A work vehicle, comprising: - a machine body; - an engine room housing an engine ; - a fuel tank backward of the engine ; - a heat shield between the engine and the fuel tank ; - a support frame standing backward of the fuel tank , - a hood held by an upper portion of the support frame in such a manner as to be swingable in an up-down direction between (i) an open position (OP), in which the hood stands to expose the engine room , and (ii) a closed position (CL), in which the hood lies forward to close the engine room ; - a damper disposed in the engine room , connected to the hood and a support section included in the machine body of the work vehicle and disposed at an upper portion of the heat shield , held by the upper portion of the heat shield in such a manner as to be swingable in the up-down direction, urging the hood toward a side of the open position (OP), and swingable in the up-down direction to (i) rise toward a standing position in response to the hood being swung from a side of the closed position (CL) to the side of the open position (OP) and (ii) fall forward toward a lying position in response to the hood being swung from the side of the open position (OP) to the side of the closed position (CL), the damper being connected to an inner surface of an intermediate portion of the hood with respect to a direction in which the hood extends and extending over the engine when the hood is in the closed position (CL); and - an urging mechanism configured to, while the damper is in a position on a side of the lying position relative to an intermediate position (C) at a particular angle, apply to the hood an urging force for urging the hood from the side of the closed position (CL) toward the side of the open position (OP) against a load of the hood . - a machine body; - an engine room housing an engine ; - a fuel tank backward of the engine ; - a heat shield between the engine and the fuel tank ; - a support frame standing backward of the fuel tank , - a hood held by an upper portion of the support frame in such a manner as to be swingable in an up-down direction between (i) an open position (OP), in which the hood stands to expose the engine room , and (ii) a closed position (CL), in which the hood lies forward to close the engine room ; - a damper disposed in the engine room , connected to the hood and a support section included in the machine body of the work vehicle and disposed at an upper portion of the heat shield , held by the upper portion of the heat shield in such a manner as to be swingable in the up-down direction, urging the hood toward a side of the open position (OP), and swingable in the up-down direction to (i) rise toward a standing position in response to the hood being swung from a side of the closed position (CL) to the side of the open position (OP) and (ii) fall forward toward a lying position in response to the hood being swung from the side of the open position (OP) to the side of the closed position (CL), the damper being connected to an inner surface of an intermediate portion of the hood with respect to a direction in which the hood extends and extending over the engine when the hood is in the closed position (CL); and - an urging mechanism configured to, while the damper is in a position on a side of the lying position relative to an intermediate position (C) at a particular angle, apply to the hood an urging force for urging the hood from the side of the closed position (CL) toward the side of the open position (OP) against a load of the hood . <EOS>