ATTACHMENT GUIDE ATTACHMENTS AND OPTIONS BUCKET TEETH SELECTION 6 Depending on the working conditions, there is danger that an adapter and teeth may break, so select from the ver- tical pin and horizontal pin teeth to give teeth that are suitable for the purpose. While the standard teeth of both vertical and horizontal pin types may be used widely, the following kinds of teeth are recommended depending on the working conditions. Teeth Selection 6 Vertical Pin Type Tooth 6 General digging: Digging and loading normal soil, such as sand, gravel, clay, etc. Light-duty digging: digging and loading dry and loose sandy soil, or muddy soil. Loading: loading of dry and loose earth.
Horizontal Pin Type Tooth 6 Heavy-duty digging: Digging and hammering work on hard soil, soil with rocks, scraping or other heavy-duty work q The heavy-duty bucket is of a horizontal pin type and as such, use it for heavy duty-digging. Long-life Tooth 6 q Jobsites where long wear life is demanded, such as when loading hard rocks. q Jobsites where no penetration is needed, such as when working with crushed rocks after blasting or ripping. q Jobsites where heavy-duty operations are carried out, such as hitting or pulling up rocks with the tips of the teeth. Self-sharpening Tooth 6 q Jobsites demanding penetration such as digging and loading sandy or clayey soil.
Selection Guide for Horizontal or Vertical Pin Type Tooth 6 6-22 Applicable Work Site Rock Crushed stone Clayey soil, Decompressed weathered granite Sand Work Contents Heavy Light Digging with hammering work Horizontal pin type teeth Vertical pin type teeth Scraping down Horizontal pin type teeth Vertical pin type teeth General excavation Vertical pin type teeth Loading Vertical pin type teeth