On site screening, sorting and separation of materials is endlessly more efficient when you have the right tool for the job.
Over the past year the Earthworm team has been out in the field talking with contractors about the kind of screening bucket they need to work material faster and smarter at the excavation site.
Many of our customers work on remote sites separating gravel, rock and abrasive material. Working in places such as quarries, ski fields, mines, rural developments and forestry blocks means a lot of haulage, and often a long wait if equipment fails.
What makes a great screening bucket for NZ conditions?
While our Gyru-Star polystar buckets are the go-to for topsoil screening, some operators wanted a super tough bucket that could handle abrasive material. The bucket needed to screen heavy matter to a consistent size and it had to reduce their reliance on trucks for moving material around. Most importantly, uptime had to be 100% dependable.
So we put the challenge to a number of international manufacturers, and landed on Remu screening buckets, engineered and built in Finland. Remu attachments have plenty of “sisu”, as the Finnish say, a word meaning determination, grit, persistence, and willpower. In other words, ideal for New Zealand job conditions.
What’s different about the Remu range?
Most importantly, it allows operators to reuse on-site materials with a single excavator attachment instead of buying and trucking new material into a job. That means big savings on transport time and cost, and on the purchase of additional materials for the project.
From abrasive aggregates to wet topsoil, Remu’s robust steel construction and long service life mean they stand up to the most demanding of environments. For contractors, that translates to reliability on site and confidence that they’re investing in machinery that will actually go the distance.
- Heavy-duty system for processing abrasive material
- Optimised bucket mass to volume ratio, maximises payload
- Adjustable blade spacing & counter-blades to control output size
- Patented spiral rotor design for steady material flow
- Fewer instances of surging & dead spots
With many customers focused on maximising production on large civil jobs, and others simply looking to reduce unnecessary transport and disposal costs, the versatility of the large Remu range makes it easy for our team to create the perfect screening solution for a range of jobs.
Ideal uses:
- Pipeline padding, cable bedding, trench backfill material
- On-site re-use of screened topsoil, compost, mixed fill, demolition spoil
- River gravel, GAP, abrasive aggregates, rocky topsoil
There’s even a Remu option, with the right configuration, that can lightly crush and break softer materials.
By understanding the scope of the project, the material being handled and the machinery on hand, we can recommend a screening solution that genuinely fits the operational requirements.
The CrossOver difference: A multitasking screening bucket
New Zealand earthmoving projects tend to be relatively small in scale compared to those in Australia or Europe. Therefore Kiwi operators here are often looking for ways to do more with the equipment they have.
The XO range of Remu buckets lets operators interchange modules within the bucket frame to achieve a range of tasks
- Blade screening module for bedding & graded fil
- Screener-crusher module for breaking down softer materials
- Vibratory screening module for refining particles
- Concrete mixing module for on-site blending
The Remu bucket range includes options for a range of carriers from 3 ton to 25 ton machines, all ready to reduce cartage costs and create flexibility at the excavation site.
Whether you’re running compact equipment for landscaping and tight access sites or larger excavators for civil and bulk earthworks, we can match the right bucket to your kit.