Patent ID: 8220582

Claim:
A working vehicle having a vehicle body frame, comprising: a front wheel; a rear wheel; a fender disposed at a position covering the rear wheel from above; a hydrostatic continuously variable transmission having a trunnion shaft; a forward pedal; a reverse pedal; a brake pedal; an intermediate link mechanism operating in linkage with operation of the forward pedal or the reverse pedal, and coupled to the forward pedal and the reverse pedal, respectively; a single shift rod receiving the operation from the intermediate link mechanism and rotating the trunnion shaft of the hydrostatic continuously variable transmission from a forward drive side to a reverse drive side; a neutral return mechanism disposed between the rear wheel and the fender in side view and having a cam plate rotating integrally with the trunnion shaft and forming a curved surface portion; a roller moving in contact with the curved surface portion; a lower return arm having the roller mounted thereon; a return arm having one end fixed to the lower return arm; a first spring linked to an end of the lower return arm and acting in a direction of returning the trunnion shaft to the neutral position; a second spring linked to the intermediate link mechanism to make the trunnion shaft act in a direction of returning to a neutral position when depression of the forward and reverse pedals is not being performed; and a damper coupled to the intermediate link mechanism for applying resistance to movements of the forward and the reverse pedals.