15 Types of Excavator Buckets that We Provide

We all know that the excavator can do different kinds of work with different attachments. And finding the right excavator bucket for your project can make or break your efficiency. Otherwise, there are so many bucket manufacturers in China, do you know where to find the right bucket with reasonable price? Today let’s see 15 types of buckets that we could provide.

• 1. Standard Bucket
• 2. Heavy Duty Bucket
• 3. Rock Bucket
• 4. Mining Bucket
• 5. Skeleton Bucket
• 6. Grading Bucket
• 7. Trench Bucket
• 8. Tilt Bucket
• 9. Trapezoid Bucket
• 10. CW series Bucket
• 11. Mini Excavator Bucket
• 12. Clamshell Bucket
• 13. Rotary Screening Bucket
• 14. Thumb Bucket
• 15. Crusher Bucket

1. Excavator Standard Bucket

The standard bucket is normally come along with the new-bought excavator. It’s also called digging bucket, GP bucket, etc. It’s best for digging up hard surfaces and moving material in general construction and landscaping projects.

For different brands, there are different designs and ear dimensions. So, the excavator brand and model have to be specific before making a bucket.

2. Excavator Heavy Duty Bucket

Heavy Duty bucket is with advanced attachments (one more side cutter for protection of the frame and wear-resistant plates for advancement) to suit works that require robustness.

For different brands, there are different designs and ear dimensions. So, the excavator brand and model have to be specific before making a bucket.

It’s suitable for – paving, tarmac, light breaking, demolition activities, etc.

3. Excavator Rock Bucket

Rock bucket, as the strongest one in four basic buckets, is with heel shrouds and wear-resistant balls for the best protection.

Suitable for comparatively heaviest working conditions in rocky types of soil and demolition work.

Its optimal shape allows the ability to effortlessly pick up large rocks, and the most durable steel gives it the very robustness and extremely strong design

It’s wear-resistant, except when it’s under an extreme construction condition.

4. Excavator Mining Bucket

Mining Buckets are designed for the most demanding mining applications, where durability and performance are paramount. These buckets are made from high-strength materials and are engineered to withstand the rigors of extreme service conditions, including abrasive materials and heavy loads.

Whether you’re working in open-pit mines, quarries, or other heavy-duty construction sites, Excavator Mining Bucket are the perfect choice for maximizing productivity and extending equipment lifespan.

5. Excavator Skeleton Bucket

The skeleton bucket has large slots or a grid that allows fine materials to pass through, therefore sifting out the larger materials.

A skeleton bucket is useful for doing two jobs at once. It can dig up large amounts of material while separating large pieces of stone, trash, concrete and other materials. The benefit of separating the finer materials from the larger ones is reusing the sediment to backfill trenches and ditches or recycle it for another project.

Best for: Separating aggregates like large rocks or other materials from dirt. Often used in projects where you will separate dirt, soil and sand and reuse them in other aspects of the project.

6. Excavator Grading Bucket

Grading Bucket is used for smoothing and leveling a surface. It’s normally applicable to surface roads and river and ditch the nap of the large capacity desilting, cleaning work, etc.

Grading buckets are not designed to move heavy materials but instead create a flat profile at the end of a project. The excavator operator achieves a smooth surface by dragging the long, flat edge of the bucket along the ground to distribute a fine aggregate. The nickname “finishing bucket” refers to when a project is over a contractor would use a grading bucket to clean up and level everything back out.

7. Excavator Trench Bucket

Trench Bucket are specifically designed for a range of works including landscaping, ditch cleaning, grading, finishing, and backfilling. Additionally, they are suitable for handling high volumes of light materials. These buckets are intended for topsoil stripping, small-scale dozing, landscaping, and leveling of fill, making them the ultimate choice for all your trenching needs.

It’s best for digging trenches in soil, sand, clay, and other light to medium materials. such as rivers, ponds, and ditches.

8. Excavator Tilt Bucket

Tilt Bucket is a cleaning bucket with a similar build to a grading bucket. What makes this bucket special is that it can tilt 45 degrees left or right, allowing the operator to work at an angle.

A contractor typically uses a tilt ditch cleaning bucket when working on a trench or a sloping surface.

There are two cylinders type and 1 cylinder type. 1 cylinder type is mainly for under 3 tons excavator.

9. Excavator Trapezoid Bucket

Trapezoidal bucket, also known as V-ditch bucket or V bucket, is named by the design which features a trapezoidal appearance. Mainly applied in forming ditches in wide fields, such as waterways and roadways in government projects and forestry.

It’s normally designed according to the ditch top width and bottom width.

10. Excavator CW series Bucket

The CW series bucket is used for connecting with CW series quick coupler, such as CW03, CW05, etc.

11. Mini Excavator Bucket

This mini bucket is designed for small excavator digging and backhoeing. Perfectly adapted to various brands of excavators and backhoes. It is primarily used for general applications and moderately abrasive materials such as dirt, loam, gravel and clay.

Tonnage: 1-6 tons
Width: 450-630 mm
Material: Q355/NM400/Hardox

Application: Used for digging narrow cable trenches, pipe culverts or drains, soil, sand, clay etc.

12. Excavator Clamshell Bucket

Clamshell Bucket for excavators is for material re-handling and dredging.
Divided into light, standard, and heavy-duty versions and featuring a sealed 360-degree rotation, the units are also available for environmental applications.

13. Excavator Rotary Screening Bucket

Rotary Screening Buckets are perfect for the screening and selection of natural materials, both before and after the crushing phase, the MONDE screening buckets reduce crushing times by up to 60%, consequently allowing you to salvage materials suited to the type of job being carried out, and to manage them in the best way possible.

14. Excavator Thumb Bucket

Thumb Bucket is just as its name shows, add a thumb on the excavator. The thumb can be mechanical or hydraulic depending on the customers’ requirement. If without the thumb, the material might drop such as such as stone, log, etc.

Excavator Thumb bucket has been widely used in ports, steel plants, power stations, ships, and garbage treatment plants. It can be also adapted to tower cranes, ship cranes, ship unloaders, traveling cranes, and other types of cranes. It is mainly used in cleaning, moving, and for most importantly, organizing materials for preparation before foundation in construction sites.

15. Excavator Crusher Bucket

The crusher bucket is a multifunctional attachment specifically designed for engineering machinery, combining on-site crushing and screening capabilities. Compatible with various sizes of excavators, skid loaders, telehandlers, and backhoes, it efficiently handles materials such as concrete, stone, and bricks. Its utilization significantly enhances work efficiency and reduces manpower requirements, making it widely applicable in construction demolition, road maintenance, and mining industries.

The crusher bucket requests high technology standard than other buckets. With years’ development, now there are some Chinese factories are able to make very good crusher buckets to compete with world famous brands.

Conclusion:

The buckets for Excavator will be chosen according to your specific project requirements. If any needs, please contact us for more discussion.

If the buckets in this article are not enough for your project, you are also welcomed to contact to design and make for you.

If you have any questions or requirements, please contact us now.