Front drive assembly

A drive assembly for an engine driven vehicle, the engine including a cooling fan and a fan belt which is attached between an input drive pulley coupled to an engine crankshaft and a fan drive pulley, said assembly comprising:

• an auxiliary drive housing supporting a belt driven auxiliary component the auxiliary drive housing having an opening;
• a first driveshaft insertable through the opening, the first driveshaft having a first end for coupling to the crankshaft and having a second end for coupling directly to the input drive pulley;
• a front PTO drive having a PTO drive housing rotatably supporting an input member, an auxiliary drive member and a PTO driveshaft;
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• a second driveshaft having a first end for coupling to the crankshaft and having a second end for coupling to the auxiliary drive member, the first driveshaft being removable from the assembly when the second driveshaft and the front PTO drive are connected between the engine and the input pulley, and the second driveshaft and the front PTO drive being removable from the assembly when the first driveshaft is connected between the engine and the input pulley.

A vehicle front drive assembly, comprising:

• an auxiliary drive housing supporting at least one belt driven component having a drive pulley;
• an input pulley driven by an engine of the vehicle;
• a belt engaging the input pulley and the drive pulley;
• a removable driveshaft having a first end for coupling to the engine and having a second end;
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• a removable front PTO drive having a PTO drive housing rotatably supporting an input member which is coupled to the driveshaft, an auxiliary drive member and a PTO driveshaft, the auxiliary drive member being adapted for coupling with the input pulley.

A vehicle front drive assembly, comprising:

• an auxiliary drive housing supporting at least one belt driven component having a drive pulley;
• an input pulley driven by an engine of the vehicle;
• a belt engaging the input pulley and the drive pulley;
• a removable driveshaft having a first end for coupling to the engine and having a second end for coupling directly to the input pulley.