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A torque transfer assembly adapted for use in a planetary gear train is provided. The torque transfer assembly comprises generally a planetary carrier and a torque transfer coupling adapter. The planetary carrier is adapted to rotatably support the plurality of planet gears between a first and secon

A torque transfer assembly adapted for use in a planetary gear train is provided. The torque transfer assembly comprises generally a planetary carrier and a torque transfer coupling adapter. The planetary carrier is adapted to rotatably support the plurality of planet gears between a first and second planes. The planetary carrier also has a first connecting member extending therefrom. The torque transfer coupling adapter is disposed concentrically and rotatably with the planetary carrier, and has a central torque output element and a second connecting member extending from it. The second connecting member is adapted to be engaged with the first connecting member to structurally join the coupling adapter and the planetary carrier, the first and second connecting members being structurally joined together between the first and second planes.

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A torque transfer assembly adapted for use in a planetary gear train is provided. The torque transfer assembly comprises generally a planetary carrier and a torque transfer coupling adapter. The planetary carrier is adapted to rotatably support the plurality of planet gears between a first and secon

A torque transfer assembly adapted for use in a planetary gear train is provided. The torque transfer assembly comprises generally a planetary carrier and a torque transfer coupling adapter. The planetary carrier is adapted to rotatably support the plurality of planet gears between a first and second planes. The planetary carrier also has a first connecting member extending therefrom. The torque transfer coupling adapter is disposed concentrically and rotatably with the planetary carrier, and has a central torque output element and a second connecting member extending from it. The second connecting member is adapted to be engaged with the first connecting member to structurally join the coupling adapter and the planetary carrier, the first and second connecting members being structurally joined together between the first and second planes. ransmission of claim 6, the improvement comprising the steps of automatically disengaging the clutch, engaging the brake and preventing the delivery of the flow of pressurized fluid to the fluid motor in a predetermined sequence. 8. In the transmission of claim 6, the improvement comprising the steps of automatically disengaging the clutch, engaging the brake and preventing the delivery of the flow of pressurized fluid to the fluid motor substantially simultaneously. 9. A hydro-mechanical drive, comprising: a mechanical power source having a rotatable output; a fluid motor having an output drivingly rotatable by passage of a flow of pressurized fluid from a pressurized fluid source through the motor; a planetary gear arrangement including a first rotatable input, a second rotatable input, and a rotatable output, the first rotatable input being connected to the output of the fluid motor so as to be rotatably driven by the motor when the flow of pressurized fluid passes therethrough; a first device operable for connecting the second rotatable input of the gear arrangement in rotatably driven relation to the rotatable output of the mechanical power source and for disconnecting the second input therefrom; a second device operable when pressurized fluid is received thereby from a pressurized fluid source for connecting the second rotatable input of the gear arrangement to a fixed member for preventing rotation of the second rotatable input; and a controller operable when a predetermined input signal is received thereby for operating the first device for disconnecting the second rotatable input from the mechanical power source and operating the second device for connecting the second rotatable input to the fixed member, and for preventing the flow of the pressurized fluid through the motor so as to prevent drivingly rotating the output thereof, for preventing driven rotation of the inputs of the planetary gear arrangement by the mechanical power source and the fluid motor. 10. The transmission of claim 9, wherein the second rotatable input of the planetary gear arrangement includes a ring gear thereof. 11. The transmission of claim 10, wherein the first rotatable input of the planetary gear arrangement includes a sun gear thereof. 12. The transmission of claim 9, wherein the rotatable output of the planetary gear arrangement is connected to at least one rotatable element of a feeder of an agricultural combine. 13. The transmission of claim 9, wherein the rotatable output of the planetary gear arrangement is connected to a threshing rotor of an agricultural combine. 14. In an agricultural combine having a hydro-mechanical drive for drivingly rotating a rotatable element of the combine, the drive including a rotatable mechanical power source, a fluid power source including a fluid motor which is rotatably driven by passage of a flow of pressurized fluid therethrough, and a planetary gear set including a first rotatable input connected to the fluid motor for rotation thereby, a second rotatable input rotatably connectable by a first device to the mechanical power source, the second rotatable input being connectable to a fixed frame by a second device when pressurized fluid is delivered to the second device, and a rotatable output connected to the rotatable element of the combine, the rotatable element being rotatable by the drive when the first and second rotatable inputs of the planetary gear set are connected to the fluid motor and to the mechanical power source, respectively, an improvement comprising: a control which when a predetermined input is received thereby automatically causes the first device to disconnect the second rotatable input from the mechanical power source, the second device to connect the second rotatable input to the frame, and any driven rotation of the fluid motor to be prevented, to prevent rotation of the rotatable element by the drive. 15. In the combine of claim 14, the predetermined input co