Securing new track cleats

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yas@centurytel.net
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Securing new track cleats

Post by yas@centurytel.net » Wed Feb 05, 2014 1:52 pm

Has anyone used regulare hex head bolts and lock nuts
to replace the stove bolt type with square nuts?

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Re: Securing new track cleats

Post by Jano » Thu Feb 06, 2014 10:10 am

That's what I have on my 444 and the traction is great. Regular bolt and nut with washers and a lock washer. Once on tight the bolt is cut flush with nut.
Replaced my cleats last year and did the same again.
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Re: Securing new track cleats

Post by fap67 » Fri Feb 07, 2014 8:58 pm

I've built severeal sets of tracks and used 1/4" hex head bolts and nuts. The only part of a Hus-ski restoration that I hate is taking apart tracks that were put together with stove bolts. I've taken several tracks apart to salvage the C channel style cleats and just about every cleat on everyone of them had stove bolts.

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Re: Securing new track cleats

Post by yas@centurytel.net » Sun Feb 09, 2014 11:05 am

Thanks for the Info. Dose anyone think it would be better to
use locknuts over lock washer and nuts

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Re: Securing new track cleats

Post by ljhuuki » Sun Feb 09, 2014 1:42 pm

On the several tracks we have rebuilt we use nylock nuts. Way less chance of them working there way loose.

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Re: Securing new track cleats

Post by fap67 » Sun Feb 09, 2014 3:55 pm

I forgot to mention it. I always use self locking nuts. I use the all metal style lock nuts because they hold better than the nylon style.I'm sure the nylon style are fine though, that is what most people seem to be using.

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