Red riding mower with the low-profile MowGen generator mounted beneath it

Mobile power generation for riding mowers

Power where you need it.
When you need it.

MowGen is designed to replace a conventional mower deck and use the riding mower's existing engine and belt-drive system to generate electrical power.

The origin of MowGen

The generators wouldn't start.
The mowers would.

After Hurricane Ian crossed central Florida in September 2022, neighborhoods around Lake Wales were left without utility power. Homeowners pulled portable generators out of storage—only to discover that many would not run.

Neighbors began bringing their generators to inventor Anthony Giunta, who had experience with small engines. The pattern was obvious: some generators had sat unused for years, and stale fuel had damaged or fouled their carburetors.

At the same time, something else stood out. Riding mowers throughout the neighborhood were running—cutting grass, moving debris, and helping with cleanup. Those engines were used regularly and maintained routinely.

“Why maintain another engine just for emergencies when there's already a reliable engine sitting in the garage?”

That observation became the idea behind MowGen: remove the mower deck, install a purpose-built generator in its place, and turn a frequently used riding mower into a highly mobile source of electrical power.

Simple concept. Familiar equipment.

Designed to fit where the mower deck fits.

MowGen is conceived as a self-contained generator unit that uses the mower's existing engine, belt/pulley drive, mounting points and throttle controls.

01

Remove the mower deck

Use the mower's existing deck-release and mounting system.

02

Install MowGen

The generator occupies the deck position and connects to the existing drive system.

03

Bring power to the work

Drive the mower to the location where electrical power is needed.

MowGen concept diagram showing belt pulley system, activation arm, mounting system, and double-sided access

Concept rendering from the MowGen product development brochure.

Why MowGen

One engine. More capability.

MowGen addresses the two weaknesses that became obvious after Hurricane Ian: generator reliability and generator mobility.

Mobility

The mower carries the generator to remote areas, large properties, and locations far from a wall outlet.

Reliability

It relies on a mower engine that is typically used and maintained far more frequently than a standby portable generator.

Use corded tools remotely

Take saws, drills, hedge trimmers and other electrical tools to the job without replacing perfectly good equipment with an entire battery ecosystem.

Emergency backup

The concept includes 120/240V output capability for appliances and connection to properly configured home or business electrical systems.

Applications

Power that travels with the machine.

01

Home backup

Emergency electrical power during utility outages, using equipment that is already part of the property owner's routine.

02

Remote jobs

Electrical power for work on acreage, farms, estates, rights-of-way and other locations away from fixed power.

03

Corded tools

Use the electrical tools you already own at the point of work instead of buying duplicate battery-powered equipment.

04

Property work

Power saws, drills, trimmers and other electric equipment wherever the riding mower can safely travel.

MowGen product views showing top, front, back, and bottom with adjustable swivel wheels

Concept views illustrate the low-profile, maneuverable form factor.

Designed around the mower

Low profile. Deck-position mounting. Accessible power.

The MowGen concept is intentionally shaped around the space normally occupied by a mower deck. Product drawings show a low-profile enclosure, double-sided outlet access, a control center, and swivel wheels for maneuvering the unit when it is removed from the mower.

  • Existing mower-deck mounting points
  • Existing belt/pulley drive concept
  • 120V and 120/240V receptacle options
  • Control center for operating information
  • Portable, roll-out configuration when detached

Licensing & manufacturing opportunities

Built for a manufacturer who sees the opportunity.

MowGen is being developed as a technology platform for commercialization. We welcome conversations with mower manufacturers, generator manufacturers, outdoor-power-equipment companies, distributors, and strategic licensing partners.

Inventor

Anthony “Tony” Giunta

MowGen began with a practical observation during a real emergency and evolved into a purpose-built power-generation concept designed around equipment homeowners already use.

The focus remains simple: make portable electrical power more mobile, more practical, and more likely to be available when it is needed.

“Power Where You Need It.
When You Need It.