Abstract: An improved tool for railway track adjustment machines is disclosed which may be made by processes forging, casting, and which includes a shaft and a blade manufactured as separate entities and force-fitted together. In making the tool the lower end of the shaft is formed so that it is able to be forced between flanges located on the rear side of the blade. This lower end preferably has a transverse cross section shaped as a trapezoid with an apex angle .gamma. and is upwardly and outwardly tapered at an angle .alpha.. The flanges located on the rear side of the blade are manufactured from the same piece of material as the blade and define a slot which opens upwardly and outwardly at an angle to the direction of the longitudinal axis of the tool and the symmetrical plane of the blade. A method the slot defined between the flanges has a transverse cross section which tapers inwardly at an angle .delta. and may be formed by deforming the blade.

Abstract: This invention relates to a wear-parts system for earth-moving machines such as digger, loading, and mining machines. This wear-parts system consists of a holder (2, 23) and at least one protruding wear-part (8, 24) in the form of a tooth or similar fixed on the front of the holder (2, 23) by means of a wedge or other locking device (15, 16, 38).

Abstract: This invention relates to a wear-parts system of teeth for earth-moving machine shovels, mounted at the front of the shovel and comprising several loosely interconnected parts such as tooth points (1), adapters or holders (2, 9), cutting edge protectors (11) etc. The interconnection of these parts is carried out by means of interacting male and female formed parts (15, 16, 19, 20 and 13, 14, 21, 22). The parts are locked in the assembled position by means of specially formed locking wedges (7) fitted at right angles to the assembly direction. Openings are provided in the various parts for the locking devices.

Abstract: An improved securing member is disclosed for fastening wear parts to a support, in which a resilient body is fastened between two deformable edge members. In use, the securing member is placed between the wearing part and its support, after which one or another of the edge members is deformed in such a manner as to prevent removal of the wear part.

Abstract: A cutter tooth for earth moving machines is attached to an adapter secured to the tool of the machine. A fitting block between the adapter and the tool prevents transverse movement of the adapter and facilitates installation of the tooth at various angles. A resilient securing member secures the tooth to the adapter.