Suspension system for outdoor power equipment

Outdoor power equipment comprising:

• a chassis including a subframe, a rear frame, and a crossbeam coupled to both the subframe and the rear frame;
• an engine;
• the rear frame supporting a rear suspension and including a first side panel, a second side panel, and a base panel, the first side panel and the second side panel being positioned on opposite sides of the base panel;
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• the rear suspension including:
• a first suspension cradle including a drive shaft, a first end rotatably coupled to the crossbeam and a second end movably coupled to the first side panel, the first suspension cradle including an interior panel that extends along a bottom of an interior surface of the first suspension cradle to form a trough below the drive shaft;
• and
• a second suspension cradle including a first end rotatably coupled to the crossbeam and a second end movably coupled to the second side panel, wherein each of the first suspension cradle and the second suspension cradle is independently rotatable relative to the rear frame.

Outdoor power equipment, comprising:

• a chassis including a rear frame and a crossbeam coupled to the rear frame;
• and
• an engine;
• the rear frame supporting a rear suspension and including a first side panel, a second side panel, and a base panel, the first side panel and the second side panel being positioned on opposite sides of the base panel;
• and
• the rear suspension including:
• a first suspension cradle including a first plate and a second plate that is laterally spaced from and rigidly coupled to the first plate, the first suspension cradle including a first end rotatably coupled to the crossbeam and a second end movably coupled to the first side panel, the first suspension cradle including an interior panel coupled to a bottom side of the second plate and extending outwardly from an interior surface of the second plate in a direction away from the first plate;
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• a second suspension cradle including a first end rotatably coupled to the crossbeam and a second end movably coupled to the second side panel, wherein each of the first suspension cradle and the second suspension cradle is independently rotatable relative to the rear frame.