Caterpillar Tractor Co.

James T Duke

Arthur J Ritter, Jr

Robert L Shelby

Ronald L Krolak

Duane L Parker

A scraping apparatus is provided for a track-type vehicle which has a track with a chain and shoes. The scraping apparatus has first and second scraping elements each having first and second opposed cutting edges. The first scraping element removes foreign material from the chain and the second scraping element removes foreign material from the shoes. The scraping apparatus removes foreign material during forward and rearward movement of the track.

Scraping apparatus for track-type vehicles

A guide arrangement for a track assembly of a track-type vehicle comprises a first arm mounted on a track frame, a second arm pivotally mounted on the first arm and a pair of rollers rotatably mounted on the second arm to engage the track assembly in rolling contact therewith. A pair of guides are secured to either the first or second arm to straddle each link assembly of the track assembly to restrain lateral movements thereof.

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Peoria, IL, United States of America

James T Duke