An axle driving unit includes a pair of axles, a differential unit for
differently connecting the pair of axles to each other, a hydraulic pump,
a hydraulic motor, a motor shaft, an output gear on said motor shaft for
drivingly connecting to said differential unit, a center section having a
pump mounting surface and a motor mounting surface onto which said
hydraulic pump and the hydraulic motor are mounted respectively, a
housing constituted by a first housing part and a second housing part
joined to each other at a joint surface, and a fastener fastening the
center section to the first housing part. The center section is entirely
disposed in the first housing part, whereby the hydraulic pump, the
hydraulic motor and the output gear are entirely contained in the first
housing part. The motor mounting surface may be disposed in parallel to
the joint surface of the housing. The hydraulic pump may be located a
distance from said pair of axles that is greater than a distance from the
hydraulic motor to the pair of axles.