VEHICLE FRAME, IN PARTICULAR FOR A TRACK-TYPE VEHICLE, AND TRANSMISSION THEREFOR

摘要

A vehicle frame comprising a forward section adapted to contain an engine and a rear section adapted to contain a steering drive mechanism ahead of and in communication with a transmission, the rear section is formed by a forward wall, top and bottom walls, and opposing sidewalls, and a detachably mounted rear cover to define a housing. The transmission is supported by and slidable along mounting rods, the mounting rods being fixably mounted forwardly in the housing in a cantilevered fashion. The transmission is further mounted detachably to rearwardly located mounting wall within the housing. The transmission communicates with a forwardly located steering drive mechanism in the housing.