What Are the Different Types of Bucket Teeth?

An excavator bucket's teeth are one of the key components that allow it to dig smoothly and efficiently. They also protect the machine and the bucket from stress and damage.
Having the right bucket teeth will improve performance and increase productivity by reducing machine downtime and operating costs. But selecting the right bucket teeth for your excavator or backhoe requires consideration of the type of work you do, the conditions you operate in and how much force you need to generate.

The shape and style of bucket teeth are important to consider because they can change how quickly and easily a piece of material can be removed. The most common bucket tooth types include chisel (CH), fanggsTM (FD), tiger long (TL) and twin tiger long (WTL).

Bucket teeth should be hard to resist impact damage, but they must also be strong enough to handle breakout forces when digging in tough materials. To meet these requirements, bucket teeth should be made from a hard metal with high-hardness and abrasion resistance. Modern techniques use strong materials like austempered ductile iron combined with specific manufacturing, heating and casting processes to produce bucket teeth that are both light and durable.

In addition, it's important to choose a bucket tooth that is fitted correctly to the adapter on your excavator or backhoe. The teeth should fit snugly and be securely locked in place. Incorrectly fitting bucket teeth can lead to the adapter nose and side plates coming into contact with each other, which causes abrasion and stress on both components.