Abstract: A compaction roller for mounting on a driven compaction vehicle is equipped with both destructive and tractive, highly wear-resistant cleat assemblies. These include readily removable wear caps and supporting bases which have continuous side walls across the parting lines between the parts. Inset in the outer sidewalls are exposed mortise and tenon Jock joints serving to reduce relative movements between the parts under sever working forces. Pins extending radially between the wear caps and supporting bases further enhance the anti-twist resistance between the parts.

Abstract: A compaction roller for mounting on a driven compaction vehicle is equipped with both destructive and tractive, highly wear resistant cleat assemblies. The later includes readily removable wear caps with bulbous full height corner portions and broad wear faces. Anti twist projections and complementary recesses including mortise and tenon type locks at the interface of the wear cap and support bases reduce relative movements between the parts under sever working forces.

Abstract: A companion roller for mounting on a driven compaction vehicle is equipped with both destructive and tractive, highly wear resistant cleat assemblies. The later includes readily removable wear caps with bulbous corner portions and broad wear faces. Anti twist projections and complementary recesses at the interface of the wear caps and support bases reduce relative movement between the parts under severe working forces.

Abstract: A compaction roller includes highly wear resistant cleat assemblies which employ readily removable wear caps having bulbous corner portions. Anti twist projections and corresponding recesses between the wear caps and support bases reduce relative movement between the parts.

Abstract: On a compactor wheel having outer and inner cylindrical drums, the inner drum being mounted on the vehicle axle, there is provided an axially extending shroud. The shroud is equipped with a cover plate which together serves to define a cavity enclosing the axle seals and bearings preventing trash from intruding into those components of the compactor vehicle.

Abstract: A wheel for a powered vehicle operating along a hard brittle surface is equipped with cleats 21 having non-metallic wear tips 31 mounted upon a metallic base 36 welded to the wheel circumference 10. The material forming the wear tips 31 has density and hardness insufficient to chip or erode the brittle work surface but of sufficient toughness for demolition of solid wastes. An elongate bracket in a medial portion 26 of the wear tip and base have complimentary portions for attachment of tip to base in a twist resisting connection. An adhesive bond unites the tip and base in one embodiment, FIGS. 4-7, and mechanical couplings unite the parts in others, FIGS. 7-13. Certain embodiments, FIGS. 8-13, have provisions for readily releasable locking of the parts for field replacement of worn cleats.