A brief overview of the types of excavator buckets

A brief overview of excavator bucket types

It is important to understand the different types of buckets available on the market today. Here are some of the common types of excavator buckets.
Excavator buckets (also known as “general purpose buckets”)
The most common and most common accessory that comes with an excavator. It has short, blunt teeth to remove dirt and other particles.
Grading shovel (also called “trenching shovel”).
Usually used for grading, loading, leveling, trenching, and related activities.
Heavy-duty bucket
Used for excavating abrasive materials such as rocks, stones, gravel, basalt, etc.
Trenching buckets
These narrow buckets are mainly used for digging trenches and can help you dig deep trenches quickly.
Angle Tilt Buckets
Although they are similar to graded buckets, another feature of them is that both sides can be rotated 45 degrees. You can use this bucket to create a precise slope.
Specialty Excavator Buckets
Sometimes your application requires a special bucket. Knowing this will help you make a qualified decision when choosing the right bucket.
Riddle Buckets
Thick plates with gaps allow small particles to pass through and screen out coarse particles
V-shaped buckets
Digging deep, long, V-shaped trenches
Rock buckets
Universal bucket design with sharp V-shaped cutting edges for breaking through hard rock
Hard-disc bucket
Sharp teeth for loosening compacted soil
Guide to choosing the right excavator bucket size
While you may know which types of buckets to choose from, it’s helpful to know the ideal size limits for different weight excavator buckets.
Choosing accessories for your excavator bucket
Here’s a brief overview of the accessories you can choose to customize these buckets. That way, you can make the most of them.
Adjust different types of teeth to suit your application; for convenience, add chisel teeth, rock teeth, tiger teeth, etc.
Adjust the gear pitch to enable the machine to penetrate rocks and other hard materials; you can make the tooth gap wider or narrower to penetrate rocks or dig into soil, respectively.
Configure the edges so they become spade or straight; spade edges for hard materials, straight edges for soil and trenches
Additional side cutters or root cutters help you dig well
Wear protective accessories to increase the life and durability of your excavator bucket
Couplers for switching tools and switches
Electric tilt coupler to tilt the tool 180 or 90 degrees
Attach excavator thumb to hold material securely in place
No matter what brand of excavator bucket and accessories you buy, check the operating instructions and use the equipment properly. If you buy a used bucket, make sure it is in good condition. Look at the welds and make sure there are no fans.