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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1998
Elmer R Crabb, Granbury, TX (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A final drive for a belted machine including a rotatable drive member located between the hubs of a drive wheel assembly of the machine for connection in driven communication with a power source and a pair of planetary gear sets located between the hubs, each planetary gear set including a member adapted for fixed connection to a frame of the machine, a rotatable input member connected in driven communication with the rotatable drive member, and a rotatable output member connected in driven communication with the rotatable input member and adapted for connection in driving communication with one of the hubs. The present final drive additionally has utility for use on tracked and wheeled machines used in a wide variety of industrial fields, including, but not limited to, forestry, agriculture, construction, mining, and excavating.