PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lever switching mechanism having superior operation performance and less malfunction.SOLUTION: The lever switching mechanism of the agricultural machine includes a passage K1 for gearshift operation of a gearshift lever 46, a passage ES for engine stop operation which is branched from the passage K1 for the gearshift operation, and a resistance means 30 which resists when the gearshift lever 46 is moved between the passage K1 for gearshift operation and the passage ES for engine stop operation. The resistance means 30 is constructed so as to be different between a first resistance force which acts when the gearshift lever 46 is moved from the passage K1 for gearshift operation to the passage ES for engine stop operation and a second resistance force which acts when the gearshift lever 46 is moved from the passage ES for engine stop operation to the passage K1 for gearshift operation.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】操作性能に優れ誤動作の少ないレバー切換操作機構を得る。【解決手段】変速操作レバー46の変速用操作経路K1と、変速用操作経路K1から分岐したエンジン停止用操作経路ESと、変速用操作経路K1とエンジン停止用操作経路ESとの間を変速操作レバー46が移動する際に抵抗を付与する抵抗手段30とを備えてある農作業機のレバー切替操作機構であって、抵抗手段30は、変速用操作経路K1からエンジン停止用操作経路ESへの変速操作レバー46の移動時に作用する第1抵抗力と、エンジン停止用操作経路ESから変速用操作経路K1への変速操作レバー46の移動時に作用する第2抵抗力とが異なるように設定してある。【選択図】図7
