Plow bolts are a specialized type of fastener. These are similar to carriage bolts, but the head of a plow bolt is concave or flat. The underside of the head tapers down into a cone-shape which is engineered to fit into a countersunk recess. Countersunk recesses are designed to accommodate particular plow bolts. Many of the bolts have a square base, but some can have a key or a locking slot instead. They come in both metric and imperial sizes. Hardened or heat-treated carbon steel and stainless steel are the most common materials used to make plow bolts.
What Are They Used For?
Plow bolts are used when the surface where the bolt head would normally stick out needs to be smooth. Originally, they were mainly used for plows–hence the name. Now there are many different applications. A lot of heavy equipment requires the use of this type of bolt. Snowplows are one such example. An effective snowplow blade runs a smooth surface against the pavement to get rid of the snow. If the heads of the bolts are not flat, then they can gouge the ground and wear much quicker.
Lokgator Industrial Fasteners proudly offering whole range of plow bolts to many distributors and end user globally, with both Metric & Imperial sizes.
Like their Metric counterparts, Inch plow bolts are used in a wide variety of applications from crop harvesting equipment, compaction plates and cutters.
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