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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2000
Masaaki Hama, Kawachinagano, JP;
Kenji Kato, Sakai, JP;
Isamu Yamanishi, Takaishi, JP;
Masao Takagi, Hashimoto, JP;
Kubota Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A tractor transmission includes a change speed mechanism, a shift lever ( ) for shifting the change speed mechanism, a super-reduction mechanism ( ) for decelerating and outputting power inputted thereto, the super-reduction mechanism having a larger reduction ratio than the change speed mechanism, and an overdrive mechanism ( ) for accelerating and outputting power inputted thereto. A single switching device ( ) is provided for operating both the super-reduction mechanism and overdrive mechanism. The switching device is shiftable, when the super-reduction mechanism is in neutral, from a state of operating the super-reduction mechanism to a state of operating the overdrive mechanism.