Caterpillar Inc.

Nicholas John Fayville

David Michael Worth

Gopalakrishnan Kanniappan

Derek D Larimore

Robert J Grahek

An integrated outer wheel assembly for a compactor vehicle has a hollow cylindrical wrapper, and the wrapper has an inboard side and an outboard side. The wrapper further has one or more tips on an outer surface of the wrapper. The integrated outer wheel assembly is secured to a wheel core.

Integrated outer wheel assembly

A fatigue life optimized modular bucket assembly for a work machine and a method of manufacturing thereof are disclosed. The bucket assembly includes a bucket core having a pair of side sections, a continuous wrapper, a supporting element, and a receptacle; and an extension module having a pair of side bars, a guard module, an edge module, and, optionally, a set of extension plates. The method includes prebuilding the bucket core, receiving an order, providing parts for the extension module, and assembling the bucket core and the extension module parts. The bucket assembly may include universal and customizable components without exhibiting reduction to fatigue life commonly associated with weld seams.

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New Underwood, SD, United States of America

Nicholas John Fayville