| US 7,614,207 B2 | ||
| Mower deck lift system with transport lock | ||
| Paul M. Elhardt, Charlotte, N.C. (US); and Franklin P. Lewis, Fuquay-Varina, N.C. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Deere & Company, Moline, Ill. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 30, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/241,273. | ||
| Application 12/241273 is a division of application No. 11/674840, filed on Feb. 14, 2007, granted, now 7,448,191. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2009/0031687 A1, Feb. 05, 2009 | ||
| Int. Cl. A01D 34/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 56—17.1 | 16 Claims |
| 1. A mower deck lift system comprising:
a height of cut control knob connected to a height of cut cam having a plurality of mower deck height settings;
a height of cut pawl movable to engage the height of cut cam at each mower deck height setting;
a transport lock crank that may be locked in a transport position preventing the height of cut pawl from engaging the height
of cut cam, or unlocked to allow the height of cut pawl to engage the height of cut cam; and
a transport lock indicator integrated into the height of cut control knob and connected through the height of cut control
knob to the transport lock crank, and movable with the transport lock crank between the transport position and the unlocked
position as a visual indicator on the height of cut control knob showing if the transport lock is locked in the transport
position.
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