Mower liquid herbicide applicator

An apparatus for cutting vegetation with a cutting implement and treating the cut vegetation with a desired treatment fluid, the apparatus comprising:

• a blade mount non-rotatably connected to a drive shaft, the blade mount comprising;
• a top portion and a bottom portion having a common axis of rotation and defining a channel therebetween;
• a bolt radially spaced from the drive shaft for securing the cutting implement to the blade mount;
• a passage formed in the bolt communicating with the channel defined between the top and bottom portions of the blade mount;
• and
• a reservoir formed concentric about the drive shaft and the common axis of rotation and communicating with the channel defined between the top and bottom portions of the blade mount.

A method of delivering a desired treating fluid to a surface of a cutting blade, the method comprising the steps of:

• securing a blade mount non-rotatably connected to a drive shaft;
• connecting at least one rotary driven cutting blade connected to the blade mount by a securing bolt radially spaced from the drive shaft;
• supplying the desired treating fluid to a fluid reservoir formed concentrically around the drive shaft and supported on the blade mount;
• inducing the treating fluid to flow from the fluid reservoir by centrifugal force into a channel formed in the blade mount;
• defining at least a portion of a fluid passage through the securing bolt providing a channel formed between the blade mount and an exit opening adjacent the surface of the cutting blade;
• and
• ejecting the treating fluid from the exit opening directly onto a surface of the cutting blade.