Patent ID: 9288939
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: A01D,B62D

Claim Text:
1. A vehicle comprising: a chassis; a drive train attached to the chassis and adapted to power a drive member also attached to the chassis; a control lever attached to the chassis and positioned within reach of an operator operating the vehicle, the control lever adapted to pivot, relative to the chassis, about a pivot axis, wherein a portion of the control lever defines an elongate slot; a tie rod comprising: a first end received within the slot of the control lever; and a second end coupled to the drive train; and an adjustment member coupled to the chassis and movable between a first and a second position, the adjustment member adapted to move the first end of the tie rod between: a first location along the slot, wherein the first end of the tie rod is located at a first distance radially from the pivot axis; and a second location along the slot, wherein the first end of the tie rod is located at a second distance radially from the pivot axis, the second distance less than the first distance.