Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the angular position of the booms of an earthwork vehicle such as a wheeled tractor loader includes a shock absorber, by which the hydraulic pressure to be applied to a cargo handling valve for changing the position of a valve spool therein is lowered so as to lessen the shocks which are felt when the booms come to a stop position.
Abstract: A speed changer for a vehicle such as a track shovel is proposed with which the vehicle speed can be easily changed from one speed to another while operating a shovelling control lever. A changeover switch is mounted on the grip of the shovelling control lever.