Patent ID: 7096989

Claim:
A vehicle, comprising: a first frame disposed at either a front or a rear portion of said vehicle, said first frame having a proximal end with respect to said vehicle; a prime mover mounted on said first frame; a first transaxle apparatus supported by said first frame, said first transaxle apparatus including an input shaft receiving power from said prime mover, a pair of first axles, and a hydrostatic transmission, wherein said hydrostatic transmission includes a hydraulic pump driven by rotating said input shaft and discharging fluid variably in quantity and direction, a first hydraulic motor for driving said first axles, a fluid passage fluidly connecting said hydraulic pump to said hydraulic motor, and a port disposed in a surface of said housing and fluidly connected to said fluid passage; a second frame disposed at the other of said front or rear portions of said vehicle, said second frame having a distal side and a proximal end with respect to said vehicle; a second transaxle apparatus supported by said second frame, said second transaxle apparatus including a pair of second axles having different lengths and a second hydraulic motor for driving said second axles, said second hydraulic motor fluidly connected to said port; a working device attached to said distal side of said second frame; a coupling part for coupling said proximal ends of said first and second frames to each other so that said first and second frames are rotatable around a vertical axis relative to each other according to a steering operation; a rotor for receiving power from said prime mover, a rotary axis of said rotor being disposed on said vertical axis; and a transmission element drivingly connecting said rotor to said working device, said transmission element crossing a longer axle of said pair of second axles.