Stand-on lawn care vehicle with adjustable neutral position

A riding lawn care vehicle comprising:

• a frame to which at least a pair of drive wheels are operably coupled;
• an engine operably coupled to the frame via an engine platform, the engine being disposed substantially between the drive wheels to selectively provide drive power to the drive wheels via respective hydraulic pumps;
• a steering assembly comprising control levers operably coupled to respective ones of the drive wheels via the respective hydraulic pumps, the steering assembly enabling steering of the riding lawn care vehicle based on drive speed control of the drive wheels responsive to positioning of the control levers:
• a support platform operably coupled to the frame at a rear portion of the riding lawn care vehicle to support a standing operator;
• and
• a front platform operably coupled to the frame forward of the engine platform, the front platform supporting the hydraulic pumps,
• wherein at least one of the respective hydraulic pumps comprises a neutral positioning assembly defining a neutral position to which the at least one of the respective hydraulic pumps returns after actuation of a corresponding one of the control levers, and
• wherein the neutral positioning assembly is configured to enable adjustment of the neutral position,
• wherein the riding lawn care vehicle is a zero turn radius mower, and
• wherein the riding lawn care vehicle further comprises a hydraulic motor disposed proximate to each of the drive wheels, the hydraulic motor being operably coupled to a respective one of the hydraulic pumps.