Patent ID: 7273341

Claim:
A tractor having a vehicle frame with a pair of right and left elongate frame members spaced from each other and extending in a longitudinal direction and interconnected in intermediate positions by a cross member, an engine supported by the elongate frame members in a front region of the vehicle frame, a rear axle unit connected to rear axle connecting members fixed to the elongate frame members in a rear region of the vehicle frame, and a drive transmitting mechanism for transmitting drive from the engine to the rear axle unit, a front loader and a backhoe attachable to a front and a rear of the tractor, respectively, as supported by the vehicle frame, said tractor comprising: a reinforcing frame unit for reinforcing said vehicle frame; and reinforcing frame connecting portions connecting said reinforcing frame unit to said vehicle frame; wherein: said reinforcing frame unit includes elongate reinforcing frames extending along outer faces of said elongate frame members, respectively; said elongate frame members have front loader post support members projecting laterally outwardly of longitudinally intermediate portions thereof; and one of said reinforcing frame connecting portions is formed at a direct connection between a rear end region of each of said reinforcing frames and a rear end region of each of said elongate frame members such that the direct connection between the rear end region of each of said reinforcing frames and a rear end region of each of said elongate frame members lies rearward from said rear axle connecting members, and another of said reinforcing frame connecting portions is formed at a connection between a forward end region of each of said reinforcing frames and each of said front loader post support members.