Looking at purchasing a tilt bucket for the 6 ton mini excavator a Mongo 50 inch ditching bucket. I am wondering what contractors experience has been with these tilt buckets are they useful or another fad. If you have one what, how has it made a difference in your operation. Would you purchase another one? No one in my area has one, so I am wondering.
Tilting buckets or even better a tilt hitch are great things on small excavators. I ran a EX 100 with an offset boom and a Powertilt hitch, that machine worked every day of the week, fantastic for doing detailed excavation. If you go that way don't go burning timber with them, the extra heat kills the seals.
Yea they are pretty awesome. There are just some jobs that the bucket just makes so much easier.
I am considering the same bucket for about the same machine. Concerned it may be a bit heavy, so I am leaning to the 42". What say you?
That is the size I have, the machine (Taki 257) handles it easily. I think it is about the perfect size. When they get too big, I think it makes some sculpting more difficult. The 42" I think is a good size for moving dirt but small enough that it is still good for precision work.
I have 3, on much larger machines. I have an 84" SEC, a 72" ACS, and a 84" Amulet. I have had to do a bit of work to the SEC, with Chinese steel and engineering it has taken a bit to get it workable, but it's my favorite ditching bucket due to the geometry. The ACS is a little small, and it tends to push the heel down when curling instead of bringing the cutting edge up, but it works. The Amulet that I run on my 290 is a beast, far bigger than I expected I would get. I went with a bucket rated for a 40 ton hoe, and should have stuck with the 30 ton version. It does well in light, dry material, but you have to be on your toes if you get into muck.