Patent ID: 7080709
Filing Date: 2006-07-25
Classification: B60K

Abstract:
1. A utility vehicle comprising: a frame having a front end and a rear end; a front axle secured to the frame adjacent to the front end thereof; a pair of rear axle shafts secured to the frame adjacent to the rear end thereof; a seat for at least two occupants positioned between the front axle and the rear axle shafts; a load bed positioned over the rear axle shafts; a prime mover located between the front axle and the rear axle shafts and at least partially positioned below the seat, the prime mover having an output shaft; a hydraulic pump secured to the frame and driven by an input shaft coupled to the prime mover output shaft by a belt; a gear box comprising at least one gear driven by a gear box input shaft; a differential driven by the at least one gear and drivingly engaged to the rear axle shafts; and a hydraulic motor connected to the hydraulic pump by hydraulic lines, the hydraulic motor mounted on the gear box and having a motor output shaft, wherein the motor output shaft is drivingly engaged to the gear box input shaft; wherein the prime mover output shaft is parallel to the front axle and the rear axle shafts.