Axle driving apparatus

An axle driving apparatus, comprising:

• first and second casing section joined along a junction surface to form a casing, wherein the junction surface of said first and second casing sections lies in a first plane;
• a hydraulic non-stage transmission disposed within said casing having an input shaft to which engine power is transmitted from an engine and an output shaft through which said engine power is transmitted out of said transmission;
• an axle rotatably supported within one of said first and second casing sections, wherein the longitudinal axis of said axle lies in a second plane different from said first plane, wherein said casing provides a housing for both said transmission and said axle;
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• a countershaft disposed between said output shaft and said axle, wherein the longitudinal axis of said countershaft lies along said first plane.

An axle driving apparatus comprising:

• first and second casing sections joined along a junction surface to form a casing, wherein the junction surface of said first and second casing sections lies in a first plane;
• a hydraulic non-stage transmission disposed within said casing having an input shaft to which engine power is transmitted from an engine and an output shaft through which said engine power is transmitted out of said transmission, wherein the longitudinal axis of said output shaft lies along said first plane;
• an axle, rotatably supported therefor one of said first and second casing sections, wherein the longitudinal axis of said axle lies in a second plane, different from said first plane;
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• wherein said casing provides a housing for both said transmission and said axle.