I GOT IT!!! Toke longer to drill a hole in a piece of oak and then figure out how to cut it in half. Solved that problem with my hatchet, and dumb luck!!! Didn't that much heat and came right off, no marks whatsoever. Thanks for all the tips guys. Seems to be a white residue on the base of the treads. Put a area 419 Hellfire break on it. Sweet set up!!!