Patent ID: 7530420

Claim:
A vehicle drivetrain comprising: an engine having a PTO, power take-off, shaft extending downwardly and vertically; a first transmission below said engine and driven by said PTO shaft; and a second transmission above said first transmission and horizontally adjacent said engine, said second transmission being a 90° transmission having an input shaft extending downwardly and vertically and driven by said first transmission, and having an output shaft extending horizontally; a power transfer device for power to propel the vehicle, the device driven by said output shaft of the second transmission and having first and second drive shafts housed within a transfer case mounted to at least one of the first transmission and the second transmission, at least one of said first and second drive shafts providing vehicle propulsion; wherein said output shaft of the second transmission is aft of the vertically and downwardly extending vertical input shaft and parallel to a direction of vehicle propulsion; wherein the first and the second driveshafts are mounted to the transfer case in journaled relation therewith and the second driveshaft is additionally mounted to CVT mounting case in journaled relation therewith.