A hydraulic drive comprising: a stationary housing; a drive shaft that extends through the stationary housing; a hydraulic motor for rotating the drive shaft relative to the stationary housing; a driven hub adapted to be connected to a rotatable driven element; and a coupling/decoupling arrangement that allows the hydraulic drive to be operated in an engaged mode where the drive shaft is coupled to the driven hub in a direct drive arrangement and a disengaged mode where the drive shaft is decoupled from the driven hub, wherein when the hydraulic drive is operated in the engaged mode torque from the drive shaft is transferred to the driven hub causing the driven hub to rotate relative to the stationary housing, and wherein when the hydraulic drive is operated in the disengaged mode the driven hub can free wheel relative to the drive shaft; characterized in that the hydraulic drive further comprises: a bearing between the driven hub and the stationary housing for allowing the driven hub to rotate relative to the stationary housing about an axis of rotation defined by the bearing; a brake including a brake pack having first brake pads mounted to the stationary housing and second brake pads carried by the driven hub, the first and second brake pads (135, 136) being interleaved relative to one another; a piston; and a spring for actuating the brake by applying a braking force through the piston to the brake pack to compress the first and second brake pads (135, 136) together such that relative rotation between the driven hub and the stationary housing is resisted by friction between the first and second brake pads (135, 136), and wherein the brake is released by applying a brake release hydraulic pressure to the piston to generate a brake release force that opposes the braking force. a stationary housing; a drive shaft that extends through the stationary housing; a hydraulic motor for rotating the drive shaft relative to the stationary housing; a driven hub adapted to be connected to a rotatable driven element; and a coupling/decoupling arrangement that allows the hydraulic drive to be operated in an engaged mode where the drive shaft is coupled to the driven hub in a direct drive arrangement and a disengaged mode where the drive shaft is decoupled from the driven hub, wherein when the hydraulic drive is operated in the engaged mode torque from the drive shaft is transferred to the driven hub causing the driven hub to rotate relative to the stationary housing, and wherein when the hydraulic drive is operated in the disengaged mode the driven hub can free wheel relative to the drive shaft; characterized in that the hydraulic drive further comprises: a bearing between the driven hub and the stationary housing for allowing the driven hub to rotate relative to the stationary housing about an axis of rotation defined by the bearing; a brake including a brake pack having first brake pads mounted to the stationary housing and second brake pads carried by the driven hub, the first and second brake pads (135, 136) being interleaved relative to one another; a piston; and a spring for actuating the brake by applying a braking force through the piston to the brake pack to compress the first and second brake pads (135, 136) together such that relative rotation between the driven hub and the stationary housing is resisted by friction between the first and second brake pads (135, 136), and wherein the brake is released by applying a brake release hydraulic pressure to the piston to generate a brake release force that opposes the braking force. a bearing between the driven hub and the stationary housing for allowing the driven hub to rotate relative to the stationary housing about an axis of rotation defined by the bearing; a brake including a brake pack having first brake pads mounted to the stationary housing and second brake pads carried by the driven hub, the first and second brake pads (135, 136) being interleaved relative to one another; a piston; and a spring for actuating the brake by applying a braking force through the piston to the brake pack to compress the first and second brake pads (135, 136) together such that relative rotation between the driven hub and the stationary housing is resisted by friction between the first and second brake pads (135, 136), and wherein the brake is released by applying a brake release hydraulic pressure to the piston to generate a brake release force that opposes the braking force.