Patent ID: 8727062

Claim:
A work vehicle comprising: a pair of right and left vehicle frames that extend in a vehicle longitudinal direction, the pair of right and left vehicle frames each including a plate surface that extends substantially vertically, plate surfaces of the pair of right and left vehicle frames facing each other, a front axle unit that is supported by the pair of vehicle frames so as to be located below the pair of vehicle frames and be along a vehicle width direction in a state where two ends thereof are positioned outward of the pair of vehicle frames in the vehicle width direction, a pair of right and left front wheels that are supported by both ends of the front axle unit in a steerable manner, an engine unit that is supported by the pair of vehicle frames, a flywheel unit that is connected to a rear end surface of the engine unit, and a transmission that is disposed backward at a distance from the flywheel unit and operatively receives rotational power from the engine unit through the flywheel unit, the pair of vehicle frames including a pair of right and left front frames that support the front axle unit, and a pair of right and left main frames that have rear ends directly or indirectly connected to side surfaces of a transmission case of the transmission respectively, wherein an outer surface of a rear end of each of the pair of front frames is connected to an inner surface of a front end of the corresponding one of the main frames with a spacer being interposed therebetween, wherein the engine unit includes an engine main body, an output shaft that extends backward from the engine main body, and a mount flange that extends radially outward, from a rear end of the engine main body, wherein the flywheel unit includes a flywheel main body that is connected with the output shaft, and a flywheel cover that is connected to the mount flange so as to surround the flywheel main body, wherein the pair of front frames are arranged such that at least upper regions in rear end surfaces thereof are located forward of the mount flange, and wherein the engine unit and the flywheel unit are supported by the pair of vehicle frames such that at least lower portions thereof are overlapped with the pair of vehicle frames in a side view and the mount flange is overlapped with the upper regions of the rear end surfaces of the front frames in a front view.