Compactor tooth, base therefor and related method

A method of forming a tooth for a wheel of a landfill compactor vehicle, the tooth comprising a base and a cast metal material cap formed on said base, the method comprising:

• providing a base comprising a block adapted to be mounted on said landfill compactor vehicle wheel, a core for receiving molten metal material disposed on a cap-facing side of said base, and a lip for receiving molten metal material in cooperation with the core, the lip being disposed around said base at least partially surrounding the cap-facing side and the core;
• casting a molten metal material on said base to form the cast metal material cap and thus the tooth.

A method of forming a tooth for a wheel of a landfill compactor vehicle, the tooth comprising a base and a cast metal material cap formed on said base, the method comprising:

• providing a base comprising a block adapted to be mounted on said landfill compactor vehicle wheel, a core for receiving molten metal material disposed on a cap-facing side of said base, the base having one or more outer base sides surrounding said cap-facing side and having one or more upper side ends disposed towards the cap-facing side and the core;
• casting a molten metal material on said base to form a cast metal cap and thus the tooth, wherein the cast metal material cap at least partially embeds said core and has one or more outer cap sides having one or more lower side ends disposed towards the cap-facing side of the base and meeting said upper side ends of the base at one or more outer joint lines defined between the base and the cap;
• wherein said lower side ends of the cap are shaped so as to define a region of increased thickness of the cast metal material located directly above and in proximity of said one or more outer joint lines.