Work vehicle drive with compact multi-speed shift assembly

A shift assembly for a drive assembly, wherein the drive assembly receives rotational power from an input shaft rotatable about a rotation axis and includes a wheel mount mounted to a drive housing of the drive assembly and configured to rotate about the rotational axis with respect to the drive housing, the shift assembly comprising:

• a gear set within the drive housing having a first gear and a second gear, each of the first and second gears being rotatable by the input shaft independent of the other gear;
• and
• a brake arrangement within the drive housing having a first brake component and a second brake component;
• wherein, during rotation of the wheel mount at a first rotational speed, the first brake component brakes the first gear of the gear set with respect to the drive housing;
• wherein, during rotation of the wheel mount at a second rotational speed, the second brake component brakes the second gear of the gear set with respect to the drive housing;
• and
• wherein the shift assembly substantially fits radially within a central opening of the wheels bearing support and axially between axial ends of the wheel bearing support.

A shift assembly for a drive assembly, wherein the drive assembly receives rotational power from an input shaft rotatable about a rotation axis and includes a wheel mount configured to rotate about the rotational axis with respect to a housing of the drive assembly, the shift assembly comprising:

• a gear set having a first gear and a second gear, each of the first and second gears being rotatable by the input shaft independent of the other gear;
• and
• a brake arrangement having a first brake component and a second brake component;
• wherein, during rotation of the wheel mount at a first rotational speed, the first brake component brakes the first gear of the gear set with respect to the drive housing;
• wherein, during rotation of the wheel mount at a second rotational speed, the second brake component brakes the second gear of the gear set with respect to the drive housing;
• and
• wherein, during a neutral mode of the drive assembly, the first brake component is disengaged from the first gear of the gear set, and the second brake component is disengaged from the second gear of the gear set.