Excavators are one of the hardest working heavy machines on the market and are a huge investment in construction, demolition or mining projects. They are undoubtedly required at any site where there is a lot of digging, dredging or moving of soil, sand or other loads.

The excavator bucket can safely and efficiently complete the work every time. It is a bucket for conveying mechanical power and engineering for your bulk material handling. The correct choice of excavator bucket will have a great impact on the performance, energy consumption and service life of your machine. Suboptimal bucket applications perform poorly, waste time and risk damaging the excavator and bucket.

Save time and maintenance costs by selecting these 4 key considerations for excavator buckets.

1. Excavator bucket size and shape.

The size and capacity of your bucket should complement the capacity and performance of the excavator. You need to consider the digging depth and lifting capacity required for your project and match your bucket accordingly. The size and shape of ditching, ditching and inclined inclined excavator bucket will be different, among which the ditching bucket is the ideal choice for narrow and deep trenches, while the wide and deep profile of the ditching bucket is the ideal choice for all kinds of materials.

2. The material your bucket will work with.

Depending on the material you dig, you may need a heavy-duty or heavy-duty bucket. Heavy duty buckets are all-purpose buckets that handle typical loads such as sand, clay or shale. Properly reinforced heavy duty buckets should be used to handle particularly abrasive materials.

3. Fabrication and quality.

Excavators are a major investment, and it is well worth paying attention to the manufacture of the bucket in order to obtain the best service life and the least maintenance. High-quality buckets will be strategically reinforced along the back, bottom, and sides of the bucket, as well as other manufacturing features that improve durability and reduce wear.

4. Excavator bucket accessories.

An excellent choice for excavator buckets should be able to accommodate some of the quality accessories on the market designed to make work easier. The rack, dedicated teeth, side milling cutters and simple coupling make “light” work a hard job, while also extending the service life of the bucket. It is also well worth buying excavator buckets with wear items and easily replaceable parts.