Patent ID: 8109355

Claim:
A hydraulically driven vehicle, comprising: a first transaxle disposed at one of front and rear portions of the vehicle, wherein the first transaxle incorporates a first hydraulic motor for driving a first axle; a second transaxle disposed at the other of the rear and front portions of the vehicle, wherein the second transaxle incorporates a second hydraulic motor for driving a second axle; a hydraulic pump for supplying fluid to the first and second hydraulic motors; a mower; a duct for transferring grass mowed by the mower, wherein the duct has an upper surface sloped in the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle, and wherein the first transaxle is disposed above the duct so that a bottom surface of the first transaxle is sloped along the upper surface of the duct; and a vertical power train interposed between the first axle and an axial center shaft of a wheel driven by the first axle, wherein the power train is disposed on a lateral outside of the duct.