Only a loader with the right bucket can increase productivity

When you choose a wheel loader, there are many options to weigh - size, power, technology, comfort and safety features - but perhaps the most important is the bucket. Choosing the wrong bucket can negatively impact your bottom line by reducing productivity, increasing fuel consumption and causing premature wear and tear. In fact, one wrong choice can increase your costs by 10 to 20 percent. So, how do you make the right choice? Here are three factors to consider when choosing a bucket (and loader) 1. The type of material to be handled The density of the material plays the biggest role in bucket selection, in addition to moisture content, hardness and wear level. Choose based on the heaviest material you intend to handle most of the time. The names of the buckets - general purpose, heavy duty, abrasion resistant - usually reveal the type of material they will be handling. Keep in mind that you probably wont be able to fill a large bucket with very heavy, hard-to-pass material. A smaller

Most enquiries we receive start after a fleet problem — a pump that loses pressure on long booms, a mixer whose drum liners wear prematurely, a batching plant whose weighing tolerance drifts. Each of those has an engineering answer, and that answer belongs in the design stage rather than in the warranty claim.