Patent ID: 8459397

Claim:
A work vehicle having drive wheels comprising: an engine having an output shaft oriented in a transverse direction of a vehicle body; a transmission having an input shaft oriented in the transverse direction of the vehicle body, which includes a transmission case arranged next to the engine in a front-rear direction of the vehicle body; a frame which supports the engine and the transmission; a CVT which extends between a lateral side of the engine and a lateral side of the transmission case and is configured to transmit a driving force from the output shaft of the engine to the input shaft of the transmission; a connecting plate which connects an upper part of the engine and an upper part of the transmission case, the connecting plate extending above a boundary region between the engine and transmission, and parallel to the output shaft of the engine and the input shaft of the transmission, wherein the connecting plate has a cover part extending substantially along a horizontal direction; and an electric component having a boundary thereof formed by an outer periphery of the engine, an outer periphery of the transmission and the connecting plate, the connecting plate being disposed in a space extending along the output shaft of the engine and the input shaft of the transmission, wherein the cover part is positioned above the electric component.