Axle driving unit for a lawn tractor

摘要

An axle driving unit having a housing with an axle and a hydrostatic transmission disposed therein. The hydrostatic transmission includes a center section separably attached to the housing and disposed within the housing, a hydraulic pump mounted on a pump mounting surface of the center section, and a hydraulic motor mounted on a motor mounting surface of the center section. The rotary axis of the pump is disposed perpendicular to the axle and the rotary axis of the motor is disposed parallel to the axle. An output shaft is disposed on the rotary axis of the hydraulic motor and is disposed below the pump mounting surface. The axle is disposed above the output shaft.