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An endless drive track system for use with a tracked vehicle. The endless drive track system includes a planetary drive system having drive rollers, a plurality of roller wheels, and an endless track with a reinforcing brace embedded within the endless track for at least one of a plurality of drive

An endless drive track system for use with a tracked vehicle. The endless drive track system includes a planetary drive system having drive rollers, a plurality of roller wheels, and an endless track with a reinforcing brace embedded within the endless track for at least one of a plurality of drive beads extending from an interior surface of the endless track. The reinforcement brace is made of wear-resistant material. Each drive bead has at least one drive face that is engaged by the drive rollers of the planetary drive system. The roller wheels frictionally engage at least one, if not both, friction faces of each drive bead. Each reinforcing brace includes a horizontal section having first and second ends. A first flange extends from the horizontal section near a first friction face of each drive bead while a second flange extends from the horizontal section near a second drive friction face of each drive bead. The first and second flanges extend from a horizontal section of the reinforcing brace. The reinforcing brace decreases the amount each drive beads erodes from the frictional engagement of the roller wheels.

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[What is claimed is:] [1.]a drive system;an endless track having a plurality of drive beads, each drive bead including at least one drive face and first and second friction faces, the at least one drive face cooperating with the drive system; anda reinforcing brace including a first flange adjacent

[What is claimed is:] [1.]a drive system;an endless track having a plurality of drive beads, each drive bead including at least one drive face and first and second friction faces, the at least one drive face cooperating with the drive system; anda reinforcing brace including a first flange adjacent the first friction face of at least one of the drive beads, a second flange adjacent the second friction face of the at least one of the drive beads, and a section connecting the first and second flanges in a lateral direction, the connecting section being embedded in one of the endless track and the at least one of the drive beads, the first and second flanges extending from the connecting section substantially transversely to the lateral direction.