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An attachment or auxiliary mowing unit for riding mowers of all types having a centrally mounted mower deck. The auxiliary unit consists of a separate mower deck that is pivotly attached to the main mower deck near a front corner of the main deck, preferably the left front corner. The auxiliary deck

An attachment or auxiliary mowing unit for riding mowers of all types having a centrally mounted mower deck. The auxiliary unit consists of a separate mower deck that is pivotly attached to the main mower deck near a front corner of the main deck, preferably the left front corner. The auxiliary deck is attached on pivots with horizontal axes that allow the auxiliary deck to pivot freely upwardly and downwardly about that axis. The auxiliary deck is powered directly from the main deck or by a separate hydraulic motor.

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An attachment for riding mowers and the like having front and rear ground engaging wheels with a main cutting deck mounted between the front and rear wheels with the sides of the deck extending outwardly beyond the wheels, the main cutting deck having a discharge chute and at least one power driven

An attachment for riding mowers and the like having front and rear ground engaging wheels with a main cutting deck mounted between the front and rear wheels with the sides of the deck extending outwardly beyond the wheels, the main cutting deck having a discharge chute and at least one power driven cutting blade that cuts a path along a cutting plane and discharges the cuttings as the mower moves forwardly and rearwardly, said attachment comprising: an auxiliary cutting deck housing having a forward portion, a rear portion and outside and inside portions between the forward and rear portions; a cutting blade mounted for rotation inside the auxiliary cutting deck housing for cutting a path; a first pivot mounting on the inside portion near the front portion of the auxiliary cutting deck housing for securing the auxiliary cutting deck housing to the side of the main cutting deck opposite the discharge chute of the mower and near the front of the main cutting deck; a second pivot mounting on the inside portion near the rear portion of the auxiliary cutting deck housing for securing the auxiliary cutting deck housing to said side of the main cutting deck; the first and second pivot mountings securing the auxiliary cutting deck housing to the main cutting deck in a position where the path of the main cutting deck and the path of the auxiliary cutting deck housing always overlap; the first and second pivot mountings providing for pivotal upward and downward movement of the auxiliary cutting deck housing relative to the main cutting deck about a substantially horizontal axis to provide for free and continuous floating movement of the auxiliary cutting deck housing upwardly and downwardly relative to the cutting plane of the main cutting deck; a first support wheel secured to the auxiliary cutting deck housing on the front portion of the auxiliary cutting deck housing near the outside portion; and means for connecting the cutting blade of the auxiliary cutting deck housing to the drive system of the mower so as to rotatably drive the cutting blade of the auxiliary cutting deck housing.