Product Description
Hydraulic Excavator Thumb Grab Bucket OEM Digger Clamp Grapple Bucket for Sale
A thumb bucket (also known as a bucket with a thumb attachment) is an excavator bucket equipped with a "thumb" that helps grip, hold, and move materials more effectively. It's useful for handling irregularly shaped objects, demolition, land clearing, and material sorting. Here are the key features of a thumb bucket:
1. Thumb Attachment
Mechanical Thumb: A fixed thumb that can be manually positioned at different angles but doesn't move automatically with the bucket. It's the more economical option.
Hydraulic Thumb: Operates with the excavator's hydraulic system, allowing for full control of the thumb from the operator's cab. This provides better precision and flexibility.
Progressive-Link Thumb: Offers a wider range of motion compared to standard hydraulic thumbs, providing better grip and more versatility in handling different materials.
2. Grip Functionality
The thumb allows the bucket to grip large, awkwardly shaped objects like rocks, logs, scrap materials, and debris.
Provides better control when lifting, moving, and placing materials, which is especially useful in demolition or forestry work.
3. Bucket and Thumb Design Compatibility
Thumb attachments are designed to match the size and shape of the bucket, ensuring optimal performance.
The thumb must align properly with the bucket teeth or cutting edge for an effective grip.
4. Teeth and Cutting Edge
The bucket still retains its regular teeth or cutting edge for efficient digging.
The thumb usually has teeth that interlock with the bucket's teeth for a firm grip on the material.
5. Thumb Placement and Range of Motion
The thumb is attached to the excavator's stick or arm, and when operated hydraulically, it moves in coordination with the bucket to "clamp" down on materials.
With a hydraulic or progressive-link thumb, the range of motion is larger, allowing the bucket and thumb to work at various angles and positions.
6. Material Strength and Durability
Both the bucket and thumb are typically made from high-strength steel, with additional reinforcements in high-wear areas.
Thumb attachments are built to withstand the heavy-duty work of gripping, lifting, and moving materials.
7. Locking Mechanism
Mechanical Thumb: Can be locked in place manually at different angles.
Hydraulic Thumb: Offers continuous movement and doesn't require manual locking, allowing for more versatile use.
Excavator buckets come in various types, each designed for specific tasks and materials. Here are some common types of excavator buckets:
1. **Standard Digging Bucket**
- **Purpose**: General-purpose digging and loading.
- **Features**: Typically features teeth for breaking through hard materials.
- **Applications**: Used in construction for digging trenches, foundations, and other earthmoving tasks.
2. **Rock Bucket**
- **Purpose**: Digging and handling hard, abrasive materials like rock and gravel.
- **Features**: Heavier construction, reinforced with thicker metal and stronger teeth.
- **Applications**: Used in mining, quarrying, and construction sites with rocky terrain.
3. **Heavy-Duty Bucket**
- **Purpose**: For use in tougher conditions and with denser materials.
- **Features**: Similar to the standard digging bucket but built with more robust materials and reinforced edges.
- **Applications**: Ideal for working with clay, compacted soils, and other heavy materials.
4. **Trenching Bucket**
- **Purpose**: Digging narrow trenches for utility lines and pipelines.
- **Features**: Narrower than standard buckets, with a long, pointed shape.
- **Applications**: Used for digging precise trenches for cables, pipes, and other utilities.
5. **V-Bucket (V-Ditching Bucket)**
- **Purpose**: Creating V-shaped trenches.
- **Features**: V-shaped design to form ditches with sloped sides.
- **Applications**: Used in irrigation, drainage projects, and creating waterways.
6. **Cleanup Bucket (Ditch Cleaning Bucket)**
- **Purpose**: Smoothing and leveling work, ditch cleaning.
- **Features**: Wider and often without teeth, with a smooth cutting edge.
- **Applications**: Used for finishing work, grading, and cleaning out ditches.
7. **Skeleton Bucket**
- **Purpose**: Sorting and sifting materials, separating rocks and debris from soil.
- **Features**: Slotted design with gaps between the ribs to allow smaller materials to pass through.
- **Applications**: Used in recycling, demolition, and construction sites where material separation is needed.
8. **Tilt Bucket**
- **Purpose**: Angling for precision grading and sculpting.
- **Features**: Can tilt left or right, controlled hydraulically.
- **Applications**: Ideal for grading slopes, ditches, and landscaping.
9. **Clamshell Bucket**
- **Purpose**: Vertical digging and loading, often used with cranes.
- **Features**: Two hinged jaws that open and close like a clam's shell.
- **Applications**: Common in dredging, material handling, and loading bulk materials.
10. **Ripper Bucket**
- **Purpose**: Breaking up hard ground or rocky surfaces.
- **Features**: Equipped with a ripper shank for penetrating tough materials.
- **Applications**: Used in quarrying, trenching, and demolition tasks.
11. **Crusher Bucket**
- **Purpose**: Crushing materials on-site.
- **Features**: A jaw crusher mechanism inside the bucket.
- **Applications**: Used in demolition and recycling to crush concrete, bricks, and other materials for reuse.
Applicable models
| THE MODELS FOR EXCAVATOR |
| FOR-HITACHI |
| EX40-1 |
EX40-2 |
EX55 |
EX60 |
EX60-2 |
EX60-3 |
EX60-5 |
EX70 |
EX75 |
| EX100 |
EX110 |
EX120 |
EX120-1 |
EX120-2 |
EX120-3 |
EX120-5 |
EX130-1 |
EX200-1 |
| EX200-2 |
EX200-3 |
EX200-5 |
EX220-3 |
EX220-5 |
EX270 |
EX300 |
EX300-1 |
EX300-2 |
| EX300-3 |
EX300-5 |
EX300A |
EX330 |
EX370 |
EX400-1 |
EX400-2 |
EX400-3 |
EX400-5 |
| EX450 |
ZAX30 |
ZAX55 |
ZAX200 |
ZAX200-2 |
ZAX330 |
ZAX450-1 |
ZAX450-3 |
ZAX450-5 |
| ZX110 |
ZX120 |
ZX200 |
ZX200-1 |
ZX200-3 |
ZX200-5G |
ZX200LC-3 |
ZX210 |
ZX210-3 |
| ZX210-5 |
ZX225 |
ZX240 |
ZX250 |
ZX270 |
ZX300 |
ZX330 |
ZX330C |
ZX350 |
| ZX450 |
ZX450LC |
ZX500 |
ZX500LC |
ZX520 |
ZX670 |
ZX690 |
ZX870 |
ZX130 |
| ZX170 |
ZX170LC |
ZX195 |
ZX260 |
ZX360 |
ZX360LC |
ZX400 |
ZX470 |
ZX490 |
| FOR-KOMATSU |
| PC20-7 |
PC30 |
PC30-3 |
PC30-5 |
PC30-6 |
PC40-7 |
PC45 |
PC45-2 |
PC55 |
| PC120-6 |
PC130 |
PC130-7 |
PC200 |
PC200-1 |
PC200-3 |
PC200-5 |
PC200-6 |
PC200-7 |
| PC200-8 |
PC210-6 |
PC220-1 |
PC220-3 |
PC220-6 |
PC220-7 |
PC220-8 |
PC270-7 |
PC202B |
| PC220LC-6 |
PC220LC-8 |
PC240 |
PC300 |
PC300-3 |
PC300-5 |
PC300-6 |
PC300-7 |
PC300-7K |
| PC300LC-7 |
PC350-6/7 |
PC400 |
PC400-3 |
PC400-5 |
PC400-6 |
PC400LC-7 |
PC450-6 |
PC450-7 |
| PC600 |
PC650 |
PC750 |
PC800 |
PC1100 |
PC1250 |
PC2000 |
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| FOR-Caterpillar |
| E200B |
E200-5 |
E320D |
E215 |
E320DL |
E324D |
E324DL |
E329DL |
E300L |
| E320S |
E320 |
E320DL |
E240 |
E120-1 |
E311 |
E312B |
E320BL |
E345 |
| E324 |
E140 |
E300B |
E330C |
E120 |
E70 |
E322C |
E322B |
E325 |
| E325L |
E330 |
E450 |
CAT225 |
CAT312B |
CAT315 |
CAT320 |
CAT320C |
CAT320BL |
| CAT330 |
CAT322 |
CAT245 |
CAT325 |
CAT320L |
CAT973 |
CAT939C |
CAT963C |
CAT313 |
| CAT323 |
CAT318 |
CAT326 |
CAT328 |
CAT329 |
CAT336 |
CAT340 |
CAT345 |
CAT349 |
| FOR-KOBELCO |
| SK120-6 |
SK120-5 |
SK210-8 |
SK210LC-8 |
SK220 |
SK220-1 |
SK220-3 |
SK220-5/6 |
SK200 |
| SK200 |
SK200 |
SK200-3 |
SK200-6 |
SK200-8 |
SK200-5/6 |
SK60 |
SK290 |
SK100 |
| SK230 |
SK250 |
SK250-8 |
SK260LC-8 |
SK300 |
SK300-2 |
SK300-4 |
SK310 |
SK320 |
| SK330-8 |
SK330 |
SK350LC-8 |
SK235SR |
SK450 |
SK480 |
SK30-6 |
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| FOR-VOLVO |
| EC160C |
EC160D |
EC180B |
EC180C |
EC180D |
EC210 |
EC210 |
EC210B |
EC240B |
| EC290 |
EC290B |
EC240 |
EC55 |
EC360 |
EC360B |
EC380D |
EC460 |
EC460B |
| EC460C |
EC700 |
EC140 |
EC140B |
EC160B |
EC350 |
EC350DL |
EC480 |
EC340 |
| FOR-KUBOTA |
| JH60-7 |
JH115 |
JH135 |
JH161 |
JH185 |
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| FOR-HYUNDAI |
| R60-5 |
R60-7 |
R80-7 |
R200 |
R200-3 |
R210 |
R210-1 |
R210-9 |
R210LC |
| R210LC-7 |
R225 |
R225-3 |
R225-7 |
R250 |
R250-7 |
R290 |
R290LC |
R290LC-7 |
| R320 |
R360 |
R954 |
R205 |
R210-5 |
R215 |
R230 |
R235 |
R275 |
| R300 |
R385 |
R485 |
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|
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| FOR-DOOSAN |
| DX225 |
DX225LC |
DX258 |
DX300 |
DX300LCA |
DX420 |
DX430 |
DX140 |
DX150 |
| DX220 |
DX250 |
DX255 |
DX260 |
DX370 |
DX480 |
DX520 |
|
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| FOR-SHANTUI |
| SD13-2 |
DH16J2XL |
DH16J2LGP |
SD16 |
SD22 |
SD32 |
|
|
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| FOR-JCB |
| JS200 |
JS200SC |
JS210 |
JS210SC |
JS220 |
JS220LC |
JS230 |
JS230LC |
JS240 |
| JS240LC |
JS290 |
JS290LC |
JS300 |
JS300LC |
JS330 |
JS330LC |
|
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| FOR-XCMG |
| XE55DA |
XE60DA |
XE65DA |
XE75DA |
XE80C |
XE80D |
XE85C |
XE85D |
XE135D |
| XE155DK |
XE150D |
XE155D |
XE200DA |
XE200D |
XE200C |
XE205DA |
XE215DA |
XE215C |
| XE215D |
XE215HB |
XE225DK |
XE230C |
XE245DK |
XE240D |
XE260C |
XE265C |
XE270DK |
| XE305D |
XE335DK |
XE335C |
XE370D |
XE370DK |
XE370CA |
XE370C |
XE380DK |
XE470D |
| XE490DK |
XE490CK |
XE500HB |
XE520DK |
XE550DK |
XE750D |
XE750G |
XE950D |
XE950G |
| XE950DA |
XE55 |
XE60 |
XE65 |
XE75 |
XE80 |
XE85 |
XE135 |
XE150 |
| XE155 |
XE200 |
XE205 |
XE215 |
XE225 |
XD230 |
XE240 |
XE245 |
XE260 |
| XE265 |
XE270 |
XE305 |
XE335 |
XE370 |
XE380 |
XE470 |
XE490 |
XE500 |
| XE520 |
XE550 |
XE750 |
XE950 |
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| FOR-LIUGONG |
| LG906C |
LG907 |
LG200 |
LG220 |
LG925 |
LG934 |
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WHAT WE CAN SUPLY
Packing and Shipment
Pre-sales Service:
1. We are professional in deal with crawler track undercarriage and spare parts
2. All spare parts make sure will be high quality
3. We can supply all spare parts in the fastest time.
4. The Engine will have one year warranty if it is under correct operate.
5.We have a perfect QC system for the perfect products. A team who will detect the product quality
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