A crawler track system comprising: a track including a plurality of shoes coupled together, the shoes configured to engage a sprocket to drive the track, each shoe including a first end, a second end, and a wear portion positioned between the first end and the second end, the wear portion having a shoe hardness; and at least one guide rail supporting the track over a portion of a path of the track, each guide rail including a base having an outer surface and a coating positioned on the outer surface, the outer surface of the base having a base hardness, the coating contacting the wear portion of each of the shoes as the shoes move along the portion of the track path, the coating having a coating hardness less than the shoe hardness, wherein the shoe hardness of each wear portion is initially less than the base hardness, and after a work-hardening period the shoe hardness of the wear portion is equal to or greater than the base hardness. 9817833_1 (GHMatters) P98571.AU.1 meanJ 311kQ 11 C~ "mz : gygrg :)
Guide rail for crawler track
2019-09-26
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |