Rock Profile Cutting Edges

It labels a reference collected under the rock naming used in the source catalog, which marks it as the heavier end of the edge range. The photographs show form only, so the section, bevel and hole pattern are confirmed from the worn part or from the bucket drawing before an order is placed. Treating the label as a full specification is what leads to a plate that fits the bolts but does not suit the work.

It suits ground that is compacted, stony or broken, where a standard section wears back quickly or is deformed by impact rather than simply wearing away. It is the wrong choice where the material is fine and loose: in sand, aggregate or general earthmoving the abrasion is steady, and a standard or abrasive grade plate will often give better value. Describe the ground and send a photograph of the worn or damaged edge, and the two cases can be separated.

They address different problems. Teeth break up the ground ahead of the edge and take the wear themselves, which is why they are used where the material resists the bucket; a rock profile edge is the heavier plate option for a bucket that is not running a tooth system, or that still needs a full cutting edge behind the teeth. Which is worth doing depends on the material and on how the bucket is worked, so send the current bucket arrangement and what happens to it now.

A heavier or segmented front end behaves differently on the ground from a straight double bevel edge, and it is the straight edge that leaves a flat surface when the bucket is dragged. If the bucket is also used for levelling and back-dragging, say so when ordering, because the profile is chosen against the work the bucket does most of the time rather than against the hardest work it ever sees.

The brand and model labels identify the source reference an entry was collected under, not a universal fit, and no affiliation with the equipment manufacturers is implied. Fit is confirmed from your own part number and, in practice, from the measured length, width, thickness and hole pattern of the plate being replaced. Where there is no readable reference, measurements and a photograph of the mounted plate are enough to start.

Yes. Send the drawing or a sample together with the section, bevel, hole pattern, material and quantity requirements, and the material, production route and inspection plan are confirmed during technical review. The catalog does not establish how a given plate was made, so the route is agreed for the part rather than assumed, and any hardness or impact requirement is recorded so it can be checked on the delivered parts.