Grouser selection - Erling

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HARDNESS		STEEL GRADE	ROCKWELL C (RC)	BRINELL (BHN)	APPLICATION(S)	WEAR RESISTANCE	USES
Super Extreme	S	Heat Treated Boron	45-53	421-525	Hard Rock Mining, Oil Sands, Construction	Extreme	Track Shoe regrousering, dozer blade reinforcement, bucket liners, Trailing Edge Bar, Grizzly Bars, and Ice Lugs
Extreme	E	Heat Treated Boron	38-44	353-409	Coal mining, Construction	High

NON-HEAT TREATED

HARDNESS		STEEL GRADE	ROCKWELL C (RC)	BRINELL (BHN)	APPLICATION(S)	WEAR RESISTANCE	USES
High Carbon	HC	Non-Heat Treated High Carbon (1070)	21-25	231-253	Forestry and agriculture. General Wear applications	Moderate	Scraper flights, Dredgers, general wear bar, Ice Lugs
General	G	Non-Heat Treated Boron	20	226	Forestry and agriculture	Moderate

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High Carbon

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• Wear pattern is even all the way across
• Shoe is trimmed for a flat surface
• Works well with automated welders
  

• Slightly rounded wear pattern
• Eliminates the need for trimming
• Curved bar shape reduces amount of fill weld required
• Ideal for track shoes welded in the field
  

• Wear pattern is even all the way across
• Shoe is trimmed for a flat surface
• Ends of bar are clipped at a 45 degree angle for less turning resistence and added support
• Works well with automated welders
  

• Rounded wear pattern with severely worn edges
• Eliminates the need for trimming
• Ends of bar are clipped at a 45 degree angle for less turning resistence and added support
• Hooked bar ends are designed to fit track shoes with severe wear on edges
• Ideal for track shoes welded in the field
  

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Dura-Tuff offers grouser bar in any length and profile size. Our Weld-Ready™ Cut-to-Length Bar is pre-cut to your desired length. Our Full Length Bar (10 foot) is also available and shipped in bundles. Learn the advantages of each and decide what best fits your needs

• Bar arrives ready to weld, straight from the box
• Straight, curved, forged, and beveled bar available for a variety of wear patterns, eliminating the need to trim
• The bar is cut BEFORE heat treating. Cutting the bar after heat treating takes hardness out of the bar on cut ends
• No wasted labor, sharp edges, scrap, time or hardness loss associated with cutting the bar on your own
• Dura-Tuff’s premium Dura-Packed Shrinkwrap protects packaging during shipping and storage and ensures it arrives in tact
  

• Full Length or 10 Foot Bars are a great option to maintain inventory
• Having bar in stock allows dealers to make bar available to their customers anytime
• Customer can cut bar down for regrousering, ice lugs, and other abrasive applications such as bucket and shovel reinforcement
• Dura-Tuff offers bundle pricing discounts for dealers who want to stock full length bars