Patent ID: 7137250

Claim:
A zero turn drive apparatus, comprising: a housing having a first end and a second end; a first end cap mounted on the first end and having a first hydraulic pump rotatably mounted thereon; a first pump shaft driving the first hydraulic pump; a second end cap mounted on the second end and having a second hydraulic pump rotatably mounted thereon; a second pump shaft driving the second hydraulic pump; a gear chamber interposed between the first and the second hydraulic pumps; a power take off mechanism engaged to the housing and having an output shaft extending therefrom; an input shaft drivingly engaged to the first and the second pump shafts, the input shaft having a first and a second end, wherein the first end extends from the housing and the second end extends into the power take off mechanism and is selectively coupled with the output shaft, and wherein the input shaft is perpendicular to the first and second pump shafts.