Patent ID: 7337866

Claim:
A work vehicle having an engine, a transmission, a PTO shaft driven by power from the engine, and an automatic engine stop unit operable to automatically stop the engine in response to an operator's absence, the work vehicle comprising: a traveling sensor for detecting a neutral position of the transmission; a utility member selectively movable between a use position wherein the utility member is capable of performing a first function and a non-use position wherein the utility member is substantially not capable of performing the first function; a non-use state detecting sensor, provided in addition and separately from the traveling sensor, wherein the non-use state detecting sensor comprises a member rotatable about a rotation shaft to automatically detect the non-use position of the utility member; and an override unit operable to override the automatic engine stop function of the automatic engine stop unit, in response to detection by the non-use state detecting sensor of the non-use position of the utility member.