Author: Site Editor Publish Time: 2025-04-07 Origin: Site
In the use of excavators, the width of the bucket directly affects the construction efficiency, accuracy and working range. Choosing the right bucket width is an important step to ensure the smooth progress of excavation operations. This article will help you understand the different bucket widths of excavators and their application scenarios.
1. Narrow bucket (width 30-40 cm)
Narrow buckets are suitable for fine, deep and narrow excavation work, especially in pipeline excavation, cable laying and other construction. Its narrow width can reduce the amount of earthwork and make the excavation work more precise. At the same time, narrow buckets can provide greater pressure when dealing with hard soil layers, helping to dig deeper.
2. Standard bucket (width 50-70 cm)
Standard buckets are the most common bucket width in daily excavation operations and are suitable for most earthworks, road construction and foundation excavation. Buckets of this width strike a good balance between excavation efficiency and earthwork handling volume, and are suitable for excavation work that does not require extremely high precision.
3. Wide bucket (width 80-100 cm)
Wide buckets are suitable for situations where large amounts of earth need to be moved quickly, such as large-scale ground leveling, earthwork or mining. Wide buckets can reduce the number of excavations and improve efficiency, but they are slightly lacking in precision and depth. It is more suitable for soils with relatively soft geology and is not suitable for operations in small spaces.
4. Extra-wide bucket (width over 100 cm)
Extra-wide buckets are usually used for rapid earthwork transfer in large sites such as mines and sand fields. This type of bucket has a very large capacity and is suitable for efficient earthwork handling, but it requires a high power for the excavator and has slightly weaker operational flexibility. It is suitable for construction environments with large areas and no complex obstacles.
5. Special-purpose buckets (customizable width)
In addition to common width options, some special operation scenarios require customized bucket widths. For example, a very narrow bucket may be selected in areas with limited construction conditions, while a particularly wide bucket may be used for large-capacity earthwork handling. In addition, some customized buckets will also take into account special operating requirements, such as drainage excavation, slope excavation, etc.
So, what are the key points for choosing bucket width?
Construction site size:
Excavation accuracy requirements:
If the construction project has high requirements for the accuracy of excavation width and depth, such as pipeline or line laying, it is recommended to choose a narrower bucket. Wider buckets are slightly worse in accuracy, but have a larger handling capacity.
Soil conditions:
Geology with hard soil layers or more rocks requires higher excavation force, and narrow buckets are usually more suitable. On the contrary, soft or sandy geology can choose wide buckets to reduce the number of excavations.
Excavator model:
Different models of excavators are suitable for buckets of different widths. Operators should choose the appropriate bucket width according to the load and power of the equipment to avoid overloading or affecting work efficiency.
The choice of excavator bucket width should be determined according to the actual needs of the project, site conditions and equipment adaptability. Reasonable selection of bucket width can not only improve construction efficiency, but also reduce equipment wear and fuel consumption, and improve construction benefits.
