Patent ID: 6554558
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: B60K,B66F

Abstract:
A material handling vehicle including a structure having, ground engageable propulsion means, a loader arm mounted for up and down swinging movement, an operator's cab, an engine disposed to the rear of the vehicle and having an output to provide power for said movement of the loader arm and propulsion of the vehicle and drive to connect the output to the ground engageable propulsion means to propel the vehicle, wherein the output of the engine is kinematically connected to a change speed gearbox which drives at least a rear axle of the vehicle, the rear axle being a rigid drive axle and carrying at opposite ends thereof ground engaging propulsion means, at least one of the engine and change speed gearbox being connected to the rear axle to provide a sub-assembly and said sub-assembly being mounted on said structure for pivotal movement relative to the structure about only a single pivot axis which lies in, or is parallel to, a plane which contains the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.