Crawler shoe manufacturers can be divided into two categories: metal pin hinge type and metal rubber hinge type. Among them, metal rubber hinges can be divided into single pin type and double pin type. The metal pin crawler has a simple structure, direct dry friction between the pin and the pin hole, fast wear, and short life. When the tank is repaired and maintained, it is often found that the crawler pin is ground into "what kinds of reeds can be divided into candied fruit track shoes".
Track pins are also one of the wearing parts. Metal rubber articulated crawler tracks, on the metal pins, the track shoe can be divided into several types of vulcanized rubber collars, press fit in the track shoe pin hole, so that there is no direct friction between the track pin and the track shoe pin hole, twisting Only the rubber collar produces elastic torsion, with low noise and long life. Of course, the structure is more complicated and the cost is higher. The end connector of the double-pin metal rubber track can be divided into the two pins of the two track shoes. The force is good, the disassembly and assembly are more convenient, but the structure is more complicated, which is the mainstream of the main battle tank Track form.
Steel track shoes can be divided into: excavator plates and bulldozer plates. These two are the most commonly used, using section steel as the raw material. Then there is the wet floor used by bulldozers, commonly known as "triangular plates", which are cast plates. Another type of casting slab is used on crawler cranes. The weight of this slab is as small as tens of kilograms, and as many as hundreds of kilograms. Steel track shoes can be divided into: excavator plates and bulldozer plates. These two are the most commonly used, using section steel as the raw material. Then there is the wet floor used by bulldozers, commonly known as "triangular" track shoes can be divided into several types, this is a cast plate. Another type of cast slab is used on crawler cranes. The weight of this slab is as small as tens of kilograms. What kinds of catties can the crawler slab be divided into, up to several hundred kilograms.