danhoe
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It does not matter the width of the bucket it is the capacity. There is a sewer contractor in my area that puts a 12" wide bucket on his Cat 385B. digger
It does not matter the width of the bucket it is the capacity. There is a sewer contractor in my area that puts a 12" wide bucket on his Cat 385B. digger
on a 300 size....the best bucket with teeth is definitivly a 54 inchs!! on my 225 i"ve a 42 inchs but could fit a 48 inchs too...
You cannot say "best bucket".
If you are digging a 2 mile trench that only needs to be 2 feet wide, well then you will not be very efficient with a 42 or 48 huh?
There is, however, a best bucket for every application.
Nice Doosan Serv. Nice work on the bucket man.
and this what i meant.....every general application... have a nice looking machine serv.....these doosan are very fuel efficient by the way...
Glad to see im not the only one that buffs my machines lol.
Just a quick question about the Geith setup.
it would appear to have a Geith pin grabber type hitch which should make it easier to locate a bucket
so if the pins on my bucket measure say, 3" in diameter, will I have the flexibility to use a bucket with 4" diameter pins? How about slightly different ear widths? Or am I limited to buckets for the Doosan 300 Solar LC V? ?
that wouldnt happen to be Stante Excavating would it Dan. I know Mario Stante and they have alot of buckets for the 385'S. Who has underground work here in Michigan, Detroit area?There is a sewer contractor in my area that puts a 12" wide bucket on his Cat 385B. digger
Good day Sir
I will try to answer your question in two parts 1/ the excavators capacity to handle a specific bucket the criteria is in my experience that of the tipping point at full reach across carriage. This is a combination of bucket weight - material weight - any additional attachment (ie:Quick coupler). Fill the bucket to capacity put the stick at full reach and swing to the side keeping the bucket a couple of feet from the ground, if it tips the bucket is to large. Note a large bucket can in some cases reduce production and impart high stress and fuel consumption. 2/ The width of a bucket is relative to the capacity calculation however it is not the only aspect, today my calculation uses CECE 26 degree heap since far more materials are likely to heap at this angle than that of S.A.E. 45 degree heap. If you would like detail of how to calculate bucket capacity drop an email to becketsense@gmail.com
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Uffex
If the machine gets tippy when you have a fully loaded bucket swung out fully at 90 degrees to the direction of the tracks, you're bucket is too big.operator language please...