Patent ID: 8287433

Claim:
A work vehicle comprising: an engine; a hydraulic pump configured to be driven by the engine; a work implement configured to be driven by hydraulic pressure supplied by the hydraulic pump; a travel mechanism configured to cause the vehicle to travel; a clutch configured to selectively transmit drive force from the engine to the travel mechanism; an inching operation member disposed inside of an operator cab of the work vehicle and configured to be operated by an operator inside of the operator cab to create slippage in the clutch according to an operation amount of the inching operation member by the operator to reduce a vehicle speed while suppressing a reduction in a rotational speed of the engine and maintaining output of the work implement; and a controller configured to calculate load of the clutch during inching, and to reduce the rotational speed of the engine when the calculated load of the clutch during the inching exceeds a predetermined threshold.