Stand for mower cutting unit

A maintenance stand for attachment to a work surface and supporting a mower cutting unit comprising,

• a base frame having side members interconnected with at least two cross members;
• a cradle with a v-shaped cross sectional configuration for supporting stable engagement with a roller of the mower cutting unit, the cradle secured to and extending upwardly with respect to and between the side members, and spaced from and parallel to the at least two cross members and positioned above the side members;
• the cradle supported on, secured to and extending between the at least two riser members, and each of the riser members is secured to a respective side member of the base frame;
• a support member, adjustably secured at a desired location between the at least two cross members, including aligned openings positioned for alignment with mating aligned openings positioned through and along the at least two cross members for adjustable positioning of the support member in a desired position intermediate the at least two cross members, and the support member is secured in the desired position between the at least two cross members by engagement of a fastener through the aligned openings of both the support member and the at least two cross members, and having a top extending upwardly away from the base frame, such that the top of the support member is positioned above the cradle;
• and
• wherein the support member includes aligned openings positioned above the cradle, and the aligned openings receive and secure a support pin therethrough for supporting an adjustable tether for engagement with and suspension of a mower cutting unit supported within the cradle, for accessing components of the mower cutting unit for service, and wherein the position of the support member is adjustable horizontally relative to the at least two cross members.