Abstract: A wear assembly for attaching a wear member to a base, wherein the wear member includes a pair of legs to straddle the base and a bight portion between the legs. The bight portion includes two rearwardly-converging side surfaces and a central surface extending therebetween. The central surface may have a non-linear extension between the side surfaces and/or a curved profile in a perpendicular direction that is defined by at least two different radii of curvature.

Abstract: A handling system for handling ground-engaging wear parts used on earth working equipment includes handling tools to remove and handle wear parts from equipment and/or to install new wear parts. The tools can include a gripping system to engage and disengage a wear part for installation and removal. The gripping system allows an operator to more easily grip a wear part and allows for various shapes and sizes of wear parts.

Abstract: A hardfaced product includes a substrate and a hard composite material bonded to the substrate. The composite material includes boron carbide as a wear-resistant material and a matrix alloy including manganese and at least one of copper, silver, gold, platinum or palladium. The hardfaced product can be made by applying a molten matrix alloy to a substrate wherein the matrix alloy is combined with a wear-resistant material. The matrix alloy includes manganese and at least one of copper, silver, gold, platinum or palladium. The wear-resistant material includes boron carbide.

Abstract: A lock that includes a pin and a collar. At least one of the pin and collar include a circular seal and a recess to store the seal. When the pin and collar are engaged in a locking manner, the surfaces of the pin and collar compress the seal such that a barrier is formed to limit ingress of fine earthen material. The lock assembly may be a component of a wear assembly. The lock assembly may be positioned into aligned holes to capture components of the wear assembly together, e.g. a point to an adapter or an adapter to a base. The recess of the pin may be located adjacent the head of the pin. The recess of collar may be located near the bottom of the collar. The application of both an upper and lower seal can further limit the ingress of fine earthen material.

Abstract: A handling system for handling ground-engaging wear parts used on earth working equipment includes handling tools to remove and handle wear parts from equipment and/or to install new wear parts. The tools can include a torque or other tool to engage and/or disengage a lock retained by the wear member. The handling system allows an operator maintain a distance from heavy parts being removed or installed, reducing the risk of injury.

Abstract: A wear assembly for earth working equipment includes a base, a wear member and a lock. The lock includes a retainer and a lock body. The retainer is seated in a recess in the base. A key of the retainer is received in the keyway of the wear member as the cavity receives the base. A lock body passes through aligned openings of the base, retainer and wear member to engage the retainer and secure the wear member to the base.

Abstract: A handling apparatus for conducting in-field operations such as removing and/or installing wear parts on earth working equipment along a controlled path. The apparatus can include a crane, a joint having three axes of articulation and a tool.

Abstract: A system and tool for monitoring ground-engaging products for earth working equipment that can monitor characteristics such as part identification, presence, condition, usage, and/or performance of the products on earth working equipment used, for example, in mining, construction, and dredging environments. The monitoring tool includes or is supported by a mobile device that is separate from the earth working equipment. Supporting the monitoring tool on a mobile device can, e.g., provide unique vantage points to monitor the earth working equipment products, monitor the products without inhibiting the operation of the earth working equipment or endangering personnel, closely approach areas of interest for secure and reliable gathering of information, monitor multiple earth working equipment, and/or be protected from the vibrations and impact shocks that can be associated with earth working equipment.

Abstract: Shrouds are secured to earth-working edges of many kinds of earth working equipment to extend the service life of the equipment. The shrouds include opposed surfaces to define a cavity to receive the edge. Each of the opposed surfaces includes a recess to receive a boss on the edge, wherein the longitudinal axis of the recess on the first surface is angularly oriented in a lateral direction to the longitudinal axis of the recess on the second surface.

Abstract: A wear member having an opening with retention features for engaging and retaining a lock for securing the wear member to earth-working equipment. The lock can engage the opening in the wear member at an inner hold position to secure the wear member to the earth-working equipment or an outer release position. In a folded orientation the lock disengages from the opening of the wear member. The wear member and lock cooperate with a base to form a wear assembly for earth working equipment.

Abstract: A cast lip for an excavating bucket composed of a ferrous alloy having at least seven percent chromium by weight, 3%-6% nickel by weight, and ?0.12% carbon by weight, and a primarily martensitic structure.

Abstract: A multi-piece hammer for use in a reducing machine. The multi-piece hammer includes a base to be mounted to the reducing machine, a replaceable tip to be mounted to the base and to impact the material to be reduced, and a retainer to secure the replaceable tip to the base. The replaceable tip has a cavity with a single rail or groove that corresponds to a single groove or rail on the base.

Abstract: A protection system for protecting wire ropes may include a gusset plate(s), a bracket(s), and/or a protection device(s). The gusset plate(s) and bracket(s) act like stops for the protection device(s). Each protection device includes a pair of pieces that when assembled form a tube to go about a cable wire for a cable shovel.

Abstract: A monitoring device and system located in a hole in a base of a ground engaging product for monitoring a characteristic of the ground engaging product. The characteristic can pertain to presence, part ID, condition, usage and/or performance of ground-engaging product secured to the earth working equipment. The monitoring system may detect the presence and/or absence of one or more of the components of the ground engaging product.

Abstract: A wear assembly that includes a base and at least one wear member. The wear member can have a bit portion that has an increased dimension relative to the mounting portion and/or a mounting portion with one or more reliefs located on each side and/or bottom of the wear member. The reliefs may include a portion that extends upward near the rear of the wear member.

Abstract: A product and system for identifying and monitoring a characteristic including the part ID, presence, condition, usage and/or performance of ground-engaging products used on various kinds of earth working equipment.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for detecting a characteristic of a ground engaging product on earth working equipment are described. The apparatus is operable to: measure a temperature profile at a ground engaging product location; compare the measured temperature profile with an expected temperature profile for that ground engaging product; and indicate a characteristic of the ground engaging product based on the comparison. Thermal inserts for use with ground engaging products on earth working equipment are also described.