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A compactor wheel tip assembly for a landfill or soil compactor comprises a base with a tip attached thereto. A base engaging surface of the tip and a tip engaging surface of the base face and abut when the tip is attached to the base. The tip and base engaging surfaces may have corresponding geomet

A compactor wheel tip assembly for a landfill or soil compactor comprises a base with a tip attached thereto. A base engaging surface of the tip and a tip engaging surface of the base face and abut when the tip is attached to the base. The tip and base engaging surfaces may have corresponding geometries so that the tip may be attached the base in either a forward and rearward traction position or a side-slop traction position. The tip may include pocket walls having concave surfaces, and a ground engaging surface of a top wall that may be generally planar with a “bow-tie”-shaped cross-section or may define a pair of shoulders, a rib extending between the shoulders, and exterior pockets disposed on either side of the rib.

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1. A compactor wheel tip assembly, comprising: a tip, comprising: a tip bottom wall having a base engaging surface,a tip top wall having a ground engaging surface,oppositely disposed pocket walls extending upwardly from the tip bottom wall to the tip top wall, the pocket walls having a concave shape

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A compactor wheel tip assembly, comprising: a tip, comprising: a tip bottom wall having a base engaging surface,a tip top wall having a ground engaging surface,oppositely disposed pocket walls extending upwardly from the tip bottom wall to the tip top wall, the pocket walls having a concave shape, with the distance between the pocket walls being greater proximate the tip bottom wall than proximate the tip top wall, and with portions of the pocket walls proximate the tip bottom wall having a convex shape so that a distance between the pocket walls decreases as the pocket walls extend outwardly from a first tip vertical plane bisecting the tip from pocket wall to pocket wall, anda pair of oppositely disposed tip side walls extending upwardly from the tip bottom wall to the tip top wall with portions of the tip side walls proximate the tip bottom wall having a convex shape so that a distance between the tip side walls decreases as the tip side walls extend outwardly from a second tip vertical plane bisecting the tip from side wall to side wall; anda base, comprising: a base bottom wall having a wheel engaging surface,a base top wall having a tip engaging surface,oppositely disposed front and rear walls extending upwardly from the base bottom wall to the base top wall, with the distance between the front and rear walls being greater proximate the base bottom wall than proximate the base top wall, with portions of the base front and rear walls proximate the base top wall having a shape that is complimentary to the convex shapes of the portions of the pocket walls and the tip side walls proximate the tip bottom wall so that the pocket walls and the base front and rear walls form substantially continuous surfaces when the tip is oriented in a first orientation with the pocket walls aligned with the base front and rear walls, and so that the tip side walls and the base front and rear walls form substantially continuous surfaces when the tip is oriented in a second orientation with the tip side walls aligned with the base front and rear walls, anda pair of oppositely disposed base side walls extending upwardly from the base bottom wall to the base top wall, with portions of the base side walls proximate the base top wall having a convex shape that is complimentary to the convex shapes of the portions of the pocket walls and the tip side walls proximate the tip bottom wall so that the pocket walls and the base side walls form substantially continuous surfaces when the tip is oriented with in the second orientation, and so that the tip side walls and the base side walls form substantially continuous surfaces when the tip is oriented in the first orientation,wherein the base engaging surface and the tip engaging surface have corresponding geometries so that the tip is attachable to the base with the tip and base engaging surfaces facing and abutting when the tip is aligned in the first orientation and when the tip is aligned in the the second orientation, andwherein the tip is attached to the base with the tip and base engaging surfaces facing and abutting with the tip aligned in one of the first orientation and the second orientation. 2. A compactor wheel tip assembly according to claim 1, wherein the distance between the tip side walls proximate the tip top wall is greater than the distance between the pocket walls proximate the tip top wall. 3. A compactor wheel tip assembly according to claim 1, wherein the wheel engaging surface has a curvature corresponding to an outer circumference of a compactor wheel to which the compactor wheel tip assembly will be attached, and wherein the curvature of the wheel engaging surface is such that a vertical plane bisecting the base from side to side is parallel to a rotational axis of the compactor wheel to which the compactor wheel tip assembly will be attached. 4. A compactor wheel tip assembly according to claim 1, wherein the wheel engaging surface has a curvature corresponding to an outer circumference of a compactor wheel to which the compactor wheel tip assembly will be attached, and wherein the curvature of the wheel engaging surface is such that a vertical plane bisecting the base from side to side is not parallel to a rotational axis of the compactor wheel to which the compactor wheel tip assembly will be attached, with the vertical plane being offset from the rotational axis by an offset angle Θ. 5. A compactor wheel tip assembly according to claim 4, wherein the offset angle Θ is approximately 45°. 6. A compactor wheel tip assembly according to claim 4, wherein the offset angle Θ is in the range of 5° to 45°. 7. A compactor wheel tip assembly according to claim 1, wherein the base comprises a base interior surface defining a base opening through the base and extending from the base bottom wall through the base top wall, and wherein the tip comprises a tip interior surface defining an interior pocket of the tip extending upwardly from the tip bottom wall into the interior of the tip, wherein the base opening and the interior pocket align to form generally continuous interior walls within the compactor wheel tip assembly when the pocket walls are aligned with the front and rear walls of the base. 8. A compactor wheel tip assembly, comprising: a tip, comprising: a tip bottom wall having a base engaging surface,a tip top wall having a ground engaging surface,oppositely disposed pocket walls extending upwardly from the tip bottom wall to the tip top wall, the pocket walls having a concave shape, with the distance between the pocket walls being greater proximate the tip bottom wall than proximate the tip top wall, wherein portions of the pocket walls proximate the tip bottom wall extend outwardly from a first tip vertical plane bisecting the tip from pocket wall to pocket wall at a horizontal draft angle Δ with respect to a line perpendicular to the first tip vertical plane such that the distance between portions of the pocket walls decreases as the pocket walls extend outwardly from the first tip vertical plane toward the tip side walls, anda pair of oppositely disposed tip side walls extending upwardly from the tip bottom wall to the tip top wall, wherein portions of the tip side walls proximate the tip bottom wall extend outwardly from a second tip vertical plane bisecting the tip from side to side at the horizontal draft angle Δ with respect to a line perpendicular to the second tip vertical plane such that the distance between the portions of the tip side walls decreases as the tip side walls extend outwardly from the second tip vertical plane toward the pocket walls; anda base, comprising: a base bottom wall having a wheel engaging surface,a base top wall having a tip engaging surface,oppositely disposed front and rear walls extending upwardly from the base bottom wall to the base top wall, with the distance between the front and rear walls being greater proximate the base bottom wall than proximate the base top wall, wherein portions of the front and rear walls proximate the base top wall extend outwardly from a first base vertical plane bisecting the base from front to rear at the horizontal draft angle Δ with respect to a line perpendicular to the first base vertical plane such that the distance between the portions of the front and rear walls decreases as the front and rear walls extend outwardly from the first base vertical plane toward the base side walls, anda pair of oppositely disposed base side walls extending upwardly from the base bottom wall to the base top wall, wherein portions of the base side walls proximate the base top wall extend outwardly from a second base vertical plane bisecting the base from side to side at the horizontal draft angle Δ with respect to a line perpendicular to the second base vertical plane such that the distance between the portions of the base side walls decreases as the base side walls extend outwardly from the second base vertical plane toward the front and rear walls,wherein the base engaging surface and the tip engaging surface have corresponding geometries so that the tip is attachable to the base with the tip and base engaging surfaces facing and abutting when the tip is aligned in a first orientation with the pocket walls aligned with the base front and rear walls and when the tip is aligned in a second orientation with the pocket walls aligned with the base side walls, andwherein the tip is attached to the base with the tip and base engaging surfaces facing and abutting with the tip aligned in one of the first orientation and the second orientation. 9. A compactor wheel tip assembly according to claim 8, wherein the horizontal draft angle Δ is approximately 10°. 10. A compactor wheel tip assembly according to claim 8, wherein the pocket walls each have a curved portion having a curvature causing the distance between the pocket walls to decrease as the curved portions extend upwardly away from the tip bottom wall and toward the tip top wall, and wherein the curved portions of each of the pocket walls extend outwardly from the first tip vertical plane at a pocket angle Φ with respect to a line perpendicular to the first tip vertical plane such that the distance between the curved portions increases as the pocket walls extend outwardly from the first tip vertical plane toward the tip side walls. 11. A compactor wheel tip assembly according to claim 10, wherein the pocket angle Φ has a value in the range of 2.5° to 5.5°. 12. A compactor wheel tip assembly, comprising: a tip, comprising: a tip bottom wall having a base engaging surfacea tip top wall having a ground engaging surface,oppositely disposed pocket walls extending upwardly from the tip bottom wall to the tip top wall, the pocket walls having a concave shape, with the distance between the pocket walls being greater proximate the tip bottom wall than proximate the tip top wall, anda pair of oppositely disposed tip side walls extending upwardly from the tip bottom wall to the tip top wall; anda base, comprising: a base bottom wall having a wheel engaging surface, wherein the wheel engaging surface has a curvature corresponding to an outer circumference of a compactor wheel to which the compactor wheel tip assembly will be attached, and wherein the curvature of the wheel engaging surface is such that a vertical plane bisecting the base from side to side is not parallel to a rotational axis of the compactor wheel to which the compactor wheel tip assembly will be attached, with the vertical plane being offset from the rotational axis by an offset angle Θ,a base top wall having a tip engaging surface,oppositely disposed front and rear walls extending upwardly from the base bottom wall to the base top wall, with the distance between the front and rear walls being greater proximate the base bottom wall than proximate the base top wall, anda pair of oppositely disposed base side walls extending upwardly from the base bottom wall to the base top wall,wherein the base engaging surface and the tip engaging surface have corresponding geometries so that the tip is attachable to the base with the tip and base engaging surfaces facing and abutting when the tip is aligned in a first orientation with the pocket walls aligned with the base front and rear walls and when the tip is aligned in a second orientation with the pocket walls aligned with the base side walls, andwherein the tip is attached to the base with the tip and base engaging surfaces facing and abutting with the tip aligned in one of the first orientation and the second orientation,wherein the pocket walls each have a curved portion having a curvature causing the distance between the pocket walls to decrease as the curved portions extend upwardly away from the tip bottom wall and toward the tip top wall,wherein the curved portions of each of the pocket walls extend outwardly from a first tip vertical plane bisecting the tip from pocket wall to pocket wall at a pocket angle Φ with respect to a line perpendicular to the first tip vertical plane such that the distance between the curved portions increases as the pocket walls extend outwardly from the first tip vertical plane toward the tip side walls, andwherein the offset angle Θ is approximately equal to the pocket angle Φ. 13. A compactor wheel tip assembly, comprising: a tip, comprising: a tip bottom wall having a base engaging surface,a tip top wall having a ground engaging surface,oppositely disposed pocket walls extending upwardly from the tip bottom wall to the tip top wall, the pocket walls having a concave shape, with the distance between the pocket walls being greater proximate the tip bottom wall than proximate the tip top wall, and with portions of the pocket walls proximate the tip bottom wall having a convex shape so that a distance between the pocket walls decreases as the pocket walls extend outwardly from a first tip vertical plane bisecting the tip from pocket wall to pocket wall, anda pair of oppositely disposed tip side walls extending upwardly from the tip bottom wall to the tip top wall with portions of the tip side walls proximate the tip bottom wall having a convex shape so that a distance between the tip side walls decreases as the tip side walls extend outwardly from a second tip vertical plane bisecting the tip from side wall to side wall; anda base, comprising: a base bottom wall having a wheel engaging surface,a base top wall having a tip engaging surface,oppositely disposed front and rear walls extending upwardly from the base bottom wall to the base top wall, with the distance between the front and rear walls being greater proximate the base bottom wall than proximate the base top wall, with portions of the base front and rear walls proximate the base top wall having a shape that is complimentary to the convex shapes of the portions of the pocket walls and the tip side walls proximate the tip bottom wall so that the pocket walls and the base front and rear walls form substantially continuous surfaces when the tip is oriented in a first orientation with the pocket walls aligned with the base front and rear walls, and so that the tip side walls and the base front and rear walls form substantially continuous surfaces when the tip is oriented in a second orientation with the tip side walls aligned with the base front and rear walls, anda pair of oppositely disposed base side walls extending upwardly from the base bottom wall to the base top wall, with portions of the base side walls proximate the base top wall having a convex shape that is complimentary to the convex shapes of the portions of the pocket walls and the tip side walls proximate the tip bottom wall so that the pocket walls and the base side walls form substantially continuous surfaces when the tip is oriented with in the second orientation, and so that the tip side walls and the base side walls form substantially continuous surfaces when the tip is oriented in the first orientation,wherein the base engaging surface and the tip engaging surface have corresponding geometries with the tip being attachable to the base with the tip and base engaging surfaces facing and abutting. 14. A compactor wheel tip assembly according to claim 13, wherein the tip is welded to the base. 15. A compactor wheel tip assembly according to claim 13, wherein the base engaging surface and the tip engaging surface have corresponding geometries so that the tip is attachable to the base when the tip is aligned in the first orientation and when the tip is aligned in the second orientation. 16. A compactor wheel tip assembly according to claim 13, wherein the tip is attached to the base with the pocket walls aligned with the base side walls. 17. A compactor wheel tip assembly according to claim 13, wherein the pocket walls each have a curved portion having a curvature causing the distance between the pocket walls to decrease as the curved portions extend upwardly away from the tip bottom wall and toward the tip top wall, and wherein the curved portions of each of the pocket walls extend outwardly from a first tip vertical plane at a pocket angle Φ with respect to a line perpendicular to the first tip vertical plane such that the distance between the curved portions increases as the pocket walls extend outwardly from the first tip vertical plane toward the tip side walls. 18. A compactor wheel tip assembly according to claim 13, wherein the wheel engaging surface has a curvature corresponding to an outer circumference of a compactor wheel to which the compactor wheel tip assembly will be attached, and wherein the curvature of the wheel engaging surface is such that a vertical plane bisecting the base from side to side is parallel to a rotational axis of the compactor wheel to which the compactor wheel tip assembly will be attached. 19. A compactor wheel tip assembly according to claim 13, wherein the wheel engaging surface has a curvature corresponding to an outer circumference of a compactor wheel to which the compactor wheel tip assembly will be attached, and wherein the curvature of the wheel engaging surface is such that a vertical plane bisecting the base from side to side is not parallel to a rotational axis of the compactor wheel to which the compactor wheel tip assembly will be attached, with the vertical plane being offset from the rotational axis by an offset angle Θ. 20. A compactor wheel tip assembly, comprising: a tip, comprising: a tip bottom wall having a base engaging surface,a tip top wall having a ground engaging surface,pocket walls extending upwardly from the tip bottom wall to the tip top wall, the pocket walls having a concave shape, with the distance between the pocket walls being greater proximate the tip bottom wall than proximate the tip top wall, wherein portions of the pocket walls proximate the tip bottom wall extend outwardly from a first tip vertical plane bisecting the tip from pocket wall to pocket wall at a horizontal draft angle Δ with respect to a line perpendicular to the first tip vertical plane such that the distance between portions of the pocket walls decreases as the pocket walls extend outwardly from the first tip vertical plane toward the tip side walls, anda pair of oppositely disposed tip side walls extending upwardly from the tip bottom wall to the tip top wall, wherein portions of the tip side walls proximate the tip bottom wall extend outwardly from a second tip vertical plane bisecting the tip from side to side at the horizontal draft angle Δ with respect to a line perpendicular to the second tip vertical plane such that the distance between the portions of the tip side walls decreases as the tip side walls extend outwardly from the second tip vertical plane toward the pocket walls; anda base, comprising: a base bottom wall having a wheel engaging surface,a base top wall having a tip engaging surface,oppositely disposed front and rear walls extending upwardly from the base bottom wall to the base top wall, with the distance between the front and rear walls being greater proximate the base bottom wall than proximate the base top wall, wherein portions of the front and rear walls proximate the base top wall extend outwardly from a first base vertical plane bisecting the base from front to rear at the horizontal draft angle Δ with respect to a line perpendicular to the first base vertical plane such that the distance between the portions of the front and rear walls decreases as the front and rear walls extend outwardly from the first base vertical plane toward the base side walls, anda pair of oppositely disposed base side walls extending upwardly from the base bottom wall to the base top wall, wherein portions of the base side walls proximate the base top wall extend outwardly from a second base vertical plane bisecting the base from side to side at the horizontal draft angle Δ with respect to a line perpendicular to the second base vertical plane such that the distance between the portions of the base side walls decreases as the base side walls extend outwardly from the second base vertical plane toward the front and rear walls,wherein the base engaging surface and the tip engaging surface have corresponding geometries with the tip being attachable to the base with the tip and base engaging surfaces facing and abutting. 21. A compactor wheel tip assembly, comprising: a tip, comprising: a tip bottom wall having a base engaging surface,a tip top wall having a ground engaging surface, wherein the ground engaging surface defines a pair of shoulders each extending inwardly from a corresponding one of the tip side walls, a rib extending between the shoulders, and a pair of external pockets disposed on opposite sides of the rib and extending between the shoulders, wherein the external pockets extend downwardly between the rib and corresponding portions of the pocket walls,pocket walls extending upwardly from the tip bottom wall to the tip top wall, the pocket walls having a concave shape, with the distance between the pocket walls being greater proximate the tip bottom wall than proximate the tip top wall, anda pair of oppositely disposed tip side walls extending upwardly from the tip bottom wall to the tip top wall; anda base, comprising: a base bottom wall having a wheel engaging surface,a base top wall having a tip engaging surface,oppositely disposed front and rear walls extending upwardly from the base bottom wall to the base top wall, with the distance between the front and rear walls being greater proximate the base bottom wall than proximate the base top wall, anda pair of oppositely disposed base side walls extending upwardly from the base bottom wall to the base top wall,wherein the base engaging surface and the tip engaging surface have corresponding geometries with the tip being attachable to the base with the tip and base engaging surfaces facing and abutting.