Kit Turns ATV Into "Riding Mower"

Kit Turns ATV Into Riding Mower ATV S ATV S One of the showstoppers at the recent West- ern Canada Farm Progress Show was this “mid-mount” mower deck for ATV ‘s Introduced by Quadivator of Swan River Manitoba the 58-in wide rear-discharge deck is equipped with five offset blades The deck is powered by a separate 16 hp electric start gas engine that mounts on a metal plat- form behind the ATV To attach the deck you back the ATV up and over the deck then drop a pin through a clevis on the rear bracket and then cable-lock both sides of the deck to the ATV foot bars To disconnect the mower all you do is pull the pin unhook the cables and drive away The deck is supported by a pair of 5-in castor wheels on front To adjust deck height you simply change the position of a pin on these wheels Eight anti-scalping wheels placed at the leading and rear edges of the deck prevent scalping on rutted or very un- even lawns A control console mounts directly behind the operator “It’s a heavy duty mower that takes only seconds to put on and off And it’s fully uni- versal so you can use it on virtually any 4- wheeler ATV without needing special mount- ing brackets ” says Darin Hubscher “Hitches on ATV’s are mounted farther ahead on some models than they are on other models To adjust for that there are a series of holes in the bar just behind the clevis All you do is change the position of the pin “ Deflectors under the deck result in an even distribution of grass behind the deck Engine platform connects to deck by bar that fastens to ATV “There is a wheel under the platform that supports the engine but it doesn’t ride on the ground while you’re mowing It’s there sim- ply to help you move the entire assembly by hand after it’s removed from the ATV “The unit can be transported by simply placing it in back of a pickup We plan to add a lever assembly that will mount on the ATV’s front rack with a pair of cables going down to the front part of the deck The operator will then be able to lift the deck completely off the ground for high speed transport ” Sells for under $3 000 Canadian Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Quadivator Inc Box 218 Swan River Manitoba Canada R0L 1Z0 ph 204 734- 5868; fax 204 734-5865; E-mail: mailbox@quadivator com; Website: www quadivator com

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