Patent ID: 8972124
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: E02F,F02D,F02N,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A work vehicle, comprising: an engine capable of rotating in a first idling state in which the engine rotates at a prescribed number of rotations and a second idling state in which the engine rotates at the number of rotations higher than said prescribed number of rotations; an idling stop execution portion for performing an idling stop operation for stopping said engine when said first idling state or said second idling state has continued for a prescribed time period; a determination portion for determining whether stop has been made from said second idling state by said idling stop operation, based on rotation information on the number of rotations of said engine; a counting portion for counting the number of times of stop of said engine from said second idling state, based on a result of determination by said determination portion; and an idling stop time period adjustment portion for making said prescribed time period of said second idling state, which is a condition for performing said idling stop operation, longer than a current time period, when the number of times of stop of said engine counted by said counting portion is equal to or greater than a prescribed number of times.