Patent ID: 7641285

Claim:
A small, four wheeled, stable, utility vehicle (S4WSUV) for tasks including hauling and dumping comprising; a) a frame having a length or lengths and a width or widths, b) four wheels, including widely spaced apart front wheels being supported by a front portion of the frame and mounted to freely swivel and two widely spaced apart independently driven rear wheels spaced from the two front wheels and supported by a rear portion of the frame with one of said independently driven rear wheels being on one side of the frame and the other independently driven rear wheel being on an opposite side of the frame, c) one or more engines, d) a motor or drive mechanism for driving each of the independently driven rear wheels in a clockwise and counter clockwise direction, e) a platform pivotly supported by a side of the frame for supporting material or one or more articles or one or more containers, f) a lifting mechanism communicating with a location off-center of the platform for pivoting the platform to dump the material, article(s) or the one or more containers on or attached to the platform to a location near a side of the S4WSUV and for retracting the platform to a hauling position, g) one or more power sources for powering each motor or drive mechanism and the lifting mechanism, and h) controls for activating each motor or drive mechanism and the lifting mechanism.