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The Right Fit: Mining Wheel Loader Bucket Tips
If your wheel loader bucket tips and edges are wearing out too fast, it could be time for different bucket tips. Using the wrong tips on a mining wheel loader bucket can lead to premature breakage and decreased productivity.
Estimated read time: 3 minutes
Caterpillar makes many different tip types, and the choices can be overwhelming. So it’s important to understand that each tip type provides benefits that work for specific applications. You’ve got options to choose from, and your Cat® dealer can help you make the right choice every time. Here’s what you need to know to get started.
First off, determine if you’re working in material with high, medium or low impact and abrasion.
Once you’ve done that, find the right balance between these three factors:
Strength: the ability of the tips to withstand digging and penetrating shocks and high breakout forces.
Penetration: how well the tips penetrate tough material when it’s tightly compacted, rocky or frozen.
Wear life: how well the tips withstand wearing, scouring and abrasive action of the material being handled.
Now you’re ready to fine-tune your tips with several specialized Cat styles to choose from:
Cat hammerless bucket tips are designed for quick, easy changes without any special tools. Just rotate the retainer 180 degrees to remove and install new tips.
Cat Advansys adapter system tips have a specially designed nose. This design reduces sliding wear and extends the life of the adapter. The asymmetrical design also ensures a reliable fit even when the adapter surface becomes worn.
J Series tips and adapters are well-suited for a wide range of wheel loader mining applications. These tips use a classic side-pinned retention system for proven, reliable performance.
Cat K Series adapters give you even greater flexibility in tougher and more specialized applications. They come in three different adapter options so you can zero in on your work. These include:
Flush-mount (with an optional cover): creates a flush surface to keep quarry floors clean to reduce potential tire damage. The optional cover protects the adapter and welds in high-abrasion applications like granite and iron ore.
Two-strap: has a lower profile than the flush-mount adapter. This gives you more penetration and higher productivity.
Bolt-on: delivers the flexibility to switch between cutting edge or teeth when you need more penetration (such as a frozen pile).
Finally, consider what kind of edges you want on your tips.
Serrated edges penetrate like a tip does without requiring an adapter. Serrated edges give your loader greater penetration in highly compacted soil or in applications that have higher impact loading requirements. This gives you greater versatility with your loader, without having to change buckets or ground engaging tools.
Bolt-on cutting edge options are available in standard and heavy-duty thicknesses, Cat Abrasion Resistant Material (ARM) and half arrow options. These are recommended for applications where sand, gravel or other abrasive materials severely diminish wear life. Hard tungsten carbide particles are bonded to critical wear areas, providing up to five times greater wear life.
Cat bucket tips for mining wheel loaders give you a mix-and-match solution. With the right combo, you can fine-tune how your machine performs. And your Cat dealer has the expertise and knowledge to help you pick which GET system is right for you.
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