4-in-1 bucket
The bottom opens like a jaw.
A single tool to dig, scrape, grip and meter out:
provided you accept that none of the four is done at its best.
Other names for this tool: multi-purpose bucket, 4x1 bucket, jaw bucket, four-in-one bucket.
- Family
- Digging and ditching
- Classes (t)
- To be checked on the machine
- Coupler
- All, by plate
- Power source
- Hydraulic, one double-acting circuit — flow and pressure: we calculate it with you for your machine
What it is for
Right: jaw half-open, it grips an object, the function that justifies it on an excavator.
What sets it apart:
a hydraulic jaw opens the bucket in two parts — it is first of all the loader's tool.
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It is first of all the tool of the loader and the backhoe loader, where it avoids changing equipment ten times a day.
The principle does not change:
a hydraulically controlled jaw opens the bucket in two parts.
Open, it scrapes and it spreads;
closed, it digs and it loads;
half open, it grips an object or meters out a discharge.
On an excavator, it is almost always the gripping function that motivates the request.
A versatile tool is a compromise tool. For gripping, a grab or a thumb does better;
for digging, a plain bucket does better and weighs less.
And the fitting on a given excavator is checked model by model:
we never take it for granted. See the handling thumb.
On which machine?
They exist for machines from 8,5 to 12 t.
For example, on a 5 to 10 t excavator, the weight is generally from 460 to 585 kg.
This bucket fits on excavators and backhoe loaders, via a mounting plate suited to the carrier.
The machine class, checked model by model: we calculate it with you for your machine.
What the tool does
It opens by means of a hydraulic jaw: its bottom is in two parts.
For example, on a 5 to 10 t excavator: capacity from 440 to 680 l, number of teeth from 5 to 7.
Its weight: we calculate it with you for your machine.
What is needed on the hydraulic side
It needs a double-acting hydraulic circuit.
The flow and the pressure: we calculate them with you for your machine.
Figures taken from 6 models on the market.
Your study sets the exact value for your machine.
Have your machine checked.
Tell us the four jobs you expect of this tool, and which takes up the most time.
We will tell you whether a plain bucket and a thumb would not do better for less.
- Your machine Its make and its tonnage.
- The auxiliary circuit Its flow in l/min, its pressure in bar, single- or double-acting.
- The coupler in place Its system and its class.
- The work The use, and the material.
Without these details, the study still begins: we will ask you for them.
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Written study within 3 working days, once the file is complete.
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What determines the choice
- 01 — The really dominant use If one of the four takes up most of the time, the dedicated tool wins.
- 02 — The hydraulic line A double-acting circuit is necessary, and many small machines do not have one.
- 03 — The tool changes avoided It is the only thing that justifies the compromise, and it is counted in driver's hours.
- 04 — The maintenance of the joint A jaw means extra pins, bushes and greasing.
What is checked before ordering
- The four uses, ranked by importance The order you give changes the answer.
- The double-acting line and its control Actually present, not merely possible.
- The weight of the whole The jaw and its ram are added to the bucket, so they come off the payload.
- Compatibility with your model It is checked machine by machine, not on a range.
- Family
- Digging and ditching
- Compatibility
- The seven criteria in detail →