TuffStudds

Grip and Traction Support

For environments where equipment must maintain traction against bark, ice, grit, or loose ground to prevent slipping.

Grip and traction support application with TuffStudds

Purpose-built spike series

The spike series is designed for optimum surface penetration, providing dependable grip and traction on rollers, tracks, and other contact surfaces.

Standard alloy

Medium-high carbon chromium carbide in an iron-molybdenum alloy matrix.

Spike-shaped profile

Spikes at the top for aggressive grip on logs, bark, and grit.

3× durability

Lasts three times longer than regular steel spikes in the same service.

Common applications

Debarking and delimbing

Debarking and delimbing

Attach spikes to the feed roller so they grip onto bark.

D10 dozers in icy conditions

D10 dozers in icy conditions

Attach spikes to the track pads so dozers can grip ice when the ground is frozen.

Explore spike series lineup

TS19S, view 1
TS19S, view 2

TS19S

Base diameter

19 mm (3/4")

TS22S, view 1
TS22S, view 2

TS22S

Base diameter

22 mm (7/8")

See TuffStudds at work

CAT 7495 bucket door fitted with TuffStudds
CAT 7495 bucket door runs 90% lighter with TuffStudds.
LeTourneau L1850 wheel loader fitted with TuffStudds
Internal gyratory wear liners featuring a TuffStudds system to maximize wear resistance.
Haul truck tray fitted with TuffStudds
TuffStudds cut 3,150 lbs of dead weight from a haul truck body over 13,500 hours, boosting payload capacity.
Gyratory crusher liner plates fitted with TuffStudds
Gyratory crusher liner plates fitted with TuffStudds to protect against abrasion and impact resistance.
Primary gyratory crusher spider arm fitted with TuffStudds
Primary gyratory crusher spider arm protected with TuffStudds.
CAT 815 compactor caps fitted with TuffStudds
CAT 815 compactor caps with TuffStudds create a protective dead-bed layer.
Twinkle Co rotary cutter basket fitted with TuffStudds
Twinkle Co rotary cutter surpassed 1,000 hours in clay dredging with TuffStudds.
Ditch Witch cutter wheel fitted with TuffStudds
TuffStudds on a Ditch Witch cutter wheel outlast hardfacing 4x.
Cage mill rotor fitted with TuffStudds
Cage mill rotor fitted with TuffStudds for maximum wear protection.
Debarker feed roll fitted with Spike Series TuffStudds
Spike Series TuffStudds on a debarker feed roll maintain aggressive bark grip.
Feed rollers fitted with Spike Series TuffStudds after heavy use
Spike Series TuffStudds on feed rollers after heavy use.

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