1. Size it to your loader
The bucket plus whatever's in it should never weigh more than your machine's rated operating capacity (ROC), so start there. You'll find it in your operator's manual. Digga rates its skid steer 4-in-1 buckets by ROC: standard volume from 678 kg, high volume from 850 kg, and the heavy duty XD from 1,500 kg. The heavy duty XH suits large skid steers of 90 hp and up. On mini loaders, standard volume 4-in-1s suit stand-on machines and high volume suit sit-in machines.
2. Pick the bucket for the job
| Bucket | Best for | Machines |
|---|---|---|
| 4-in-1 | Grading, scraping, grabbing, dozing and spreading: the all-rounder | Skid steers, mini loaders, tractors (agricultural) |
| Tilting 4-in-1 | The same jobs, with 14 degrees of tilt to change the cutting angle | Skid steers |
| General purpose (GP) | Grading, scraping, dozing and spreading | Skid steers, mini loaders |
| Mini mulch | Light bulky material like bark chip and mulch | Stand-on mini loaders, small skid steers |
| Rock | Clean-up, levelling and sifting out rocks and debris, leaving good soil behind | Skid steers, tractors |
| Mini rubble | Site clean-up and sifting out rocks and bricks, with an optional grapple | Mini loaders |
3. Reading the capacity
Digga quotes struck capacity, measured to ISO 7451, not heaped capacity. Not every maker measures the same way, so compare like with like. What a bucket holds on the job can differ from its rated figure.
4. Order the extras with the bucket
Teeth and bolt-on edges need to be ordered with the bucket, and on the agricultural bucket the edges can't be fitted later. Some machines need a lock valve, and JCB machines need a counterbalance valve on a 4-in-1 to stop shudder. Tell us your machine make and model and we'll check what it needs before anything is ordered.
