D2 Grouser Replacement

You can get aftermarket grouser bar stock that can be welded on to what you have left, I did that for my D2. Get yourself some new shoe bolts and take the shoes off to do the welding.

Kevin

I welded all my grouser bars on the pads on the machine--did one side off the rear sprocket and the other side off the front idler---saved a lot of work by not removing the pads
I just used ASTM A588 steel bars cut from a plate from a steel fabricator--

[quote="dpendzic"]I welded all my grouser bars on the pads on the machine--did one side off the rear sprocket and the other side off the front idler---saved a lot of work by not removing the pads
I just used ASTM A588 steel bars cut from a plate from a steel fabricator--[/quote]

dpendzic, did you grind the tops of the old grousers flat before welding the bar stock to them? I assume when you say you had the A588 steel bars cut from flat stock that the resulting geometry was square or rectangular in crossection, not round as rod would be, correct? Ray

[quote="dpendzic"]I welded all my grouser bars on the pads on the machine--did one side off the rear sprocket and the other side off the front idler---saved a lot of work by not removing the pads
I just used ASTM A588 steel bars cut from a plate from a steel fabricator--[/quote]

dpendzic, did you grind the tops of the old grousers flat before welding the bar stock to them? I assume when you say you had the A588 steel bars cut from flat stock that the resulting geometry was square or rectangular in crossection, not round as rod would be, correct? Ray

Ray I left them rounded as it gave me a little room for penetration---the bars were cut from 3/8 scrap plate and were 1 1/2 inches high--rectangular---however i did have to whack. a number of them to put in a little curvature to match the pads. the new grouser bars were 1 inch shorter than the existing as the existing ends were quite rounded. I use 6013 rods on my ac welder for all my welding.
Dan

Post up some pictures of your track pads in the middle of the oval above the track idler so we can see what the leading and trailing edges look like. If the pads are worn out its not worth your time to regrouser them. You will also need to burn the old grousers off at a fixed elevation on all the pads before you start tacking the grouser stock. Like Dave said, tack grouser stock to all the grousers, weld one side off up front and the opposite side in the back and keep turning the track until you make it all the way around.