Abstract: A traction device for mounting on an endless track includes these components: an axial threaded shank with a head at one end, a T-nut with a base and a neck extending from the base, so that the neck is mountable on the shank, with the base at the shank head, a washer plate threadably fastenable on the T-nut on the shank, and a stud threadably mountable on the washer plate on the shank, to fasten the stud to the shank. The endless track is positioned between the T-nut and the back plate, with the shank extending through an opening in the track. A stud for a traction may be metal or nonmetal, such as composite with a metal insert. A paddle is mountable on a plurality of traction device pediments across a width of the track.