Patent ID: 8056662

Claim:
A wheel driven utility vehicle comprising: a frame; a high speed motor having an output shaft; a right-angle gear reducer driven by said output shaft of said high speed motor; said right-angle gear reducer includes a bearing lubrication device comprising: a gear housing having an interior portion and a lubricating fluid reservoir therein; an oil slinger; a pinion shaft; said oil slinger oriented orthogonally with respect to said pinion shaft; a pinion shaft housing; a bearing for supporting said pinion shaft within said pinion shaft housing; said pinion shaft includes a first passageway therethrough; and, said oil slinger supplying oil to said first passageway communicating said oil to said bearing; said right-angle gear reducer includes an output carrier interconnected with an output shaft; said output shaft includes first and second chain drive sprockets; forward and rearward wheel shafts each having a wheel sprocket; a first and second chain; said first chain interengaging said first chain drive sprocket and said forward wheel sprocket driving said forward wheel shaft; and, said second chain interengaging said second chain drive sprocket and said rearward wheel sprocket driving said rearward wheel shaft.