Reinforced bucket
an added plate is replaced, a plate worn through is welded up again.
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The same work as an earthmoving bucket, in ground that wears.
It does not dig better:
it lasts longer.
Other names for this tool: heavy-duty construction bucket, heavy bucket, bucket with protections.
- Family
- Digging and ditching
- Classes (t)
- All
- Coupler
- All, by plate
- Power source
- None — passive tool
What it is for
Right: in topsoil, the reinforcement adds nothing and makes the bucket heavier.
What sets it apart:
the wear areas are always the same — they are doubled so that the body of the bucket is not eaten into.
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The areas that wear on a bucket are always the same:
the bottom, the front corners, the sides.
A reinforced bucket doubles them with added, replaceable plates, so that the body of the bucket is not eaten into.
It is essential in stony fill, in clinker, in demolition spoil — everywhere the material rubs instead of letting itself be picked up.
In topsoil, it brings nothing but weight.
Reinforced means heavier. That weight comes off the payload at the end of the arm, and it cannot be made up for.
On a machine already at the limit of its load chart, a standard bucket properly looked after is often worth more than a badly sized reinforced bucket.
On which machine?
They exist for machines from 10 to 52 t.
For example, on a 10 to 20 t excavator, the weight is generally from 198 to 1 149 kg.
What the tool does
It is used for digging and ditching.
For example, for a width of 1 000 mm: capacity from 460 to 1 400 l, number of teeth from 3 to 5.
What is needed on the hydraulic side
It needs no hydraulic connection: it is a passive tool.
Figures taken from 120 models on the market.
Your study sets the exact value for your machine.
Have your machine checked.
Describe the material you are picking up and the service life you see today on your buckets.
It is that difference that will say whether the reinforcement pays for itself.
- 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
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01 — The real abrasiveness of the material
It is not the hardness that wears:
it is the rubbing.
A fill of rubble wears more than a compact rock you cannot pick up. -
02 — The areas to be protected
Bottom, corners, sides, edge:
they do not all wear at the same rate depending on the work. - 03 — The extra weight accepted It is measured against the load chart, not against the price.
- 04 — Whether the protections are replaceable A protection welded on permanently protects only once.
What is checked before ordering
- The dominant material on the site Described, not summed up in one word.
- The total weight in relation to the load chart Bucket full, arm extended.
- The interface Coupler designation, or pin dimensions to the millimetre.
- The availability of the wear parts It counts as much as the price of the bucket.
- Family
- Digging and ditching
- Trade
- Quarries and rock
- Compatibility
- The seven criteria in detail →