HG model: Re-grouser track shoes

Started by Sam Arnold, June 28, 2007, 08:31:17 PM

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Sam Arnold

June 28, 2007, 08:31:17 PM Last Edit: January 01, 1970, 12:00:00 AM by Sam Arnold
The grousers on my track shoes have worn down to 3/8" - 1/2" high.  I'd like to get more bite on the ground but I don't want to over-stress the drivetrain.  I plan on welding bar stock on to whats left to restore the height.  I cut some 1/2" x 2" pieces from some scrap I had in the shop and set them on the shoes. These appear to be excessively tall.  Can anyone tell me the original height of the grousers on a 10" wide track shoe?

Mike Shanley

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July 03, 2007, 03:02:22 AM Last Edit: January 01, 1970, 12:00:00 AM by Mike Shanley
I measured my 10 inch grousers on a 1952/53 OC3 today.  They are 3/4" high.  

I also have a set of tracks that have 1/2" rods welded onto each grouser.  The guy who did this also added a 20"  2X4 to every other pad on the tracks for use in snow and swampy areas.  I have not used these but am told they work very well for off trail work.

Mike Shanley, Woodbury MN
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