01/06/2026
The real cost of wear in agriculture is often not the wear part itself.
It’s what happens to the machine while the geometry changes.
As a tip wears down, the cutting angle changes.
The contact surface with the soil increases.
Resistance goes up. Fuel consumption follows.
That means wear directly affects:
• Machine efficiency
• Fuel usage
• Output consistency
• Maintenance intervals
• Total Cost of Ownership
This is exactly why wear management should never focus on hardness alone.
The right balance between matrix support, carbides, toughness and geometry retention determines whether a wear solution actually performs in the field.
A harder layer is not automatically a better layer.
The real question is: how does the material behave under abrasion, impact and soil pressure over time?
At Geurts van Kessel Hardfacing, we look beyond the wear part itself — because controlling wear means controlling the entire production process.
