Modern Skeleton Bucket in Action!

The first sign of skeleton buckets appeared in the 1980s when someone attacked a decrepit old excavator bucket with an oxy-acetylene torch. The purpose was to somehow separate large pieces of rock and concrete from smaller pieces of dirt to reduce tipping fees and so forth. Since then, they have come manufactured with the holes already in place and sometimes come with ribs. Either way, they are one of the worst things you can do to an excavator.

The theory is, you roll the contents of the bucket back and forth until they are separated. But the reality is that the operator jerks the lever back and forth to shake the material until it gradually works through the holes, causing immense damage to the hydraulics and the excavator in general.

These problems would sooner or later be resolved with modern engineering… Enter Flipscreen. 

The FlipScreen is a smooth-rotating, purpose-built screening bucket which not only doesn’t damage the excavator or carrier machine but has output rates of THREE OR MORE TIMES that of a skeleton bucket. A machine owner can happily fit a FlipScreen to a brand new excavator and know that it will in no way damage his equipment.