A telescoping axle arrangement is provided for an agricultural applicator having a frame supported above a ground surface by a ground engaging wheel operatively connected to the frame by the telescoping axle arrangement. A tubular first axle element, and a second axle element slidingly inserted into the first element operatively connect the wheel to the frame, and provide extension and retraction of the axle along a longitudinal axis of the axle. A cylindrical tunnel passing through the first element limits the extent to which the second axle element can be inserted into the first axle element. An inner end of the second axle element is contoured to extend at least partly under the cylindrical tunnel in the second axle element when the second axle element is inserted at a maximum allowed depth into the first axle element.

A portal box assembly for mounting a wheel to an off road vehicle in a lifted and extended wheelbase position. The assembly includes a portal gear box having an input shaft opening for an input shaft, and an output shaft extending from an output shaft opening. The portal gear box also includes a set of gears effective to transmit power from the input shaft to the output shaft, and optionally to reduce the gear ratio. The assembly is mountable to the vehicle in an extended wheelbase position in which the output shaft is positioned below and forward of the input shaft when the assembly is used to mount a forward wheel, and in which the output shaft is positioned below and rearward of the input shaft when the assembly is used to mount a rear wheel.

An auto-leveling drive axle device for a wheel tractor, and leveling method. The device comprises a transmission device and a leveling device. The device of the present invention changes only a vertical position of a drive axle with respect to a wheel, and a wheel shaft distance and wheel center spacing are not changed, thus improving traveling stability of a vehicle.

The twist axle assembly includes a pair of spaced apart trailing arms and a twist beam of which extends in a first direction between the trailing arms. The twist beam includes a pair of end portions and a middle portion. The twist beam further has a pair of side walls and at least one additional wall that extends between the side walls. The side walls in the middle portion are generally parallel with the side walls of the end portions. The twist beam is generally hour-glass shaped with the middle portion having a first width and the end portions have a greater second width. The twist beam also tapers from the first width of the middle portion to the second widths of the end portions for gradually increasing a torsional stiffness from the middle portion to the end portions.

A portal axle assembly is an enclosed drive system that is attached to a vehicle's axle, steering or other linkages, relocating vehicle power from an input axle shaft to a displaced (usually lower) output shaft. The output shaft, in turn, drives an attached unit bearing hub assembly that provides power to the vehicle's wheel. The inventive approach of this gearless, direct-drive, chain-and-sprocket design represents a unique and simplified approach that differs significantly from the multi-gear portal technology that is widely utilized in other portal axle designs. The gearless portal is designed to be compatible with floating axle shafts, or not on both the input and output ports, depending on use-case. Differential sprocket sizing provides for changes to drive ratio based on application. Additionally, the design of the portal housing provides for adaptation for attachment to a wide variety of OEM and aftermarket axle housing, suspension, steering linkage and other attachment methods. The portal axle can be readily made to accept a wide range of output hubs, unit bearing, and other methods of wheel attachment.

A mounting system for a portal lift assembly of an off-road vehicle includes a housing having a rear wall, a front wall, and a side wall. The rear wall includes an opening to receive the end of one of the vehicle's axles, and the front wall includes an opening to allow an output shaft to extend outward from the housing. The rear wall also includes an integral mounting brackets effective to mount the box to an upper A-arm to the rear wall, and a lower A-arm to the rear wall.

Certain embodiments of the present disclosure describe a portal hub assembly for raising the chassis of a vehicle. The portal hub assembly includes a portal box and a mounting assembly removably attachable to one side of the portal box. The mounting assembly includes a mounting body forged as a unitary body. A bracket assembly including at least one mounting bracket is selectively attachable to the mounting body to allow the mounting assembly to receive a component of the suspension system of a desired vehicle.

A portal box assembly for mounting a wheel to an off road vehicle in a lifted and extended wheelbase position. The assembly includes a portal gear box having an input shaft opening for an input shaft, and an output shaft extending from an output shaft opening. The portal gear box also includes a set of gears effective to transmit power from the input shaft to the output shaft, and optionally to reduce the gear ratio. The assembly is mountable to the vehicle in an extended wheelbase position in which the output shaft is positioned below and forward of the input shaft when the assembly is used to mount a forward wheel, and in which the output shaft is positioned below and rearward of the input shaft when the assembly is used to mount a rear wheel.

A portal gear box that includes a housing with a rear wall, a upper mounting bracket, a lower mounting bracket extending rearwardly from the rear wall that receive a vehicle suspension component and a side wall extending forwardly from the rear wall, wherein the rear wall defines an opening for an axle, the housing defines an internal recess bounded by the rear wall and the side wall, the rear wall, the side wall, the upper mounting bracket and the lower mounting bracket are unitary, a cover including a front wall that mates with the housing to enclose the internal recess, an output shaft extending through an opening in the front wall, and a linking mechanism in the internal recess that rotationally links the axle to the output shaft.

A wheel-side reducer system includes a housing, a speed reduction assembly, and a steering knuckle. The housing includes a front housing and a rear housing. The front housing and the rear housing are arranged opposite to each other and define an accommodating space together. The speed reduction assembly is arranged in the accommodating space. The steering knuckle is integrally molded on the front housing. The integrally molding of the steering knuckle on the front housing not only simplifies the production process of the housing, but also makes a connection between the steering knuckle and the front housing more reliable. Meanwhile, the integration level of the wheel-side reducer system can also be improved, to reduce the size of the wheel-side reducer system. A vehicle with the wheel-side reducer system is further disclosed.