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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2009
Yuji Yamashita, Sakai, JP;
Hiroyuki Anami, Kaizuka, JP;
Yuuki Takano, Sakai, JP;
Takeshi Ikumura, Sakai, JP;
Yuji Yamashita, Sakai, JP;
Hiroyuki Anami, Kaizuka, JP;
Yuuki Takano, Sakai, JP;
Takeshi Ikumura, Sakai, JP;
Kubota Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A skid steer loader comprises: a main frame assembly (); a boom assembly (); a pair of right and left travel assemblies (); a cabin () mounted so as to be capable of being tilted; an engine () located so as to be oriented in a longitudinal direction and at a location closer to a rear; a hydrostatic transmission () and an oil pump () connected to a front portion of the engine (). A utility space is defined between the oil pump () and a bottom () of the main frame assembly (). A fuel tank () and a hydraulic tank () are located on the bottom of the main frame assembly () and to one lateral side and to the other lateral side respectively of the engine () and forwardly of the engine () in a vicinity of the oil pump (). At least one of the fuel tank () and the hydraulic tank () has a laterally extending portion that projects into the utility space.