Buckets & Ground-Engaging Attachments
Rock Bucket
Heavily reinforced bucket for blasted rock, demolition rubble and hard-to-penetrate ground. Thicker in every wearing plane than a digging bucket, and correspondingly heavier.
Features
- Thicker shell and reinforced side plates with welded wear bars on the base and heel.
- Longer, sharper teeth on a heavy-duty adapter system for penetration into broken rock.
- Reinforced ear and pin bosses because rock work applies shock loads through the linkage.
- Heel shrouds fitted to protect the point where the bucket drags over rock.
- Noticeably heavier than a digging bucket of the same capacity, which has to be allowed for in the lift chart.
Specifications
| Figure | Typical range | Unit | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity, heaped | 0.40 - 2.60 | m3 | Rock loads out at high density |
| Bucket mass | 450 - 3 200 | kg | Heavier shell costs lift capacity |
| Shell plate thickness | 16 - 30 | mm | Directly governs life in abrasive rock |
| Carrier weight class | 13 - 50 | t | Shock loading needs a matched carrier |
| Tooth type | heavy-duty rock tip | Penetration in blasted material | |
| Wear protection | welded base bars, heel shrouds | Protects the shell instead of replacing it |