WORK VEHICLE AND DRIVE ASSEMBLY WITH FRONT-REAR DIFFERENTIAL

A drive assembly for a work vehicle having front and rear ground engaging members. The drive assembly includes a drive motor, a gear assembly driven by the drive motor, and a limited differential assembly. The limited differential assembly includes front and rear drive elements mechanically coupled to the respective front and rear ground engaging members, a power transmission ring driven by the gear assembly, and a disconnect ring mechanically coupled to the power transmission ring. The power transmission ring being coupled to the rear drive element. When the front drive element is in a first position, the power transmission ring is engaged with the front drive element. When the front drive element is in a second position, the power transmission ring is disengaged from the front drive element to not drive the front ground engaging member and permit the front and rear ground engaging members to rotate at different speeds.