A cruise control system for use in connection with a control arm linked to a
swash
plate that is moveable to provide the swash plate with a plurality of non-discrete
angular orientations to affect fluid displacement of a hydraulic pump and a return
to neutral mechanism for moving the control arm from a driving position to a position
in which the swash plate does not affect fluid displacement of the hydraulic pump.
The cruise control system includes a cruise control arm having a portion occupying
a plane in common with a portion of the control arm. The cruise control arm is
moveable to place the portion of the cruise control arm into contact with the portion
of the control arm to prevent the control arm from moving from one of a plurality
of non-discrete forward driving positions to the neutral position under the influence
of the return to neutral mechanism.
