Riding mower

A riding self-propelled lawn mower comprising:

• a front frame including front left and right wheels;
• a rear frame carrying rear drive wheels;
• a mower deck having at least one blade, said mowing deck supported underneath said front frame;
• said front frame including left
• and right swing arms, said left swing arm carrying said left front wheel and said right swing arm carrying said right wheel;
• and said right and left swing arms being each positionable in a first state in which both right and left wheels are in front of the mower, and a second state where the right and left wheels arc outward to be beside the mower so that the deck is removable out from underneath the mower.

A lawn mower comprising:

• at least one engine, said at least one engine operable to drive one or more blades, and a pair of rear wheels, said rear wheels depending from a rear frame of said mower;
• a pair of front wheels depending from a front frame portion of said mower, said front wheels being lockable into a first forward position for operation and adapted to be arced outward to a second lateral position such that a deck can be removed for servicing a blade of said mower;
• and
• a pair of telescoping arms secured between said rear frame and said mower deck such that said mower deck is extendable out from underneath said mower for servicing when said front wheels are in said second lateral position, and then retractable back into place underneath said mower after servicing.

A lawn mower comprising:

• at least one engine, said at least one engine operable to drive one or more blades and a pair of rear wheels, said rear wheels depending from a rear frame of said mower;
• a pair of front wheels depending from a front frame of said mower;
• said front frame being pivotally mounted relative to said rear frame using a pivot which is located between said front wheels and said rear wheels of said mower and also offset inwardly from each of said front and rear wheels such that a mower deck being at least partially supported underneath one of said front frame and rear frame more adequately maintains a cutting level above a ground surface during operation;
• and
• at least one shock absorber device connected to dampen the rotation of the front frame relative to the rear frame against said pivot in response to bumps.