Multiple configuration utility vehicle
View Patent ↗A utility vehicle includes front and rear wheel assemblies, a frame supported on the front and rear wheel assemblies, and an operator compartment supported on the frame and having operator controls. The frame includes a central, tubular frame member having a front end portion and a rear end portion. An engine is supported on the frame for providing power to the front and rear wheel assemblies. A cooling assembly mounted above the engine. An attachment arm is attached to the front portion of the frame and a rear interface mount is rigidly attached to the rear portion of the frame.
1. A utility vehicle comprising:
a frame;
front and rear wheel assemblies supporting the frame;
an operator compartment supported on the frame and having operator controls;
an engine supported on the frame for providing power to the front and rear wheel assemblies;
a cooling assembly mounted above the engine;
an attachment arm attached to a front portion of the frame; and
a rear interface mount rigidly attached to a rear portion of the frame, the rear interface mount having a plurality of interface apertures adapted for accommodating attachment of one or more of a plurality of work mechanisms to the rear interface mount, wherein an interface of a first work mechanism is different from an interface of a second work mechanism.
2. The utility vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the rear interface mount is adapted for accommodating attachment thereto of a box mounted in a horizontal configuration above the rear interface mount together with a second work mechanism rearward of the rear interface mount.
3. The utility vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the second work mechanism is a three-point hitch assembly.
4. The utility vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the rear interface mount includes a front portion and a rear portion spaced apart from one another and a pair of side portions extending between the front and rear portions.
5. The utility vehicle of claim 4 , where in the rear interface mount includes lateral portions on each side of the side portions.
6. The utility vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the frame includes a central, tubular frame member having a front end portion attached to the front working arm and a rear end portion attached to the rear interface mount.
7. The utility vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the frame member includes an attachment arm support portion, a middle portion, and an engine support portion.
8. The utility vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a detachable rear cover mounted over the cooling assembly.
9. The utility vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the rear cover includes a radiator screen positioned above the cooling assembly integrally formed with a container portion.
10. The utility vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the cooling assembly is mounted to an upper portion of the utility vehicle rearward of the operator compartment.
11. The utility vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the cooling assembly includes a hydraulic fan mounted for rotation about an axis that is acute to a vertical axis.
12. A utility vehicle comprising:
front and rear wheel assemblies;
a frame supported on the front and rear wheel assemblies, the frame including a central, tubular frame member having a front end portion and a rear end portion;
an operator compartment supported on the frame and having operator controls;
an engine supported on the frame for providing power to the front and rear wheel assemblies;
an attachment arm attached to the front portion of the frame; and
a rear interface mount rigidly attached to the rear portion of the frame, wherein the rear interface mount has a plurality of interface apertures adapted for accommodating attachment of one or more of a plurality of work mechanisms to the rear interface mount, wherein an interface of a first work mechanism is different from an interface of a second work mechanism.
13. The utility vehicle of claim 12 , wherein the frame member includes an attachment arm support portion, a middle portion, and an engine support portion.
14. The utility vehicle of claim 12 , wherein the frame member includes a brace member in between the middle portion and the attachment arm support portion.
15. The utility vehicle of claim 12 , wherein the rear interface mount is adapted for accommodating attachment thereto of a box mounted in a horizontal configuration above the rear interface mount together with a second work mechanism rearward of the rear interface mount.
16. The utility vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the second work mechanism is a three-point hitch assembly.
17. The utility vehicle of claim 12 , further comprising a cooling assembly mounted above the engine.