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Clamshell Bucket Types & Applications

Clamshell buckets come in various types and serve a range of purposes. These products are essential to the aggregates industry for construction activities that require the transport of materials and debris between locations. They are a standard attachment for excavators, but they can also be fitted onto truck cranes, stationary cranes, dredgers, harbor cranes, and backhoe loaders. There are numerous kinds of construction activities, so clamshell buckets also come in several designs adapted to specific areas of work.

Types of Clamshell Buckets

The Clamshell bucket is generally designed as a coupling of two elementary buckets held by a hinged structure, creating a claw-like apparatus with an internal volume for digging, scooping up, and holding particles. From this basic concept of the clamshell bucket, six different variations exist.