Replacement endless vehicle tracks

A supporting pad adapted to be fixed to a grouser of an endless track of an endless track vehicle and to support a roller that guides the track, said supporting pad comprising:

• a front end and a rear end;
• means for fixing said supporting pad to said grouser;
• and
• means for engaging an adjacent supporting pad such that a portion of said pad extends from one of said front end and said rear end and past the other of a front end and a rear end of said adjacent supporting pad and within said adjacent supporting pad.

An endless track for an endless track vehicle, said endless track comprising:

• a plurality of grousers;
• a pair of parallel rails, each of said rails comprising a plurality of rail blocks, said grousers being linked to one another by said rail blocks;
• and
• a pair of roller supporting pads fixed to each of said grousers.

An endless track for an endless track vehicle, said endless track comprising:

• at least one metal grouser;
• a pair of parallel rails, each of said rails comprising a plurality of rail blocks, said metal grouser being fixed to ones of said rail blocks;
• and
• at least one roller supporting pad fixed to said metal grouser, said supporting pad, together with an adjacent supporting pad, providing a substantially continuous pad surface, wherein said supporting pad comprises a front end and a rear end, and wherein a portion of said pad extends from one of said front end and said rear end and past the other of a front end and a rear end of said adjacent supporting pad and within said adjacent supporting pad.

An endless track drive system for a tracked vehicle, said system comprising:

• at least one metal grouser;
• a pair of parallel rails, each of said rails comprising a plurality of rail blocks, said metal grouser being fixed to ones of said rail blocks;
• at least one roller for guiding the track;
• and
• at least one supporting pad fixed to said metal grouser, said roller riding on said supporting pad, said supporting pad engaging with an adjacent supporting pad.

An endless track drive system for a tracked vehicle, said system comprising:

• at least one metal grouser;
• a pair of parallel rails, each of said rails comprising a plurality of rail blocks, said metal grouser being fixed to ones of said rail blocks;
• at least one roller for guiding the track;
• and
• at least one supporting pad fixed to said metal grouser, said roller riding on said supporting pad, said supporting pad, together with an adjacent supporting pad, providing a substantially continuous pad surface, wherein said supporting pad comprises a front end and a rear end, and wherein a portion of said pad extends from one of said front end and said rear end and past the other of a front end and a rear end of said adjacent supporting pad and within said adjacent supporting pad.

An endless track drive system for a tracked vehicle, said system comprising:

• a plurality of grousers;
• a pair of parallel rails, each of said rails comprising a plurality of rail blocks, said grousers being linked to one another by said rail blocks;
• a plurality of rollers for guiding the track;
• and
• a pair of supporting pads fixed to each of said grousers, said rollers riding on ones of said supporting pads, said supporting pads, together with adjacent supporting pads, providing a substantially continuous pad surface.