Crusher Buckets for Excavators
Van-Ed Equipment has crusher buckets for excavators for sale and rent in Surrey, BC. We carry the full MB Crusher range for carriers from 6.5 to 100 tonnes, with the BF90 and BF120 available in our rental fleet. Choose from:
- MB Crusher BF series: jaw crusher buckets for 10–100 tonne excavators
- MB Crusher MB-C50 and MB-L200: compact crusher buckets for 6.5–17 tonne excavators
- Skid steer crusher buckets for skid steers and backhoes
New Crusher Buckets
Carrier: 6.5 to 10 tonnes
MB Crusher MB-C50 S4
Carrier: 10 to 18 tonnes
MB Crusher BF60.1 S4
Carrier: 16 to 25 tonnes
MB Crusher BF70.2 S4
Carrier: 18.5 to 29 tonnes
MB Crusher BF80.3 S4
Carrier: 21 to 32 tonnes
MB Crusher BF90.3 S4
- Rates Call for Details
Carrier: 30 to 45 tonnes
MB Crusher BF120.4 S4
- Rates Call for Details
Carrier: 43 to 80 tonnes
MB Crusher BF135.8
Carrier: 70 to 100 tonnes
MB Crusher BF150.10
Carrier: 12 to 17 tonnes
MB Crusher MB-L200 S2
Crusher bucket output: what to expect on a real job
Manufacturer output ranges assume ideal conditions. In the field, our customers running a BF90 typically crush 20–30 cubic yards an hour, and some have pushed past 50. Four things move that number:
- Input vs output size. Taking 12-inch rock down to 2-inch makes the bucket work hard. Taking 12-inch down to 6-inch goes much faster.
- Material hardness. Hard rock is slower than broken concrete or asphalt.
- How it’s run. The size of each scoop and the operator’s rhythm matter.
- Feed size. Keep anything over about 12 inches out of a mid-size bucket like the BF90.
Crusher bucket vs mobile crusher
A crusher bucket isn’t the answer to every crushing job.
- Bring in a mobile crushing plant when you have thousands of yards (sometimes even hundreds) to process, or when you need several step-downs, such as 12″ to 6″ to 3″ to road mulch. A plant with screening decks gives you one input and two or three sized outputs.
- Use a crusher bucket when trucking access is poor or expensive, when you want to reuse your own concrete or rock on site, or when the volume doesn’t justify mobilising a plant.
Grouse Mountain is a good example. Getting gravel and rock trucked up the back side of the mountain is a challenge. Our customer used a BF90 to crush their own rock on site while building tower pads, and it did exactly what they needed. The same logic applies on the Gulf Islands, up the coast, or anywhere far from a gravel pit, especially when you’re building your own access road.
Recycling concrete on site in Metro Vancouver
On demolition jobs, crushing concrete where it lies cuts haul-away, trucking and disposal costs. On smaller jobs, such as a pool deck, driveway or carport, crews can often reuse 70–75% of the crushed material as the base for the new concrete or asphalt. Many Metro Vancouver municipalities now set minimum recycling targets for demolition waste. Crushing on site is one practical way to keep concrete out of the landfill and on the job. Check your municipality’s current demolition bylaw for the exact requirement.
Crushing rebar-heavy concrete
- Rebar usually falls out the bottom as the jaws crush the concrete away from it.
- Big, tangled masses of heavy rebar cause trouble. Separate as much steel as you can first with a pulverizer, then crush the concrete.
- A magnet can be fitted to the crusher bucket to pick out smaller steel pieces as they come through.
Rent or buy a crusher bucket?
Crusher buckets are a serious investment, and like any crushing plant they carry a real cost of ownership. Even contractors who own one don’t use it on every job. Sometimes hauling out and bringing in gravel is the cheaper route. Before you buy, work through these:
- How many jobs a year will you bid that include on-site crushing or reuse?
- What does trucking and disposal cost you on those jobs today?
- Can you budget for jaw wear and, eventually, a rebuild? A major rebuild can approach half the cost of a new bucket.
If the answers are “a few” and “not much”, rent. If crushing is becoming part of how you bid work, talk to us about buying, and see our financing options.
Crusher bucket maintenance: keep it tight
A crusher bucket wants to shake itself apart. The jaws are held in by bolts and wedges, and if that hardware backs off, damage gets expensive quickly. It’s like lug nuts: catch them early and nothing happens; leave them and you’re replacing studs and oblonged holes.
- Jaws are the main wear part. Rotate and flip them (top to bottom, 180°) when you see uneven wear, like rotating tires.
- Follow the manufacturer’s hourly, daily and weekly checks, and err on the side of caution. If a check says daily, do it twice: once at start-up and again at lunch before the bucket goes back to work.
- Check bolt torque, hardware and spring tension, and grease to schedule.
Get a crusher bucket from Van-Ed Equipment
Tell us your excavator, the material and roughly how much you need to crush, and we’ll tell you whether a crusher bucket or a plant is the better fit. Call 604-888-9020 or visit us at C2–19325 94th Avenue, Surrey.
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
A crusher bucket is a jaw-crusher attachment for your excavator that crushes concrete, rock or asphalt so you can recycle it on site. The excavator’s hydraulics drive a moving jaw against a fixed jaw inside the bucket. Material is crushed as it passes through, and it drops out the bottom at the size set by the jaw opening.
Match your excavator’s operating weight to the carrier range on each model card. For example, a 25-tonne excavator falls in the range of the BF70.2, BF80.3 and BF90.3. Then confirm oil flow and pressure in the specification table.
A BF90-size bucket typically does 20–30 cubic yards an hour in the field, and some crews exceed 50. Output depends on material hardness, input vs output size and the operator.
Yes. The rebar usually falls out the bottom. For heavily reinforced concrete, separate the steel first with a pulverizer, and consider fitting a magnet.
For small to mid-size volumes, remote sites and single-size output, yes. For thousands of yards or several sized products, a mobile crushing plant is more efficient.
The jaws are the main wear part, and they can be rotated and flipped to extend their life. The biggest risk is loose hardware, so check bolt torque and springs at least daily.
Yes. We rent MB Crusher buckets, including the BF90.3 and BF120.4, from our Surrey location. Call 604-888-9020 for rates and availability.
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