An off-road vehicle includes a frame and an operator seat coupled to the frame. The off-road vehicle further includes a battery and a wire harness assembly having a plurality of conductive elements to deliver power from the battery to one or more components located rearward from the operator seat. A second rider seat is positioned rearward of the operator seat. The second rider seat includes a base housing and an electrical socket. The electrical socket is configured to deliver power to the one or more components located rearward from the operator seat.

An off-road vehicle includes a frame and an operator seat coupled to the frame. The off-road vehicle further includes a battery and a wire harness assembly having a plurality of conductive elements to deliver power from the battery to one or more components located rearward from the operator seat. A second rider seat is positioned rearward of the operator seat. The second rider seat includes a base housing and an electrical socket. The electrical socket is configured to deliver power to the one or more components located rearward from the operator seat.

An in-wheel electric all-terrain vehicle (100) having a powertrain (126) to provide power drive from the engine (102) to at least one of the right front wheel (104), the left front wheel (106), the right rear wheel (108), and the left rear wheel (110), wherein the powertrain (126) includes the engine (102), one or more drive shafts (128), and a final drive (130); an electric in-wheel motor assembly (132) mounted inside each of the four wheels (104, 106, 108, 110), wherein the electric in-wheel motor assembly (132) includes a main shaft (134), one or more stator coils (136), a stator holder (138), a stator coil winding (140), one or more magnets (142), a magnet ring holder (144), one or more bearings (146), a casing (148), one or more internal and external circlips (150).

An in-wheel electric all-terrain vehicle (100) having a powertrain (126) to provide power drive from the engine (102) to at least one of the right front wheel (104), the left front wheel (106), the right rear wheel (108), and the left rear wheel (110), wherein the powertrain (126) includes the engine (102), one or more drive shafts (128), and a final drive (130); an electric in-wheel motor assembly (132) mounted inside each of the four wheels (104, 106, 108, 110), wherein the electric in-wheel motor assembly (132) includes a main shaft (134), one or more stator coils (136), a stator holder (138), a stator coil winding (140), one or more magnets (142), a magnet ring holder (144), one or more bearings (146), a casing (148), one or more internal and external circlips (150).

A lifting device for use in lifting towable irrigation towers mounted on an all terrain vehicle (ATV). The lifting device having a support frame fitted beneath the ATV, a parallelogram linkage attached to the support frame operable with a hydraulic cylinder between a collapsed and upright position with saddles on an upper rail for lifting an axle of the tower such that the tower wheels can be rotated, a winch for raising and lowering the support frame and a suspension limiter for stopping movement of the support frame in the up position such that the frame does not damage the underside of the ATV.

A portal gear box assembly for an all-terrain vehicle includes a sealed portal gear box housing having an interior housing space that contains a set of gears for linking an axle to an output shaft. An expandable space is in fluid communication with the interior housing space, and is adapted to allow pressurized fluid contained in the interior housing space to flow into the expandable space, thus expanding the volume of the expandable space and reducing the pressure within the interior housing space. The expandable space may be provided in the form of a bellows whose volume can be changed by expansion or contraction of a fluid contained therein. A fluid is contained within the portal gear box housing and within the expandable space.

The expandable space may be mounted externally to the portal gear box housing, and may be connected to the portal gear box housing by a conduit effective for allowing fluid to pass between the portal gear box housing and the expandable space. The expandable space and its connecting conduit are effective for allowing air to flow from within the portal gear box housing to the expandable space when an increased air pressure within the portal gear box is encountered, thus mitigating against a build-up of air pressure within the portal gear box housing.

A portal gear box assembly for an all-terrain vehicle includes a sealed portal gear box housing having an interior housing space that contains a set of gears for linking an axle to an output shaft. An expandable space is in fluid communication with the interior housing space, and is adapted to allow pressurized fluid contained in the interior housing space to flow into the expandable space, thus expanding the volume of the expandable space and reducing the pressure within the interior housing space. The expandable space may be provided in the form of a bellows whose volume can be changed by expansion or contraction of a fluid contained therein. A fluid is contained within the portal gear box housing and within the expandable space.

The expandable space may be mounted externally to the portal gear box housing, and may be connected to the portal gear box housing by a conduit effective for allowing fluid to pass between the portal gear box housing and the expandable space. The expandable space and its connecting conduit are effective for allowing air to flow from within the portal gear box housing to the expandable space when an increased air pressure within the portal gear box is encountered, thus mitigating against a build-up of air pressure within the portal gear box housing.

A powered wheeled riding device is configured to receive left and right foot inputs from a user and in response control a left motor and a right motor to move respective left and right wheels forwardly and backwardly consistent with the left and right foot inputs in order to steer the device without changing a direction of the wheels relative to a frame of the riding device. The riding device has at least one rear wheel that is not powered. The rear wheel is mounted on a wheel mount that rotates freely about a vertical axis so that the rear wheel freely is directed in any direction.

A powered wheeled riding device is configured to receive left and right foot inputs from a user and in response control a left motor and a right motor to move respective left and right wheels forwardly and backwardly consistent with the left and right foot inputs in order to steer the device without changing a direction of the wheels relative to a frame of the riding device. The riding device has at least one rear wheel that is not powered. The rear wheel is mounted on a wheel mount that rotates freely about a vertical axis so that the rear wheel freely is directed in any direction.

A drive package includes a remote located CVT and a motor where the CVT is positioned rearward (or forward) of the motor. An auxiliary drive mechanism couples a drive shaft of the CVT to a crankshaft of the motor. The auxiliary drive mechanism is a belt or chain. The drive shaft is substantially parallel to, and longitudinally offset from, the crankshaft. Thus, the width of the drive package is reduced as compared to ATVs having a CVT located adjacent the motor. A method of making an ATV with the drive package is provided.