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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2006
Christopher John Greenwood, Preston, GB;
Ian David Cornwell, Preston, GB;
Christopher John Greenwood, Preston, GB;
Ian David Cornwell, Preston, GB;
MTD Products Inc, Valley City, OH (US);
Abstract
An arrangement and a method are disclosed for driving and steering an engine driven vehicle of the type m which left and right hand wheelsL,R are respectively driven from the engine through left and right hand transmissionsL,R and a steering effect is exerted by changing the ratio of one transmission relative to the other. According to the invention a follower is operatively coupled to at least one of the transmissions and is movable circumferentially about an axis by means of a driver actuable steering control to change the relative speeds of the two driven wheels and radially with respect to the axis by means of a driver actuable speed control to increase/decrease the speeds of the two driven wheels in unison.