Front axle assembly for an agricultural tractor

DRIVE June 8, 2011
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The present invention relates to a front axle assembly (4) for an agricultural tractor (1). The front axle assembly according to the invention comprises a differential housing (11) which can be coupled to the chassis (5) of the agricultural tractor, and two suspension arm constructions (12) connected to the differential housing which extend in opposite directions and which can each bear a wheel (3) of the agricultural tractor at an end remote from the differential housing, wherein a differential (23) is arranged in the differential housing which can be operatively coupled to a drive of the agricultural tractor and to wheels of the agricultural tractor to be carried by the suspension arm construction, and the differential housing can hold liquid lubricants for lubricating the differential, wherein the front axle assembly also comprises a power take-off device, comprising an input shaft (20) which can be operatively coupled to the drive of the agricultural tractor, an output shaft (21) which can be coupled to an agricultural machine to be driven by the agricultural tractor, and a power take-off transmission (22) with which a rotation of the input shaft can be transmitted to the output shaft, wherein at least a part of the power take-off transmission is arranged in the differential housing so that the part of the power take-off transmission arranged in the differential housing can be lubricated with the liquid lubricants held in the differential housing.

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