A compactor wheel tip assembly (10, 70), comprising: a tip (12, 72), comprising: a tip bottom wall (16, 74) having a base engaging surface, a tip top wall (28, 98) having a ground engaging surface, oppositely disposed pocket walls (20, 22, 76, 78) extending upwardly from the tip bottom wall (16, 74) to the tip top wall (28, 98), the pocket walls (20, 22, 76, 78) having a concave shape, with the distance between the pocket walls (20, 22, 76, 78) being greater proximate the tip bottom wall (16, 74) than proximate the tip top wall (28, 98), and a pair of oppositely disposed tip side walls (24, 26, 80, 82) extending upwardly from the tip bottom wall (16, 74) to the tip top wall (28, 98); and abase (14, 84), comprising: a base bottom wall (30, 86) having a wheel engaging surface, a base top wall (18, 96) having a tip engaging surface, oppositely disposed front and rear walls (32, 88, 34, 90) extending upwardly from the base bottom wall (30, 86) to the base top wall (18, 96), with the distance between the front and rear walls (32, 88, 34, 90) being greater proximate the base bottom wall (30, 86) than proximate the base top wall (18, 96), and a pair of oppositely disposed base side walls (36, 38, 92, 94) extending upwardly from the base bottom wall (30, 86) to the base top wall (18, 96), wherein the base engaging surface and the tip engaging surface have corresponding geometries so that the tip (12, 72) is attachable to the base (14, 84) with the tip (12, 72) and base engaging surfaces facing and abutting with either the pocket walls (20, 22, 76, 78) aligned with the front and rear walls (32, 88, 34, 90) or the pocket walls (20, 22, 76, 78) aligned with the base side walls (36, 38, 92, 94), and wherein the tip (12, 72) is attached to the base (14, 84) with the tip (12, 72) and base engaging surfaces facing and abutting with one of the pocket walls (20, 22, 76, 78) aligned with the front and rear walls (32, 88, 34, 90) and the pocket walls (20, 22, 76, 78) aligned with the base side walls (36, 38, 92, 94). a tip (12, 72), comprising: a tip bottom wall (16, 74) having a base engaging surface, a tip top wall (28, 98) having a ground engaging surface, oppositely disposed pocket walls (20, 22, 76, 78) extending upwardly from the tip bottom wall (16, 74) to the tip top wall (28, 98), the pocket walls (20, 22, 76, 78) having a concave shape, with the distance between the pocket walls (20, 22, 76, 78) being greater proximate the tip bottom wall (16, 74) than proximate the tip top wall (28, 98), and a pair of oppositely disposed tip side walls (24, 26, 80, 82) extending upwardly from the tip bottom wall (16, 74) to the tip top wall (28, 98); and a tip bottom wall (16, 74) having a base engaging surface, a tip top wall (28, 98) having a ground engaging surface, oppositely disposed pocket walls (20, 22, 76, 78) extending upwardly from the tip bottom wall (16, 74) to the tip top wall (28, 98), the pocket walls (20, 22, 76, 78) having a concave shape, with the distance between the pocket walls (20, 22, 76, 78) being greater proximate the tip bottom wall (16, 74) than proximate the tip top wall (28, 98), and a pair of oppositely disposed tip side walls (24, 26, 80, 82) extending upwardly from the tip bottom wall (16, 74) to the tip top wall (28, 98); and abase (14, 84), comprising: a base bottom wall (30, 86) having a wheel engaging surface, a base top wall (18, 96) having a tip engaging surface, oppositely disposed front and rear walls (32, 88, 34, 90) extending upwardly from the base bottom wall (30, 86) to the base top wall (18, 96), with the distance between the front and rear walls (32, 88, 34, 90) being greater proximate the base bottom wall (30, 86) than proximate the base top wall (18, 96), and a pair of oppositely disposed base side walls (36, 38, 92, 94) extending upwardly from the base bottom wall (30, 86) to the base top wall (18, 96), a base bottom wall (30, 86) having a wheel engaging surface, a base top wall (18, 96) having a tip engaging surface, oppositely disposed front and rear walls (32, 88, 34, 90) extending upwardly from the base bottom wall (30, 86) to the base top wall (18, 96), with the distance between the front and rear walls (32, 88, 34, 90) being greater proximate the base bottom wall (30, 86) than proximate the base top wall (18, 96), and a pair of oppositely disposed base side walls (36, 38, 92, 94) extending upwardly from the base bottom wall (30, 86) to the base top wall (18, 96), wherein the base engaging surface and the tip engaging surface have corresponding geometries so that the tip (12, 72) is attachable to the base (14, 84) with the tip (12, 72) and base engaging surfaces facing and abutting with either the pocket walls (20, 22, 76, 78) aligned with the front and rear walls (32, 88, 34, 90) or the pocket walls (20, 22, 76, 78) aligned with the base side walls (36, 38, 92, 94), and wherein the tip (12, 72) is attached to the base (14, 84) with the tip (12, 72) and base engaging surfaces facing and abutting with one of the pocket walls (20, 22, 76, 78) aligned with the front and rear walls (32, 88, 34, 90) and the pocket walls (20, 22, 76, 78) aligned with the base side walls (36, 38, 92, 94).