ClamShell Dredge Bucket

Added: Mar 20, 2018 12:13 pm Amendment 0003

Added: Mar 05, 2018 1:37 pm The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Rock Island District, has a requirement for a material handler's clamshell bucket. In an ongoing river channel maintenance effort, the bucket will be submerged in river water to remove river sediment that has built-up in the Illinois River's commercial, navigation channel. The new and not used bucket, must be an exact replacement to the existing bucket or equivalent. The new bucket must connect to and operate with, upon delivery, the existing material handler's stick per manufacturers' requirements and the SOW, without the need for additional purchase or rental by the USACE.

GENERAL SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS NEW BUCKET REQUIREMENTS:
Submerged operational depth rating of 33'
Operating Environment: Illinois River at depths up to 25' (If the conditions are right, water can remain liquid down to minus 55 degrees Fahrenheit).
All parts are interchangeable with existing bucket.
Connects to existing Liebherr Material Handler *
360 Degree Continuous Power Rotation
Weight with rotation not to exceed 9,500#
Capacity Heaped, 4.5 cubic yards
Capacity Struck, 4 cubic yards
6 - Each, Bolt on Cutting Edges
Mechanically linked to provide even closure
Maximum of 2 hydraulic cylinders