Patent ID: 8038379

Claim:
A skid steer loader comprising: a main frame assembly having a pair of right and left side walls extending along a travel direction; a boom assembly mounted to the main frame assembly; a pair of right and left travel assemblies for supporting the main frame assembly on the ground; a cabin mounted to an upper portion of the main frame assembly so as to be capable of being tilted; an engine located on the main frame assembly so as to be oriented in a longitudinal direction and at a location closer to a rear of the main frame assembly than to a front portion of the main frame assembly; a hydrostatic transmission and an oil pump that are connected to a front portion of the engine; a hydraulic tank located on the bottom of the main frame assembly and between one of said side walls and said oil pump; and a fuel tank disposed to face said hydraulic tank along a direction transverse to said main frame assembly, said fuel tank including: a main body portion disposed to the other side wall, and a laterally extending portion projecting from said main body into a utility space between said oil pump and said bottom portion.