Ground Engaging Tools

Wear Plates and Liners

Quenched and tempered wear plate, chocky bars and profiled liners for bucket floors, truck bodies, chutes and hoppers. Cut to profile on request.

Features

  • Hardness grades around 400, 450 and 500 HB cover most earthmoving duty; harder plate lasts longer against abrasion but tolerates less impact and is harder to form.
  • Weldability depends on thickness and hardness together: above modest thickness the joint needs preheat and a controlled interpass temperature.
  • Chocky bars and weld-on blocks give local protection where full plate would be wasteful or too heavy.
  • Plate can be cut to profile from a drawing or from a template taken off the worn part.
  • Adding wear plate raises bucket weight and cuts payload, so thickness is a trade-off rather than a maximum.

Specifications

Figure Typical range Unit Why it matters
Hardness grade 400 / 450 / 500 HB Abrasion life against impact tolerance.
Thickness 8 / 10 / 12 / 16 / 20 mm Life, weight and welding procedure.
Sheet size 3 000 x 1 500 mm Nesting and offcut planning.
Supply form sheet / cut to profile / chocky bar Workshop time against part cost.