Work vehicle

A work vehicle comprising:

• a riding-type traveling vehicle body;
• and
• a hydraulically operable front loader coupled to a front of the traveling vehicle body,
• wherein the traveling vehicle body comprises:
• left and right rear wheels disposed to the left and right of a driver seat;
• left and right rear fenders covering the left and right rear wheels;
• a valve unit for the front loader;
• an operating lever for the front loader;
• an auxiliary gear shift lever for gear shifting between a high vehicle speed and a low vehicle speed;
• a selector lever for switching a traveling mode between two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive;
• and
• an elevation lever for elevating and lowering work equipment detachably attached to the traveling vehicle body,
• wherein the valve unit is disposed in a space between the rear wheel and the rear fender on one of the left and right sides;
• wherein the operating lever extends from the space, upward of the rear fender on the one of the left and right sides;
• wherein the auxiliary gear shift lever and the selector lever are arranged side by side in the lower front portion of the rear fender on the one of the left and right sides between the driver seat and the operating lever, and
• wherein the elevation lever is disposed in an upper portion of the rear fender on the one of the left and right sides between the driver seat and the operating lever.

A work vehicle comprising:

• a riding-type traveling vehicle body;
• and
• a hydraulically operable front loader coupled to a front of the traveling vehicle body,
• wherein the traveling vehicle body comprises:
• left and right rear wheels disposed to the left and right of a driver seat;
• left and right rear fenders covering the left and right rear wheels;
• a valve unit for the front loader;
• an operating lever for the front loader;
• and
• a support unit for supporting the valve unit, wherein the valve unit is disposed in a space between the rear wheel and the rear fender on one of the left and right sides;
• wherein the operating lever extends from the space, upward of the rear fender on the one of the left and right sides,
• wherein the support unit comprises a first portion extending above a vehicle body frame of the traveling vehicle body,
• wherein an inverted U-shaped protective frame is erected on the vehicle body frame, and
• wherein the first portion spans the left and right legs of the protective frame.