Patent ID: 6994180
Filing Date: 2006-02-07
Classification: B60K

Abstract:
1. A utility vehicle comprising: a front axle; a pair of rear axle shafts; 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 a prime mover output shaft that extends from the prime mover generally perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and a pulley attached to the end of the prime mover output shaft; and a hydraulic drive system drivingly coupled to the rear axle shafts and driven by the prime mover by a belt and pulley system, wherein the hydraulic drive system comprises: wherein the prime mover output shaft and the pump input shaft are parallel to the front axle and the rear axle shafts.