Patent ID: 7878261

Claim:
An operating apparatus for a work vehicle with a detachable implement provided with a hydraulic actuator comprising: a control valve that is disposed beneath a driver seat of the work vehicle and that controls flow of hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic actuator; an operating lever that operates the control valve, the operating lever having a handle thereof protruding, in a lateral side view of the work vehicle, from a rear fender that is located at a lateral side of the driver seat; a link mechanism that is disposed beneath the driver seat of the work vehicle and that operatively connects the control valve to the operating lever; and a locking lever configured to be switched between a locked position for holding the operating lever in a neutral position, and a lock-releasing position for releasing the hold on the operating lever, wherein the locking lever is movable in a lateral direction of the work vehicle so as to be switched between the locked position and the lock-releasing position; a holding clasp that holds the locking lever at the locked position and the lock-releasing position, wherein the holding clasp is mounted on the control valve and extends to a position adjacent the rear fender below the locking lever; and a spring that urges the locking lever downward.