What types of specialty excavator buckets are available?

Besides the most commonly used buckets, you can find a variety of specialty bucket designs to use for specific jobs:

Digging bucket: This comes as a standard attachment with all excavators and is most commonly used. They have sharp blunt teeth that are ideal for topsoil excavation.

Riddle bucket: Sometimes called a skeleton bucket, a riddle bucket has heavy plates with gaps in between. Small particles fall through, sifting out coarse soil or rocks from fine soil.

V-bucket: As a special kind of bucket for trench-digging applications, a V-bucket can dig long, angular, V-shaped trenches. It’s often used for laying pipes and utility cables.

Rock bucket: A rock bucket has a similar design to general-purpose digging buckets. It has long, sharp teeth with a V-shaped cutting edge for optimal pushing power. The rock bucket can break through hard rock with ease.

Hard-pan bucket: A hard-pan bucket has a similar design to a rock bucket and comes with attached ripper teeth on the back of the bucket. It can loosen compacted soil while digging.