Off-road vehicle with a steerable front axle and a front power takeoff coupling.

摘要

An off-road vehicle is disclosed having a steerable front axle 10 and a front power take-off (PTO) drive coupling 30 mounted for movement with the steerable front axle 10 and connected by a transmission train 24', 34 to a PTO drive shaft 22 projecting from the vehicle engine 20, the PTO drive coupling 30 and the engine PTO drive shaft 22 being vertically offset from one another. The transmission train comprises a gearbox 34 fixedly mounted in relation to the vehicle engine and having vertically offset input 36 and output 38 shafts, means connecting the input shaft 36 of the gearbox to the engine PTO drive shaft 22, and a telescopically extendible propeller shaft 24' connected by way of respective universal joints 28', 26' to the output shaft 38 of the gearbox and the PTO drive coupling 30.