Abstract: An electric wheelchair has two front wheels and two rear wheels and is thus four-wheeled. The wheelchair has a tread between the rear wheels, which is smaller than a tread between the front wheels. It also has a floor disposed between the front wheels and rear wheels and having side ends positioned externally of outer surfaces of the rear wheels. Thus, a crew can drive the wheelchair using the front body width of the wheelchair as a reference while paying little attention backward. A motor and a reduction gear as components of a rear wheel driving mechanism are laid compactly on a rear wheel axle one over the other. This reduces the body length and enables down-sizing of the wheelchair.

Abstract: A riding-type powered lawn mower has a frame, front and rear wheels rotatably mounted on the frame, an engine mounted on the frame for rotating the rear wheels, a cutter deck mounted on the frame and housing a cutter blade drivable by the engine, a driver's seat mounted on the frame by a seat bracket in front of the engine, and a steering column mounted on the frame forwardly of the driver's seat. The riding-type powered lawn mower also has a body paneling mounted on the frame. The body paneling comprises a unitary front body cover covering the steering column, the seat bracket, and a front portion of the engine, and a unitary rear hood detachably connected to a rear end of the front body cover and covering a rear portion of the engine.