INTERLOCK OF PARKING BRAKE AND DRIVE CONTROL PEDALS FOR UTILITY VEHICLE

摘要

In a vehicle, such as a lawn and garden tractor, having an engine that drives a hydrostatic transmission and having forward and reverse pedals that control the hydrostatic transmission, an operator-actuated transmission locking mechanism locks the forward and reverse pedals in a neutral position. The vehicle includes a parking brake that has a manually set portion to cause engagement of the parking brake. The transmission locking mechanism is mechanically connected to the manually set portion such that the manually se t portion and the transmission locking mechanism are actuated together.