Buckets & Their Teeth | How to Know Which is the Best One For Your Job

Excavator bucket teeth are not a throwaway choice as they directly affect penetration, trench quality, cut width, and productivity. In this video, Werk-Brau breaks down the real-world differences between standard teeth, spade teeth, and the common bucket setups built around them: standard heavy duty, metro style (hybrid), and all-spade configurations. If you’ve ever asked: “Which excavator bucket teeth are most effective for my job?” then this is the decision guide you’re looking for. What you’ll learn in this video Standard tooth vs. spade tooth: how profile, thickness, and width change performance Why standard teeth are the “workhorse” for the widest range of digging and loading work Why spade teeth can create a flatter, cleaner trench (with tradeoffs) How metro style buckets blend both: spade teeth in the middle + standard teeth on the outside The cut width reality: why all-spade setups can create a wider cut than the bucket width Practical constraints: tooth spacing, shank/weld spacing, tip clearance, and why tight setups may require removing multiple teeth to swap one Quick breakdown 1) Standard heavy duty (standard teeth across the edge) Best “general purpose” setup for common construction digging and loading, especially when conditions get more abrasive. 2) Metro style (hybrid: spades in the middle, standards on the outside) Built to give you a flatter trench while keeping better ability to dig tougher material — and maintaining a cut width closer to a standard bucket. 3) All-spade (spade teeth across the edge) The flattest, cleanest trench line — but typically less penetration force than standard teeth, and often a wider cut due to tooth overhang. If you’re mostly in soft soil and want minimal cleanup + flatter trenches, a metro or all-spade setup may be the right fit. If you need a setup that covers the widest range of work, standard teeth are usually the safest “do-it-all” choice. Chapters: Intro: 0:00 Types of Teeth & Their Usage: 0:30 Types of Bucket Configuration: 1:50 What's Right For You: 3:39 How to Contact Us: 5:19 For more of our content, visit us at:   / werkbrau     / werkbrau   To learn more about Werk-Brau, please visit: https://werk-brau.com/