Patent ID: 7896768

Claim:
A drive assembly for an operating unit of an agricultural implement or an agricultural machine, comprising: an engine gearbox drivingly connected to a drive engine; a clutch having an input, said input being mechanically and drivingly connected to the drive engine via the engine gearbox, the clutch having a power takeoff output; an operating unit gearbox for driving an operating unit, the operating unit gearbox being driven by the clutch and being separate from the engine gearbox; a summarizing gear unit having a first input, a second input and an output, said first input is mechanically and drivingly connected to the power takeoff output of the clutch and the clutch power takeoff output acts to drive the operating unit; a hydraulic pump is mechanically and drivingly connected to the power takeoff output of the clutch; and a hydraulic motor is hydraulically connected to the hydraulic pump and mechanically and drivingly connected to the second input of the summarizing gear unit.