Patent ID: 8221276

Claim:
A hydraulic motor assembly comprising: a housing; a hydraulic motor disposed in the housing; a motor shaft engaged to and driven by the hydraulic motor, the motor shaft having a first end extending outside the housing and a second end located in the housing; a gear train disposed in the housing and driven by the second end of the motor shaft; an axle disposed in the housing and having a first end engaged to and driven by the gear train and a second end extending outside the housing, the axle having an axis of rotation that is collinear with the axis of rotation of the motor shaft; a rotating brake element mounted on and rotating with the first end of the motor shaft; and an engagement mechanism mounted to the exterior of the housing and having a first position where the engagement mechanism is engaged to the rotating brake element to prevent rotation of the motor shaft and a second position where the engagement mechanism is not engaged to the rotating brake element.