Backhoe Bucket – Different Types
Backhoe bucket is a kind of backhoe attachment. Backhoe attachments are important pieces of equipment that can increase the efficiency and flexibility of your backhoe and allow you to complete more jobs in a short period of time. Backhoe bucket is available in many types, sizes and shapes. Sizes typically range from 12 inches to 60 inches. Although some are smaller or larger than these are usually the sizes. These are some of the different types of buckets.
General Purpose Buckets
This type of bucket ranges from 5 cubic meters to 34 cubic meters in size. Their design typically includes: welded gussets in all stress areas (for structural strength), fully welded seams. It is made of high strength steel throughout. It has side cutters, wear plates and hardened cutting edges.
rock cube
The Rock Bucket is designed for the toughest jobs such as sorting out unwanted objects (such as rocks, caliches) from the ground, cleaning up debris and other general uses such as lifting concrete, debris, frost, hay bales, etc. This type of bucket is very popular for its versatility. It is made of high strength steel; the teeth are fully reinforced.
graveyard bucket
This is specifically designed for serious digging. Not to be used for normal trenching or difficult digging conditions. The graveyard bucket has built in extra bucket rotation to allow the operator to dig straight vertical walls and flat bottoms (90 degree corner cuts). Its capacity ranges from 1.5 cubic feet to 7.1 cubic feet of different widths. High strength steel is used in critical components. Gussets and wear straps are used for added strength.
High capacity sand bucket
It is specifically designed to move lighter materials such as sand, gravel, fly ash, loam, light soils, etc. The advantage of using this is that it increases production by 50 percent and reduces operating costs by 30 percent. The high-capacity sand bucket is typically made of high-strength, lightweight alloy steel that allows the operator to use the full power of the machine.
Pavement removal bucket
This is the only bucket designed to tear down asphalt and concrete. There is a specially designed pavement removal bucket that allows you to hold and load all irregular sized material.
“V” Trenching Bucket
This bucket cuts trenches in a single pass. It weighs 12,000 pounds and is 13 feet wide, 9 feet tall. Its V-shaped design was built to create a sloped trench so workers would not be buried if the trench begins to collapse.
Trenching and Grading Buckets
This is the ideal tool for trenching, reclamation, sloping, and precision grading work. It is commonly 36 inches to 72 inches wide.
formwork cubes
Shoring buckets are used for narrow trench digging work such as railway maintenance and digging in narrow spaces (water or sewer lines). The long lip design allows the operator to efficiently clean under the rails. It is typically 8 inches wide and 58 inches long. Pin width is 6 ½ inches; center to center pin is 14 inches.
frost cube
This is an ideal tool for frost, shale, rock and coral. Its twin sharp points are designed for maximum penetration on hard, frozen ground. Digs flat or V-bottom channels.