Patent ID: 6886677

Claim:
In a vehicle having an engine that drives a hydrostatic transmission and having forward and reverse pedals that control the hydrostatic transmission, said vehicle having a parking brake that has a manually set portion to engage the parking brake, the improvement comprising: an operator-actuated transmission locking mechanism that locks the forward and reverse pedals in a neutral position; wherein said vehicle comprises a brake pedal and a movable portion actuated by an operator's foot pressing said brake pedal, said movable portion movable from a brake-disengaged position to a brake-engaged position, wherein said manually set portion comprises an engagement member having a pivot and a catch portion, wherein when said movable portion is in said brake-engaged position, said engagement member is operable to swing about said pivot to engage said catch portion with said movable portion to prevent retraction of said movable portion to the brake-disengaged position; wherein said transmission locking mechanism is carried by said engagement member and swings into position about said pivot to lock said front and rear pedals.