist rotation of the adjustment knob. The detent spring may engage radial notches on the adjustment knob at a plurality of reel-to-bedknife clearance positions.

Abstract: A rotating mechanical apparatus, such as would be used in a reel mower assembly, comprises a drive member rotatably mounted in a frame about a shaft axis. The drive member has a drive face oriented perpendicular to the shaft axis. A driven member has a driven shaft rotatably supported in the frame about the shaft axis, and a driven face oriented parallel to and bearing against the drive face. A bulb extends outward from one of the drive face and the driven face and into a corresponding recess in the other. Magnets force the drive face to bear against the driven face such that the driven shaft rotates with the drive member. One of the drive face and the driven face are movable along the shaft axis to disengage the bulb from the recess. A height adjustment mechanism moves ground rollers closer together or farther apart to vary cutting height.

Abstract: A hand mower includes a base, a housing surrounding the base, a handle coupled to the housing, a cutting cylinder rotatably mounted on the front side of the base, two wheels mounted on the two distal ends of a center shaft of the cutting cylinder, two transmission gear sets, each comprising an internal gear fixedly located on one wheel, a driven gear fixedly mounted on the center shaft of the cutting cylinder and two intermediate gears meshed between the internal gear and the driven gear, and two one-way clutches respectively set between the center shaft of the cutting cylinder and the transmission gear sets for controlling transmission of force between the center shaft and the transmission gear sets.

Abstract: Powered turf conditioning brushes having increased efficiency, improved lift, and which minimize the introduction of grain, and their method of use with reel mower cutting units such as those used for precision mowing of golf course greens. Various embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a garden machine. More specifically, the present invention relates to a pedal-driven lawn mower. The pedal-driven lawn mower of the present invention comprises a carriage, a mechanism for driving the lawn mower and a cutting hob mechanism arranged on said carriage; said cutting hob mechanism is transmission connected to said mechanism for driving the lawn mower. The present invention combines cutting hob mechanism with the pedal-driven vehicle whereby an operator can sit on the lawn mower to control the direction and drive the lawn mower and the cutting hob mechanism when pedaling. The present invention functions both sports entertainment and grass cutting but uses no fuel or power thus is healthy and environment-friendly.

Abstract: A reel mower cutting unit having a cutting reel with a horizontal axis is supported by a front roller and a rear roller in a mowing position. A lift arm may raise and lower the cutting reel between a mowing position and a transport position. A pair of gauge wheels are mounted forwardly of the front roller at a front left corner and a right front corner of the unit. If the unit is lowered to a sloped surface, the gauge wheel contacts the surface and prevents the unit from marking or damaging the turf.

Abstract: An assembly of a traction vehicle and a soil treatment machine, such as a scrub clearing-plant shredding machine, includes a connecting mechanism including at least one articulated connecting rod of the same length as two other connecting rods forming a deformable parallelogram that maintains a parallelogram configuration, on either side of a closing plane, during vertical upward and downward movements of the soil treatment machine relative to a support arm.

Abstract: A height of cut adjuster for a reel mower cutting unit with a removable attachment includes a front roller with a shaft positionable in front of the cutting reel axis, and a roller bracket assembly having a bottom bracket removably attached to a top bracket to provide a gap therebetween where the front roller shaft is held. The roller bracket assembly may be pivoted, and the top bracket may be connected to the bottom bracket in a different position further from the cutting reel, so that an attachment such as a conditioner may be installed between the front roller and the cutting reel.

Abstract: A reel cutting unit of a reel mower is provided with a belt and pulley drive system for rotating the reel of the cutting unit at variable speeds when the ground speed of the reel cutting unit is substantially constant to provide different clips. The drive system has three pulleys of different diameter in engagement with the belt in drive, driven and idler positions. The pulleys can be interchangeably used in any of the positions by moving the pulleys around into the different positions in six different possible arrangements. The pulleys are selectively placed in one arrangement at a time to select the clip provided by that arrangement. A chain and sprocket drive system with different diameter sprockets may be used in place of the belt and pulley drive system. The belt and pulley drive system may comprise toothed pulleys and toothed timing belt.

Abstract: A walk reel mower includes a pair of inclined rigid links for mounting the reel cutting unit to the reel mower frame for rolling about a longitudinal axis, and a pair of vertical support arms for mounting the reel cutting unit to the reel mower frame for pitching about a transverse axis. An integrated gearbox houses both the traction and reel drives, including the differential that is part of the traction drive, as well as a parking brake. A flexible drive shaft powers the cutting reel from the gearbox and is made from materials that do not require petroleum based lubricants to avoid the possibility of damage to the turf or grass. A single control handle located on the handle of the mower actuates both the reel and traction drives. The reel cutting unit includes a back plate which has a portion formed as a hollow beam for strength.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a water resistant electric motor and method of assembly. The motor includes a housing with a main body having a rear endbell, a stator compartment with stator windings, and a first ball bearing. The motor includes a lid having a second ball bearing, and a rotor with a shaft having a first end positioned in the first ball bearing and a second end positioned in the second ball bearing. An epoxy coating is used to overmold the stator compartment, the stator windings, and the rotor. The motor includes a printed circuit board assembly treated with an adhesion promotor and positioned adjacent to the rotor and stator windings. A silicone sealant is used to encapsulate the printed circuit board assembly, the rotor, and the stator windings and reacts with the adhesion promotor. The motor includes a gasket between the lid and the main body.