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Directtbuckets
CASECONSTRUCTIONdirecttbucketsaredesignedtooptimizetheoperatingperformanceoftheCASECON-
STRUCTIONexcavatorsinmainconstructionworksandinspecialjobsites.
NOTICE:CASECONSTRUCTIONdirecttbucketsaredesignedforbestperformancewhentheyareinstalleddirectly
totheexcavatorarm.Iftheexcavatorisequippedwithaquickcoupler,specicCASECONSTRUCTIONCoupler
bucketsareavailableandshouldbeused.ReferaheadinthisChapter.
CASECONSTRUCTIONHeavyDutydirecttbucketsensureexcavatingperformanceandpayloadformostofcon-
structionworks.Theyarerecommendedfordiggingandtrenchingincompactedandslightlyabrasivesoil.Theyare
alsosuitableforscooploadingofsandandgravel.
CASECONSTRUCTIONHeavyDutyHighCapacitydirecttbucketsfeatureahighercapacity/widthratioforspecial
constructionworksthatdonotrequiretopexcavatingperformance.Theyarerecommendedforproductivetrenching
inuncompactedsoil.Theyarealsosuitableforscooploadingoftopsoil,coal,andotherlooselightmaterials.
CASECONSTRUCTIONSevereDutydirecttbucketsfeaturereinforcedframesandthickerwearbarsfortoughcon-
structionandquarryworks.Theyarerecommendedfordiggingandtrenchinginpackedandabrasivesoilmixtures.
Theyarealsosuitableforscooploadingofstonesandshotrocks.
NOTE:AlltheCASECONSTRUCTIONdirecttbucketsmaybeequippedwithbolt-onsidecuttersinordertoen-
hancethepenetrationeffectandtoreducethewearingofthebaseframesofthebucket.
CASECONSTRUCTIONdenesapplicationrulesinordertomatcheachbuckettypeandsizewiththemostsuitable
congurationofthemachine,andtoreferbucketapplicationtospecicworkingconditions.
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