Which bucket machine is made for your needs?

General task or multifunctional? Расчыстка або ачыстка канавы? Excavation or grading? When it comes to choosing a bucket for your excavator or cutter, there are seemingly endless options. It can be tempting to choose the largest bucket for the equipment you select and hope for the best. Аднак, the wrong decision can lead to terrible consequences – зніжэнне вашай прадукцыйнасці, павялічваючы расход паліва, and causing premature damage. That’s why it’s important to have countermeasures in place when choosing a digging bucket. Start by asking these three questions.

What kind of material will be transported?

The density of the material you handle will probably play the biggest role in choosing a bucket. It’s a good idea to choose based on the heaviest material you handle most of the time – запомніць, you probably can’t fill the bucket with very heavy and unusable material. У гэтым выпадку, a smaller bucket may be larger, as it will allow your equipment to run faster.

Here are some common digging bucket options that are consistent with the type of material. Гэта толькі невялікая выбарка, so be sure to talk to your machine dealer about unique options that may be better suited for your job.

Universal: If you’re looking to tackle a variety of materials, a universal bucket is a great option that’s designed for light materials – пясок, жвір, глеба, loose coal or gravel.

Heavy Duty Scrapers: Heavy duty scrapers are designed for more rugged applications. Ideal for hauling or moving blasted rock formations, хард-рок, clay or other dense materials in quarries. You’ll find variations designed for more difficult jobs, such as extreme loads and severely loaded buckets.

Rock formations. Коўшы для каменя прызначаны для перамяшчэння: пясок, жвір, coal lanes, dolomite, гіпс, г.д. There are also unique rock buckets made specifically for iron ore sands and granite.

How big must a bucket be?

More buckets means more production, справа? Не абавязкова. Any short-term revenue will be offset with maintenance and downtime. That’s because using buckets that push your equipment beyond the recommended capacity limit – нават на некалькі працэнтных пунктаў – can accelerate damage, reduce the life of parts and potentially cause accidents.

This is the key to maximizing productivity. Першы, consider the volume of the equipment you’re carrying. Далей, determine how much cargo you need to transport each day. Then, choose a bucket size that will give you the ideal traffic match. In fact, it should be valuable to first determine your bucket size and then click to accommodate the equipment, rather than the other way around.

Which bucket machine is made for your needs?

When you buy equipment, you’re highly focused on its performance and options – make sure you do the same when you choose a bucket truck. (Пасля Усяго, гэта цяжкая праца.) These high-quality scrapers will help you get more work done in less time and for less money.

Strength and thickness. You’re also spending a lot of money on harder and thicker plates, але вашы вёдры праслужаць даўжэй.

High quality damaged parts. Payoff in productivity, reusability and ease of installation, reusability and ease of installation.

Quick Coupler. If you change buckets frequently, this tool can be a great driver of productivity – allowing operators to make the switch in seconds without leaving the cab. If the digging bucket is kept on specialized equipment, a pin connection may be the best option.

Additional options. If your equipment moves on every job, raising screw-connected teeth and cutting edges can make digging buckets more common. You can also choose to use a damage protector or additional protection to reduce damage and increase the life of your digging bucket.

More options mean more problems.

To increase productivity and service life in a variety of applications, equipment manufacturers are always developing bucket and scoop options. So before you make your final bucket choice, consider these three questions, which are the first ones you ask your dealer. Аднак, if you start with these basic questions, you won’t make a mistake. Looking for more guidance? Contact us to get a handle on matching bucket types and materials.