Excavator Bucket
There are as many excavator buckets as there are jobs for excavators. Each excavator bucket will work specifically for the job at hand. Excavator buckets come in several different categories and each manufacturer has their own versions of excavator bucket that fit into these categories.
General Purpose or Trenching Standard Duty Excavator Bucket
- This bucket is suitable for use in soils where shock loading and abrasion is not expected. Often you can choose from models that have teeth and corner bits added to enhance the penetration and also to extend the wear life.
General Purpose Trenching Heavy Duty Excavator Bucket
- These excavator buckets are stronger and more wear resistant than your standard duty excavator bucket. You will find that they will come with heavier teeth and corner bits. As with the standard duty excavator buckets these will come with different widths and can be used in conjunction with quick couplers for ease in switching buckets for job requirements.
Extreme Service or Rock Excavator Bucket
- These excavator buckets are also called road building or pipe lining buckets and are comprised of a stronger basic structure with additional wear materials in the form of liners as well as hard surfacing and the strongest teeth and corner bits. When you are expecting shock loading and heavy abrasion this is the excavator bucket you will need.
Cleanup Loose Material Excavator Bucket
- These excavator buckets are made extra wide, with extra capacity and are meant to work with granular and soft materials. These buckets don't have teeth but they might have a bolt on cutting edge if required.
Cleanup Heavy Duty Excavator Bucket
- These excavator buckets are also extra wide with large bucket capacity and are designed to work with the extreme service buckets. They work behind these buckets to smooth and spread the loose material that has been previously excavated.
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