A WORK VEHICLE COMPRISING A HITCH FOR TOWING A TRAILER

The work vehicle (1) comprises a chassis (10) supported by a front axle (5) and a rear steering axle (6), i.e. rear steering wheels (4) are coupled to the rear axle while preferably non-steerable front wheels (3) or tracks are coupled to the front axle (5). In addition, the rear axle (6) is pivotable about a pivot axis (16) oriented in the rear-to-front direction of the vehicle, which may for example be a combine harvester. The vehicle is characterised by the presence of a hitch assembly attached directly to the rear axle, the assembly comprising a hitch support (11) and a hitch (12) as such, with the hitch support attached directly to the rear axle (6). The hitch itself (12) is removably or unremovably fixed to the hitch support (11).