A motorized vehicle has an engine operable to drive the motorized vehicle in a forward direction, a starter motor having an output shaft extending between a first end and a second end, the first end selectively engageable with the engine to start the engine, and a transmission having a main shaft with a main shaft gear and an output drive wheel. A reverse drive assembly includes an input and an output. The input is in constant mesh with the second end of the starter motor. The output is selectively engageable with the main shaft gear of the transmission to drive the motorized vehicle in a reverse direction.

In some implementations, a controller of a work machine may obtain a first operator input associated with a shuttle shift input component of the work machine. The controller may obtain a second operator input associated with changing a position of a rotatable operator seat of the work machine. The controller may cause, in response to obtaining both the first operator input and the second operator input, a direction of movement of the work machine to change from a first direction to a second direction.

Methods for machine velocity change gear selection and shift execution are disclosed. A current velocity and a maximum velocity change for a work machine from the current velocity may be determined. The maximum velocity change may be based on a maximum amount of energy expended to change the velocity of the work machine without exceeding an operational limit of a work machine component. A selected machine velocity change target gear may be a highest one of the available gears that will not cause a difference between the current velocity and an end of shift velocity of the work machine that is greater than the maximum velocity change so that the maximum amount of energy will not be exceeded. Factors affecting the maximum velocity change may include the grade, the mass of the work machine, and a transmission oil temperature.

A saddle-type vehicle that allows common use of a handle switch with a vehicle having no advancing-backing function and can suppress increase in the number of switches and the lowering of the layout efficiency of the switches. A saddle-type vehicle has a reverse mode setting input part that sets a reverse mode in which backing driving of the saddle-type vehicle is permitted and a control system that disables shift operation of a transmission by a shift-down switch and a shift-up switch and causes the saddle-type vehicle to advance through operation of the shift-down switch and to back through operation of the shift-up switch when the reverse mode is set.

A shifting system for a vehicle includes an engine with a throttle connected to a transmission. An activating assembly is connected to the transmission, the throttle and a brake. The activating assembly is capable of activating the transmission to change direction.

A work vehicle includes a manual operation member swingable about a first axis and a potentiometer including a detection arm swingable about a second axis parallel to the first axis and having a free end connected to the manual operation member at a connection portion. The potentiometer is configured to detect the position of the manual operation member in response to the detection arm swinging about the second axis as a result of the manual operation member swinging about the first axis. The second distance from the second axis to the connection portion is smaller than the first distance from the first axis to the connection portion.

A shifting system for a vehicle includes an engine with a throttle connected to a transmission. An activating assembly is connected to the transmission, the throttle and a brake. The activating assembly is capable of activating the transmission to change direction.

Joystick controllers having one or both of a reference bar and a throat plate. The reference bar substantially surrounds the joystick and is mounted to a control panel, and provides a hand rest surface for an operator while operating the joystick. A top curved surface of the reference bar extends substantially parallel to the path of movement of the joystick in the fore and aft direction of travel. The throat plate has a shape oriented with tapered surfaces and vertices at the furthest fore and aft points to limit turning, caused by movement of the joystick in a side-to-side direction, at higher forward and aft speeds. The joystick can be biased such that, in the neutral position, it is oriented aft of center to allow for a full forward stroke, while limiting rearward stroke.

A motorized vehicle has an engine operable to drive the motorized vehicle in a forward direction, a starter motor having an output shaft extending between a first end and a second end, the first end selectively engageable with the engine to start the engine, and a transmission having a main shaft with a main shaft gear and an output drive wheel. A reverse drive assembly includes an input and an output. The input is in constant mesh with the second end of the starter motor. The output is selectively engageable with the main shaft gear of the transmission to drive the motorized vehicle in a reverse direction.

A method of operating a motorized vehicle including an engine, a transmission, and a reverse drive assembly. The method includes moving a pivot carrier of the reverse drive assembly from a disengaged position to an engaged position. A starter motor is operated to rotate a motor shaft. A reverse drive gear train is driven using the motor shaft, including driving an output gear mounted on the pivot carrier to rotate. The transmission is driven in reverse via the rotation of the output gear.