Patent ID: 7600646

Claim:
A conversion kit for converting a pipelayer frame of a first width to a different width, the conversion kit comprising: a spacer, removably attachable to a first side of the pipelayer frame; a first plurality of replacement brackets for removably attaching the first side of the pipelayer frame to a first track frame, wherein the first plurality of replacement brackets have a different length than a first plurality of existing brackets that the first plurality of replacement brackets replace; and a second plurality of replacement brackets for removably attaching a second side of the pipelayer frame to a second track frame, wherein the second plurality of replacement brackets have a different length than a second plurality of existing brackets that the second plurality of replacement brackets replace, wherein a difference in length between the first plurality of replacement brackets and the first plurality of existing brackets, and a difference in length between the second plurality of replacement brackets and the second plurality of existing brackets, are both substantially equal to a thickness of the spacer.