Patent ID: 6176150
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: B60K,B60Y,B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
A self-propelled agricultural machine including a multi-stage gear box having shiftable gears; a cab having a floor; a steering column positioned above the floor of the cab; means for pivotally mounting the steering column for tilting movement between selected positions; a releasable locking device for holding the steering column in a selected position; a gear-shift linkage at least partly located under the floor of the cab and including a shift lever and a gear-shift-transfer element operatively connected to the multi-stage gearbox; and means for selectively coupling the gear-shift-transfer element to the steering column and including an actuatable locking device and so constructed and arranged that, when coupled, the movement of the gear-shift-transfer element required for shifting a gear in the multi-stage gear box is derived from movement of the steering column.