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A foldable control lever for use with a riding mower comprising a main lever tube having a lower end, an upright section and a grip portion. An upper weldment is affixed to the lower end of the main lever tube. The upper weldment comprises a support flange and a plurality of outwardly projecting ear

A foldable control lever for use with a riding mower comprising a main lever tube having a lower end, an upright section and a grip portion. An upper weldment is affixed to the lower end of the main lever tube. The upper weldment comprises a support flange and a plurality of outwardly projecting ears. A lower weldment connected to the mower drive unit is adapted to receive the lower end of the main lever tube. The lower weldment comprises a receiver flange having a plurality of notches spaced about the circumference of the flange. The notches are configured so as to engage the outwardly projecting ears of the upper weldment. When the outwardly projecting ears are engaged with the notches, the main lever tube is prevented from rotating relative to the lower weldment. When the outwardly projecting ears are not engaged with the notches, the main lever tube can be rotated downward and on to the top of the mower.

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1. A foldable control arm for use with a riding mower, said riding mower comprising a frame, a mower deck suspended from said frame, an engine for supplying power to said riding mower, and a drive unit for propelling said riding mower, said drive unit being connected to said engine, wherein said fol

1. A foldable control arm for use with a riding mower, said riding mower comprising a frame, a mower deck suspended from said frame, an engine for supplying power to said riding mower, and a drive unit for propelling said riding mower, said drive unit being connected to said engine, wherein said foldable control arm is connected to said drive unit and is movable so as to control the motion of said riding mower, said foldable control arm comprising:a) a main lever tube having a lower end and a grip portion; b) an upper weldment affixed to the lower end of said main lever tube, said upper weldment comprising an engaging element; and c) a lower weldment affixed to said drive unit and comprising a sleeve adapted to receive the lower end of said main lever tube, the lower end of said main lever tube extending through said sleeve, said lower weldment further comprising a receiving element affixed to an end of said sleeve and adapted to connect to said engaging element, wherein said engaging element is connected to said receiving element to prevent said main lever tube from rotating within said sleeve relative to said lower weldment, and wherein said engaging element is disconnected from said receiving element to permit said main lever tube to rotate within said sleeve relative to said lower weldment.