Endless track for propelling a vehicle, with lug replacement capability

A method of providing a track for traction of a vehicle, the track being mountable around a plurality of wheels that includes a drive wheel for driving the track, the method comprising:

• performing original manufacturing of the track such that the track comprises:
• an elastomeric carcass comprising a ground-engaging outer surface and an inner surface opposite to the ground-engaging outer surface;
• and
• a plurality of elastomeric projections projecting from the elastomeric carcass;
• and
• provisioning a replacement-facilitating portion of the elastomeric carcass during the original manufacturing of the track to facilitate replacement of a peripheral layer of the elastomeric carcass and respective ones of the elastomeric projections molded with and projecting from the peripheral layer of the elastomeric carcass by a new peripheral layer of the elastomeric carcass and new elastomeric projections molded with and projecting from the new peripheral layer of the elastomeric carcass, wherein the replacement-facilitating portion has predetermined dimensions.

A method of providing a track for traction of a vehicle, the track being mountable around a plurality of wheels that includes a drive wheel for driving the track, the track comprising:

• an elastomeric carcass comprising a ground-engaging outer surface and an inner surface opposite to the ground-engaging outer surface;
• and a plurality of elastomeric projections projecting from the elastomeric carcass, the method comprising:
• removing a peripheral layer of the elastomeric carcass and respective ones of the elastomeric projections molded with and projecting from the peripheral layer of the elastomeric carcass;
• and
• replacing the peripheral layer of the elastomeric carcass and the respective ones of the elastomeric projections by a new peripheral layer of the elastomeric carcass and new elastomeric projections molded with and projecting from the new peripheral layer of the elastomeric carcass;
• wherein the replacing comprises using a replacement-facilitating portion of the elastomeric carcass provisioned during original manufacturing of the track to facilitate replacement of the peripheral layer of the elastomeric carcass and the respective ones of the elastomeric projections by the new peripheral layer of the elastomeric carcass and the new elastomeric projections, wherein the replacement-facilitating portion has predetermined dimensions.