Cowboy Mark, replacing cleats & drilling them to accept larger Dia. studs is
what seems to be confusing some of the readers of this post. You & others are correct you can either chisel, drill or grind off the heads of the old rivets to replace cleats, & use a std 3/16ths pop rivets to install the new cleats. BUT if you want to install some Ice pics with a larger dia. mounting studs the cleats need to be drilled where you want to install the pick, this is where a special drill bit of either cobalt or carbide is needed because of the hardness of the cleats, & this is where & why this thread was started, I hope this clears up the confusion?????
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"I Hunt For it, Purchase it, Haul it, Sometimes Repair it, Sometimes Break it, Then Fix it Again, Label it, Warehouse it, Talk About it, So NOW, HOW Can I Take Any Less $$ For It?"
"God I love the smell of KLOTZ in the morning, That smell, you know that Gasoline/Oil Smell, MAKES the whole place SMELL like.. LIKE VICTORY. You know someday the 2 strokers are gonna end..."
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After reading all the post,I like the (Scott Method) the best.!! You would think that DK9 would do that for dear old DA9. 
Now I understand why his sister is getting everything.. 
Frankie
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I believe Horicon Joe has a one of these. His was originally designed for boats.TakeItToTheLimit wrote:When I worked at Owosso Implement Co., we had a lift that attached to the front bumper and rear tow hitch. You could then crank the sled up in the air and rotate it like an engine stand. Drilling the track out was almost like working at a work bench. I have not seen one since. Today, I have the crank jack lift with parallel bars. It reduces a lot of bending over but has its limits. When studding a track on the sled, I work from below.
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