Patent ID: 6848533

Claim:
A drive system for tandem axles comprising: a reduction gear ( 2 ) having an input and an output; a prime mover ( 1 ) connected to the input of the reduction gear ( 2 ); a plurality of driving wheels ( 11 ) connected to the output ( 9 ) of the reduction gear ( 2 ) via a differential ( 6 ); a service brake ( 7 ) connected with each output of the differential ( 6 ); and tandem housings ( 3 ) for connecting the plurality of driving wheels ( 11 ) to a vehicle chassis ( 10 ) and for connecting each driving wheel to a corresponding output of the differential through a corresponding universal shaft; wherein the differential ( 6 ) and each service brake ( 7 ) are located in a housing ( 4 ) which is one of connected with and designed integrally with the reduction gear ( 2 ), and each tandem housing and corresponding driving wheel is a separate and independent unit from the housing of the differential and each service brake.