Patent ID: 8747271

Claim:
A wheel assembly, for use on an off-highway vehicle, comprising: a generally cylindrical wheel hub extending axially from a first end to a second end around an inner volume; a hub adapter secured to the second end of the wheel hub, the hub adapter including a peripheral shoulder, which has a first shoulder surface axially facing in a direction extending from the second end towards the first end; a first wheel rim mounted to the peripheral shoulder of the hub adapter at the first shoulder surface; and a generally cylindrical wheel frame defining a wheel axis and extending along the wheel axis from a mounting flange to a hub end; a generally cylindrical torque tube mounted around and coaxial with the wheel frame, the torque tube extending from a ring gear, proximate to the mounting flange of the wheel frame, to a hub flange proximate to the hub end of the wheel frame; and wherein the first end of the wheel hub is bolted to the hub flange of the torque tube and the second end of the wheel hub is disposed near the hub end of the wheel frame.