摘要 |
A skid steer loader vehicle (10) comprising a body having a front end (12) and a rear end (13) and provided with first (14) and second (17) ground engageable propulsion means respectively disposed on opposite sides of the vehicle and in which the first and second propulsion means (14, 17) are driven by first and second transmission means (T1, T2) respectively to permit the vehicle to be propelled and steered by driving the propulsion means on one side of the vehicle independently from the propulsion means on the other side of the vehicle, the first and second transmission means mounted in one transmission case means (30) disposed on one side of the vehicle, an operator's compartment (39) and a boom assembly (67), the boom assembly having, at an outer end thereof, connecting means (71) for connecting a material handling implement to the boom assembly and an inner end of the boom assembly being pivotally mounted on the body (11), adjacent the rear end (13) of the body, for movement between a raised position and a lowered position in which the boom assembly extends forwards alongside the operator's compartment and the material handling implement is disposed forward of the front end (12) of the body.
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