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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 1976
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1975
Applicant:
Inventor:
Charles G Massieon, Marquette Heights, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
305 54 ; 305 38 ;
Abstract
In a track-type vehicle, a high wear-resistant insert is bonded into a groove in the contact face of a grouser bar of a track shoe so as to extend the useful life of the grouser. The grouser bar may be integrally formed on the track shoe or may be a separate part welded to a base plate to form a composite track shoe. The material of the grouser bar may be somewhat ductile so as to support the relatively hard and brittle wear-resistant insert in the contact face of the grouser so as to produce a long life track shoe.