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A traction chain for a caterpillar chain of a tracked vehicle. The traction chain is equipped with an engagement member for a driving wheel, with track guide elements, which are provided to guide a running gear of the tracked vehicle in a track, on an inner side of the traction chain, running in a r

A traction chain for a caterpillar chain of a tracked vehicle. The traction chain is equipped with an engagement member for a driving wheel, with track guide elements, which are provided to guide a running gear of the tracked vehicle in a track, on an inner side of the traction chain, running in a running direction of the traction chain, and with a multiplicity of attachment members, each of which is provided to attach a caterpillar cleat to an outer side of the traction chain and transversely in relation to the running direction of the traction chain. The traction chain is provided for use with a lateral chain running parallel therewith, the traction chain furthermore is formed partially from an elastic base material, into which at least one traction member is embedded, extending in a running direction of the traction chain.

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1. A traction chain for a caterpillar chain of a tracked vehicle, comprising an engagement member for a driving wheel of the tracked vehicle, track guide elements that are provided to guide the traction chain on the driving wheel of the tracked vehicle in a track portion on an inner side of the trac

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A traction chain for a caterpillar chain of a tracked vehicle, comprising an engagement member for a driving wheel of the tracked vehicle, track guide elements that are provided to guide the traction chain on the driving wheel of the tracked vehicle in a track portion on an inner side of the traction chain and in a running direction of the traction chain, and a plurality of attachment members, with each attachment member provided to attach a caterpillar cleat to an outer side of the traction chain in direction transverse relative to the running direction of the traction chain, wherein the traction chain is provided for use with a lateral chain running parallel therewith, the traction chain is formed partially from an elastic, base material, and having at least one traction member embedded in the elastic base material and extending in the running direction of the traction chain,the traction member is embedded within a region of the elastic base material, with the elastic base material having a thickness of at least ten millimeters between the inner side and the outer side of the traction chain,the attachment members are embedded in the elastic base material of the traction chain such that each attachment member has at least one of an outwardly open U shape receiving profile and a receiving profile that engages behind a profile rail of one of the caterpillar cleats, which extends in the direction transverse relative to the running direction and into which one of the caterpillar cleats is inserted laterally, for the purpose of attaching the caterpillar cleat in the direction transverse relative to the running direction of the traction chain, with the caterpillar cleat fixed to the attachment members in at least one inserted position. 2. The traction chain according to claim 1, wherein the elastic base material is a continuous band in the running direction. 3. The traction chain according to claim 1, wherein the track guide elements are embedded in the elastic base material. 4. The traction chain according to claim 1, wherein the track guide elements are formed on the inner side of the traction chain, in the elastic base material. 5. The traction chain according to claim 1, wherein the track guide elements are cast on the inner side of the traction chain, by a material that differs from the elastic base material. 6. The traction chain according to claim 1, wherein the attachment members comprise a rail element, which is embedded in the traction chain, and the material of which is harder than the elastic base material. 7. The traction chain according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of inner surface portions of the attachment members form a cross section by which attachment of one of the caterpillar cleats is possible only by lateral insertion of the caterpillar cleat. 8. The traction chain according to claim 1, wherein the attachment members extend, in a width of the traction chain, transversely in relation to the running direction, over a portion of the traction chain. 9. The traction chain according to claim 1, wherein the caterpillar cleat is fixed to the attachment members by a pin-shaped fixing element that is arranged parallel to the running direction such that an inserted caterpillar cleat is fixed against being displaced transversely in relation to the running direction. 10. The traction chain according to claim 9, wherein the attachment members have a plurality of attachment positions for the pin-shaped fixing element. 11. The traction chain according to claim 1, wherein a chain web, having one of the attachment members, is provided on the traction chain, following each of the engagement members, in the running direction. 12. The traction chain according to claim 1, wherein the caterpillar cleats are ground engagement elements of the traction chain. 13. The traction chain according to claim 1, wherein the engagement members on the traction chain are formed as openings in the material. 14. The traction chain according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of traction members are embedded in the traction chain. 15. The traction chain according to claim 14, wherein the traction members are disposed next to the track portion of the traction chain. 16. The traction chain according to claim 1, wherein the attachment members each have a support portion, which is disposed between the traction member and the surface of the traction chain, on the inside thereof. 17. The traction chain according to claim 1, wherein a support portion is provided on the attachment members so as to project laterally and is embedded in the elastic base material, between the inner side of the traction chain and the traction member. 18. The traction chain according to claim 17, wherein on the support portion, outer edges that are located on a side facing toward the traction member and that extend transversely in relation to the running direction are rounded off. 19. The traction chain according to claim 17, wherein the support portion is domed convexly on a side facing toward the traction member. 20. The traction chain according to claim 1, wherein the traction chain is composed of a plurality of traction chain segments connected to each other, along the running direction. 21. A kit for constructing a caterpillar chain for a piste vehicle, comprising a traction chain according to claim 1. 22. The kit according to claim 21, wherein the kit comprises a plurality of traction chain segments, which differ from each other in length in respect of the running direction. 23. The kit according to claim 21, wherein the kit comprises various lateral chain segments whose differing lengths in the running direction are matched to differing lengths of traction chain segments in the running direction. 24. The kit according to claim 21, wherein the kit comprises the lateral chain, which is provided to be moved concomitantly and parallel with the traction chain, the lateral chain having at least one U-shaped receiving profile, into which a caterpillar cleat can be inserted, transversely in relation to the running direction of the lateral chain. 25. The kit according to claim 21, wherein each part of the kit is provided such that a respective caterpillar chain for a left side and a right side of the piste vehicle can be constructed.