Heavy-duty clamshell buckets BMO/P have a sturdy construction and are equipped with two powerful hydraulic cylinders, mounted horizontally. The shape of the shells ensures a good intake and a great ease of filling. So, they offer both the advantages of compact buckets and a high closing force. They are suitable for wheeled loaders, rail-road excavators, larger truck cranes, barges and material handlers.
Loading aggregates and digging.
Clamshell buckets are gripping devices formed by two shells in synchronous movement, put in motion by hydraulic cylinders. In general terms, these attachments are suitable to load of gravel, sand and earth, or to the dig hard soil and compact surfaces. Depending on the constructive geometry and accessories, clamshell buckets can have a specific application. They can be mounted on a wide range of machines, such as truck cranes, backhoe loaders, mini excavators, agricultural machines, stationary cranes, material handlers, harbour cranes, rail road excavators and so on.
A complete range of accessories.
Clamshell buckets can mount a full range of accessories, which can make them suitable for specific applications. The most common optional are hydraulic rotators, mechanical rotators (free revolving), bolt-on digging teeth, anti-wear counter-blades, scrapers (or ejectors) to clean the shells from mud and extensions of different lengths.