Rebuild
Restore worn metalBuild worn areas back up before they become holes, cracks, or larger structural repairs.
Hardfacing & Wear Protection
Your equipment is built to work.
The ground is built to wear it out.
Buckets, blades, cutting edges, and equipment that constantly scrape against dirt, gravel, and rock slowly lose steel every time they work. Glover Welding provides hardfacing, wear repair, and wear plate installation to help protect high-wear areas and extend equipment life.
The problem
Steel disappears one pass at a time.
Every scrape, drag, and bucket load puts abrasive material against the original steel. That wear can start small, then spread into damage that costs more time and more money to repair.
Normal use can result in:
- Thin bucket bottoms
- Worn bucket sides
- Worn corners
- Damaged cutting edges
- Worn blades
- Holes
- Cracking
- Structural damage
- Equipment downtime
- Expensive replacement
The solution
Put the wear on replaceable material — not your equipment.
Hardface
Protect high-wear areasApply abrasion-resistant weld material to areas that repeatedly contact abrasive material.
Wear Plate
Add another layer of protectionInstall abrasion-resistant steel plate where additional protection makes more sense than weld overlay alone.
The proper repair depends on the equipment, base material, wear pattern, condition, and application. We evaluate the job before recommending a repair.
Equipment & components
Built for equipment that works in the dirt.
Wear protection can be used on complete attachments or only on the specific areas taking the most abuse.
- Skid-steer buckets
- Excavator buckets
- Loader buckets
- Bucket bottoms
- Bucket sides
- Cutting edges
- Wear strips
- Blades
- Agricultural equipment
- Augers
- Chutes
- Material-handling equipment
- Other high-wear steel components
Repair first.Protect second.
Worn equipment
Already worn? We can rebuild it first.
- 01
Inspect the Wear
Determine where material is being lost and how severe the damage is.
- 02
Rebuild the Area
Restore worn or missing steel where necessary.
- 03
Add Protection
Apply hardfacing, wear plate, or another appropriate wear solution.
Every machine and wear pattern is different. We recommend the repair that fits the equipment and the work it performs.
Preventative wear protection
The best time to protect it is before there’s a hole.
Adding protection before severe wear develops may help keep original components intact and working equipment in service longer.
- Extend equipment life
- Reduce major repairs
- Reduce downtime
- Protect expensive components
- Delay replacement
- Keep working equipment in service longer
Start with a few clear photos
Not sure what it needs? Send us a picture.
You don’t have to know whether you need hardfacing, buildup, or wear plate. Send Glover Welding a few clear photos of the worn area and tell us what the equipment is used for.
We’ll look at:
- Where it’s wearing
- How severe the wear is
- What material the equipment contacts
- Whether repair is needed first
- What type of protection makes the most sense
Get ahead of the wear
Protect it before you have to replace it.
If your bucket, blade, or equipment is already showing wear, send us photos before the damage gets worse.