Flip-up control console

Claim 1

In a tractor having a frame, an engine mounted on said frame, said engine including a fuel supply apparatus, a forward-reverse transmission drivingly interconnected between the engine and an axle means, a parking brake mechanism associated with said tractor, and an operator's station on said frame, said operator's station including an operator's seat, the improvement comprising: a flip-up control console for automatically engaging said parking brake mechanism and shutting off the fuel supply to the tractor engine when the console is moved to an inoperative position, said console being pivotally connected to the forward end of said operator's station, control handles pivotally connected to said console and connected to said transmission by means of a push-pull cable assembly for controlling movement of the tractor, said console being movable to a generally vertical inoperative position where it is out of the way when the operator is getting onto or out of the operator's seat and said console being movable to a generally horizontal position where the control handles are easily accessible from the operator's seat; said console being connected to a locking means in said fuel supply apparatus for the engine whereby said locking means shuts off fuel supply to the engine and makes the tractor inoperative in response to said console being moved to its inoperative position; and means for connecting said console to said parking brake mechanism such that said parking brake is also actuated in response to pivotal movement of said console to its inoperative position.