Track shoe assembly including a shoe plate and a grouser and related method of manufacture

A track shoe assembly comprising:

• a shoe plate having:
• a shoe plate body including a shoe plate attachment surface;
• and
• at least two slots extending through at least the shoe plate attachment surface;
• and
• a grouser having:
• a grouser body having a grouser attachment surface, a grouser distal surface opposite to the grouser attachment surface, a front surface, a back surface opposite to the front surface, a first end surface, and a second end surface, wherein a cross-sectional shape of each of the first end surface and the second end surface in a plane parallel to the first end surface and the second end surface, is a trapezoid;
• and
• at least two tabs, integrally formed with the grouser body, the at least two tabs extending from the grouser attachment surface, and perpendicular to the grouser attachment surface, the at least two tabs of the grouser being configured to be positioned within the at least two slots of the shoe plate,
• wherein the grouser attachment surface defines a substantially planar continuous surface from a first tab of the at least two tabs to a second tab of the at least two tabs.

A method of manufacturing a track shoe assembly, the method comprising:

• forming a shoe plate having:
• a shoe plate body including a shoe plate attachment surface;
• and
• at least two slots extending through at least the shoe plate attachment surface;
• forming a grouser having:
• a grouser body having a grouser attachment surface, a grouser distal surface opposite and parallel to the grouser attachment surface, a first grouser end surface, a second grouser end surface opposite to the first grouser end surface, a front grouser surface, and a back grouser surface opposite to the front grouser surface, wherein a plane of the front grouser surface intersects a plane of the back grouser surface, and the distal grouser surface extends between the front grouser surface and the back grouser surface;
• and
• at least two tabs, integrally formed with the grouser body, the at least two tabs extending from the grouser attachment surface, and perpendicular to the grouser attachment surface, the at least two tabs of the grouser being configured to be positioned within the at least two slots of the shoe plate,
• wherein the grouser attachment surface defines a substantially planar continuous surface from a first tab of the at least two tabs to a second tab of the at least two tabs;
• and
• attaching the grouser to the shoe plate to thereby form a track shoe assembly.