Patent ID: 6953408

Claim:
A drive configuration for a tracked or wheeled skid steered vehicle comprising propulsion motors each in operable communication with one of a first pair of drive members operable to drive the tracks or two sets of wheels of a skid steered vehicle; and a steer motor in driveable communication with a controlled differential positioned between and connecting a pair of steering cross-shafts and in driveable communication with each cross-shaft, the ends of the steering cross-shafts remote from the controlled differential being each in driveable communication with one of a second pair of drive members connected to drive the tracks or wheels of the skid steered vehicle; and characterized in that: the first pair of drive members are engageable with the tracks or wheels at a first position along the length of a skid steered vehicle and the second pair of drive members are engageable with the tracks or wheels at a second position along the length of the vehicle.