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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2007
Wayne George Styck, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Timothy Edward Camacho, Morton, IL (US);
Wayne George Styck, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Timothy Edward Camacho, Morton, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A conversion kit for converting a pipelayer frame of a first width to a different width is disclosed. The conversion kit has a spacer, removably attachable to a first side of the pipelayer frame, and a first plurality of replacement brackets for removably attaching the first side to a first track frame. The first plurality of replacement brackets have a different length than a first plurality of existing brackets that the first plurality of replacement brackets replace. The kit also has a second plurality of replacement brackets for removably attaching a second side of the pipelayer frame to a second track frame. The second plurality of replacement brackets have a different length than a second plurality of existing brackets that the second plurality of replacement brackets replace.