CLAM SHELL

CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY
What is clam-shell bucket?
The clam-shell bucket is a sophisticated articulating two-piece bucket
mechanically hinged at the middle to form a claw-like appendage
with an internal volume.

How it is designed?
• It is attached by a hangar or bracket and uses
ground engaging tool on its cutting edge to dig
in a vertical direction.
• Clam-shell buckets are commonly used in
dredging, excavation or material handling.
• However, each application has its unique
requirements and has to be designed optimally
for maximum efficiency.
• The design, develop and manufacture both
hydraulic and mechanical clam-shell used on
excavators and cranes. 
Why these Clam-shell buckets are designed?
• Designed for durability for all material loading needs in field of work
towards higher productivity.
• Specially designed tooth point are equipped on the cutting edge to provide
higher strength and longer life.
• Hydraulic rotation and knock-around manual rotation is available.

Classification of Clam-shell buckets :

This classification is done mainly based on the operating method And
purpose of using.

Hydraulic Clam-shell bucket

Mechanical/cable Clam-shell bucket
Hydraulic Clam-shell for Telescopic Arm
The types of grab bucket can be divided according to the volume density
of grasping materials

Light (P<1.2t/m3)
Medium (P=1.2~2.0t/m3)
Heavy (P=2.0~2.6t/m3)
Extra-heavy type (P>2.6t/m3)

These four different types of grab bucket, in order to adapt to different

volume density materials, in the case of the same volume, the weight of the
grab bucket has a big difference.
According to the driving mode of closure and opening of the jaw plate, the
grab can be divided into:

Rope type: the rope grab relies on the wire rope to create a closed force to
achieve the purpose of grasping the material. The rope grab is divided into single
rope, double rope and four-rope grab.

Power grab: power grab through the load on the power unit and the transmission
device to open and close the jaw plate, such as: electric grab, motor grab.
According to the number of jaw plate,
the grab can be divided into:
Double jaw plate grab
Multiple jaw plate grab

Single Rope Grab| Single Cable Grab

• Applicable for cranes equipped with only one lifting
drum (single hook).
• Easy to operate.
• Used for underwater and ground operations for material
grabbing and transferring.

Double Rope Grab

• Applicable for cranes equipped with double lifting
device structure, which is mainly used in port, dock
and bridge construction.

Four Rope Grab

• The four cable grab is mainly matched with bridge
or door cranes with two groups of lifting drums to
grab various loose accumulation for loading and
unloading.
 DOUBLE JAW PLATE GRAB SCISSOR GRAB BUCKET

TYPES OF
GRAB BUCKETS

WOOD GRAB BUCKET ELECTRIC MOTOR GRAB

ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC GRAB MULTI-VALVE TYPE GRAB BUCKET

Applications:
• Digging pits for ground construction work.
• Ideal for digging and loading material in tight and limited spaces.
• Material handling, loading and unloading industrial wastes, grains, sands, etc.
• Heavy duty mechanical clam-shell is ideal for dredging application by crane. 

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