Electric drive riding greens mower

A gang mower comprising:

• a frame member substantially constructed from generally tubular members and having a generally rectangular configuration with an open center and a plurality of transverse support members supported between the tubular members;
• a plurality of ground engaging wheels supporting the frame member with a forward pair of ground engaging wheels located proximately to a forward portion of the frame member and another of the plurality of ground engaging wheels located proximately to a rearward portion of the frame member;
• a plurality of reel type lawn mowers supported from the frame, at least one of the plurality of mowers being positioned forward of the ground engaging wheels and at least another of the plurality of reel type lawn .mowers being positioned behind the forward pair of wheels;
• a prime mover adapted to provide driving torque to at least one of the ground engaging wheels;
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• an electric motor positioned forward of the ground engaging wheels for driving the prime mover,
• wherein the transverse support members are further operable for supporting a fuel source, and a control unit, and
• wherein the frame member supports a pivotable mounting for at least one of the ground engaging wheels.

A gang mower comprising:

• a frame member having a generally rectangular configuration with a forward portion, a rearward portion, an open center and a plurality of transverse support members;
• three ground engaging wheels supporting the frame member;
• a battery power source;
• a plurality of reel type lawn mowers supported in part by the frame member and, located forward of the ground engaging wheels and supported from the frame member, the reel mowers including and being driven by electric motors receiving electrical power from the battery power source;
• a plurality of reel lift mechanisms, one for each reel-type lawn mowers, with each being connected to a respective reel type lawn mower and to the frame member, for moving each lawn mower between a lowered non-operating position and a raised non-operative position;
• a prime mover adapted to provide driving torque to at least one of the ground engaging wheels;
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• wherein two of the three wheels are secured to a forward portion of the frame, and one of the three wheels is pivotably mounted to a rear portion of the frame such that pivoting motion of the one wheel allows for steering of the gang mower and wherein the track defined by the one wheel along the ground is maintained within the track defined by the two wheels along the ground and one of the plurality of reel type mowers is positioned forward of the two wheels and another of the plurality of reel type mowers is positioned between the two and one wheels.

A gang mower comprising:

• a frame having a forward end and a rearward end supported on a plurality of ground engaging wheels;
• at least three ground-engaging wheels, with at least a first one of the wheels being positioned near the forward end of the frame;
• a plurality of reel type lawn mowers supported from the frame and each including and being driven by its own electric motor, at least one of the plurality of mowers being substantially positioned forward of the forward end of the frame and at least another of the plurality of mowers being positioned between the forward and rear ends of the frame;
• an electric drive motor operable to provide driving torque to at least the first one of the ground engaging wheels, the electric drive motor being positioned forward of a central axis of rotation of the first one of ground engaging wheel;
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• a batter power source for supplying electrical energy to the electric drive motor and the reel type lawn mowers.

A triplex gang mower comprising:

• a frame member having a forward end portion and a rearward end portion, the frame member being supported upon three main ground engaging wheels, two of which are near the forward end portion of the frame member and one of which is rearward of the frame member;
• a battery power source mounted to the frame member and substantially supported by the three main ground engaging wheels;
• three reel type lawn mowers supported from the frame member the reel type lawn mowers each being moveable between a raised non-operative position and a lowered operative position in which the reel type lawn mower engages the ground each of the reel type mowers including and being driven by individual electric motors receiving electrical power from the battery power source, and two of the reel type lawn mowers being mounted in front of the two forward ground-engaging wheels, and a rear reel type lawn mower normally being located behind the two forward ground-engaging wheels near a center region of the gang mower when the triplex mower is in use;
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• a prime mover comprising a drive axle connected to and transversely positioned near the forward end portion of the frame member, for driving the two forward wheels, and
• an electric motor supplied with electrical energy from the battery power source and adapted to provide driving torque to the two forward ground engaging wheels.