Patent ID: 7044258

Claim:
A skid steer vehicle comprising: a chassis having an engine fixed thereto and a hydraulic pump coupled to the motor to provide hydraulic fluid under pressure, the chassis having a left side and a right side; left front and right front suspensions supporting the front of the vehicle including left front and right front forwardly-extending gearboxes pivotally coupled to the left and right sides of the chassis at the rear of the front gearboxes, a left front wheel mounted to the forward end of the left front gearbox and a right front wheel mounted to the forward end of the right front gearbox; left rear and right rear suspensions supporting the rear of the vehicle, including left rear and right rear rearwardly-extending gearboxes pivotally coupled to the left and right sides of the chassis at the front of the rear gearboxes, a left rear wheel mounted to the rear end of the left rear gearbox and a right rear wheel mounted to the rear end of the right rear gearbox; a left side hydraulic motor assembly fixed to the left side of the chassis of the vehicle and drivingly coupled to the left front and left rear gearboxes to drive the left front and left rear wheels in rotation; and a right side hydraulic motor assembly fixed to the right side of the chassis of the vehicle and drivingly coupled to the right front and right rear gearboxes to drive the right front and right rear wheels in rotation.