Excavator buckets.

[fermerboy]

Recently bought a 13-14ton 360 digger privately.
Came with a good(near new) narrow bucket and a big old thing to load muck in the field.

So I'm in need of a decent grading/ditching bucket, and probably a wider digging bucket.
Question is, What's good? What's bad? to avoid? And where to buy? Don't really use any plant dealers at moment.
Been told it's worth a new ditching bucket as I'll use it most?
And are all buckets in the 13ton(65mm pins) class the same fitment? All seem to be listed to fit everything that size?
Thanks for any advice!

 

[Agriimark]

ive always liked using strickland's buckets and attachments. never had an issue with any of their products. @nick... is the man of knowledge on these type of things.

 

[mobileweld]

I bought a bucket from Titus Attatchments. They will make to your spec. From Ireland I think. No problems and was happy with the price.

 

[Pan mixer]

Digbits did a couple of mine.

 

[Kevtherev]

Charlie inch up north

 

[KB6930]

Geith or Strickland. I've a digbits riddle bucket and it's fine but I have bent it at the side. I think the others will be stronger

 

[Boohoo]

Scott are popular around here. Never heard a bad word about them. I know people who have had buckets made to their own specifications.

Brian Scott Engineering

Brian Scott Engineering

www.brianscottengineering.co.uk

 

[KennyO]

There was a ditching bucket on marketplace about Inverurie @fermerboy Been on for a while. Needs a bit of welding so might get it cheap.

 

[40 series]

A second for titus.. Its owned by a good lad. The quality is very good and ive known them for years

 

[Fendtbro]

As above Strickland are decent and good value for money. Be careful with geith. Some of their stuff is total rubbish. If you buy a new or S/h ditcher that has a straight floor, order boron/hardox wearbars from John Moore maybe 10-12Mm thick. 20-30mm gap is nice. Don’t go right up the back but get well past the wear area of the floor. So easy to do before floor gets damaged. Then you’ll have it for life. Miller ditcher is flimsy but quite a nice shape. Long floor for fast rehandling but not so nice to get in a ditch. A good curve on the floor is nice for grading.

 

[S J H]

I bought a bucket from Titus Attatchments. They will make to your spec. From Ireland I think. No problems and was happy with the price.

I’ve just ordered some from titus, he seems spot on to deal with and very good on price.

 

[yoki]

If Scott bucket's are still available over there you'll simply not get anything better.

 

[Kevtherev]

Remember there’s a difference between a ditcher and a grader.
Nice round profile for a ditcher not too long in the bottom.

 

[CPF]

Give Andrew a ring
Probably got some good secondhand ones .

 

[Derky]

We use BMC. A good british firm that build what you want. We have had dozens from them. Failing that Rhinox are good.

 

[nick...]

I’ve got BMC,Digbits and harford and rhinox buckets,some custom made and all been ok for me.lots of people advertise buckets they manufacture on face book and I’m sure they are all ok.I think some manufacturers bring in stuff from China and sell it on.only brand I’ve heard less than favourable reports about is bucket warehouse.I’m sure you will be ok with whatever you buy.
nick…

 

[H200GT]

I have a few from Rhinox and find them good value. https://rhinox-group.com/?gad_sourc...nMGU1W6uMcb1BBnF6LICPXrUqyyM9xYwaAj1bEALw_wcB

They include 20t narrow, 20t grading and a telehandler bucket. Do the job fine, and well built for the price, also available next day which is handy.

I wouldn't say they are the strongest on the market, I buy the quarry excavation buckets from MST or Hill, but they are used in harsh conditions all day, every day, and specified / built accordingly. But for general work find Rhinox good quality and value, see a few about now as well.

 

[goldeneagle]

There are always buckets for sale at Thainstone in varying condition. Usually go for around the 600-700 mark if decent.

I assume you have a quick hitch so it should pick up most bucket hitches unless it is a totally different hitch type. The moving jaw will take up any variations in pin centres within reason. The dipper width should all be the same on these bucket hitch type.

Be aware that with a normal grading bucket and a quick hitch they are quite cumbersome in narrow ditches if that is one of the jobs to do with it.

Old man had a heavy wall steel pipe that was cut in halfish on MF 450 direct coupled and it was quite neat. Winter project to adapt for 16t machine, machine well stronger than bucket but it’s only for cleaning not digging.

If you have an auxiliary service a tilt grader would be a good option just to give you something else to ponder….. JB equipment scandi style ones look reasonable value.

Buying the machine is the first part, getting it tooled up takes time and expense as once you start seeing what it can do you will build a wish list. A lot of stuff pops up locally from time to time so just need to keep an eye out for what you need if not in a hurry.

 

[fermerboy]

There are always buckets for sale at Thainstone in varying condition. Usually go for around the 600-700 mark if decent.

I assume you have a quick hitch so it should pick up most bucket hitches unless it is a totally different hitch type. The moving jaw will take up any variations in pin centres within reason. The dipper width should all be the same on these bucket hitch type.

Be aware that with a normal grading bucket and a quick hitch they are quite cumbersome in narrow ditches if that is one of the jobs to do with it.

Old man had a heavy wall steel pipe that was cut in halfish on MF 450 direct coupled and it was quite neat. Winter project to adapt for 16t machine, machine well stronger than bucket but it’s only for cleaning not digging.

If you have an auxiliary service a tilt grader would be a good option just to give you something else to ponder….. JB equipment scandi style ones look reasonable value.

Buying the machine is the first part, getting it tooled up takes time and expense as once you start seeing what it can do you will build a wish list. A lot of stuff pops up locally from time to time so just need to keep an eye out for what you need if not in a hurry.

Lots at Thainstone sometimes, not in a desperate panic to get kitted out, a ditching one first to get my eye back in on a 360 was my thinking.
See a couple on FB too just now.
Last digger(wheeled) came with 3 buckets and that's what we use, never actually had to go and buy before!!

 

[the-mad-welder]

Made a few of these, up to 2.4m wide on 65mm pins for a 13 ton machine.