Abstract: An electric vehicle drive assembly includes a rigid axle having opposed wheel hubs driven by a gear set. An electric motor is fixedly mounted to a vehicle frame cross member separate from the axle. The electric motor drives a drive shaft which directly drives an input pinion of the gear set. As the input pinion rotates, it meshes with an outer diameter teeth set of a rotatable ring gear to drive a plurality of planet gears and provide a high reduction ratio. The planet gears are rotated about a stationary sun gear and simultaneously rotate a planet carrier and drive an output shaft attached to the wheel hub.

Abstract: A towed agricultural implement frame comprises a main frame, and right and left wing frame sections that are coupled to one another by right and left pivot frames. The pivot frames are pivotally coupled to the main frame by right and left vertical pivots and to the wing frame sections by right and left horizontal pivots. The wing frame sections can be folded forwardly by right and left folding hydraulic cylinders. As the wing sections are folded forwardly towards the main frame draw bar, right and left rollers on the outermost ends of the wing frame sections engage right and left ramps mounted on the draw bar. Further retraction of the folding hydraulic cylinders lifts the outermost ends of the wing sections by moving the rollers up the ramps. Lift hydraulic cylinders located between the main frame and a wheel frame raise the main frame. The main frame also lifts the innermost ends of the right and left wing frame sections.