Lawn mower power take-off and accessories

In combination with a lawn mower including a housing connected to and supported by a plurality of ground engaging wheels, the housing including a substantially horizontally disposed deck and a downwardly disposed flange extending from the outer edges of the deck, an engine disposed above and supported by the deck, a vertically disposed drive shaft driveably rotated by the engine, and a cutting blade operably connected to the drive shaft at a point below the deck, the improvement comprising:

• a drive train operably connected to said drive shaft;
• said implement being a blower including an enclosure having a substantially open front and having an open slot in the rear thereof;
• said deck including an opening at a point above said cutting blade;
• and
• an air duct interconnecting the open slot of the enclosure and the opening in the deck, whereby air is forced through the air duct and out of the open front of the enclosure.