Industrial Buckets/Tiger-Tuff

Built to tackle your most demanding applications, the Tiger-Tuff Industrial bucket is heat, impact, and corrosion resistant. It has the thickest lip, back wall, and corners to maximize bucket life and increase capacity.

These buckets are tough but light. They can reduce weight on your elevator up to 80%. They’re also easier to install and replace, have cleaner discharge, and decrease elevator downtime compared to competitors.

Lift production to new heights with these highly efficient maximum-duty elevator buckets.

Built Strong for Demanding Applications

In industrial environments, Tiger-Tuff buckets reliably handle materials like:

AGGREGATE

Cement

Coal

Concrete

Clay

Fertilizer

Gravel

Gypsum

Limestone

Perlite

Potash

Sand

Sawdust

Made To Last in Four Tough Materials

We make Tiger-Tuff Industrial buckets in four materials to fit your exact needs.

Poly: Used for handling grains and food products, these buckets are made of FDA-approved, high-density polyurethane.
Nylon: Best for high-heat, abrasive, and dense products, these buckets can withstand temperatures up to 300°F.
Urethane: The most flexible and abrasion-resistant of our available materials, these FDA-approved buckets handle heavy, abrasive, and sticky products with ease.
FDA-Approved Nylon: Best for handling food-grade applications that are hot, high impact, or abrasive, these withstand temperatures between -60°F and 300°F.

Poly

Application Grains & Food Products Temperature
Range -60°F to +180°F (210°F intermittent)
FDA Approved Material Yes

Economical, high density polyethylene. FDA approved material for handling food grade products.

Nylon

Application Hot, high impact, abrasive dense products
Range -60°F to +300°F (350°F intermittent)
FDA Approved Material No

Best for high heat applications, with tough impact and abrasion needs.

Urethane

Application Heavy, abrasion, sticky materials
Range -60°F to +180°F (210°F intermittent)
FDA Approved Material Yes

Most flexible and abrasion resistant. Resists product sticking and sharp cutting particles.

FDA Nylon

Application Hot, high impact, abrasive food grade products
Range -60°F to +300°F
FDA Approved Material Yes

Best for high heat food grade applications, with tough impact and abrasion needs.

Vent Your Buckets

If you’re dealing with lightweight, fluffy materials, those that are extremely dense, or those that flow poorly, venting an elevator bucket aids in bucket fill and discharge. We offer custom venting on Tiger-Tuff Industrial buckets to make your system more efficient.

#1 Vent

Same holes in body as bolt mounting holes.

#2 Vent

One row of holes on 1-1/8″centers

#3 Vent

Two rows of holes on 1-1/8″centers.

#4 Vent

Same as #3, plus three holes in each end cap.

Custom Vent

Vented as required.

Let’s Talk About Your Venting Needs

Size Chart

Imperial Metric

Size Chart

Bucket Size

Bucket Size Bucket Size

Lenght, in. Length, cm.

Projection, in. Projection, cm.

Depth, in. Depth, cm.

Back Wall Thickness Back Wall Thickness

WEIGHT, LBS. Punching

Nylon Centers

Urethane # of Holes

HDPE Bolt Size

FDA Nylon Top Down

- Weight, lbs.

- HDPE

Capacity, cu. in. Capacity, cu. in.

Water Level
X-X, Cu. In. Water Level

Water Level
X-X, Cu. Ft. Usable 5 Deg.

Std Spacing Std Spacing

6 x 5

6-5/8

168

5-3/4

146

127

0.33

1.08

1.18

0.94

1.08

67.20

0.039

7 x 5

7-5/8

194

5-3/4

146

127

0.33

1.26

1.38

1.10

1.26

79.72

0.046

8 x 5

8-5/8

219

5-3/4

146

127

0.33

1.44

1.57

1.25

1.44

88.54

0.051

9 x 5

9-5/8

244

5-3/4

146

127

0.33

1.62

1.77

1.41

1.62

107.37

0.062

10 x 5

10-5/8

270

5-3/4

146

127

0.33

1.80

1.97

1.57

1.80

121.30

0.070

11 x 5

11-5/8

295

5-3/4

146

127

0.33

1.98

2.16

1.72

1.98

140.70

0.081

12 x 5

12-5/8

321

5-3/4

146

127

0.33

2.16

2.36

1.88

2.16

159.87

0.093

8 x 6

8-5/8

219

6-7/8

175

152

0.40

2.09

2.28

1.82

2.09

135.56

0.078

9 x 6

9-5/8

244

6-7/8

175

152

0.40

2.26

2.47

1.97

2.26

150.26

0.087

10 x 6

10-5/8

270

6-7/8

175

152

0.40

2.44

2.68

2.13

2.44

170.69

0.099

11 x 6

11-5/8

295

6-7/8

175

152

0.40

2.63

2.87

2.29

2.63

185.18

0.107

12 x 6

12-5/8

321

6-7/8

175

152

0.40

2.81

3.05

2.44

2.81

200.37

0.116

13 x 6

13-5/8

346

6-7/8

175

152

0.40

2.99

3.25

2.60

2.99

220.78

0.123

12 x 7

12-7/8

327

7-7/8

200

178

0.42

4.12

4.48

3.60

4.12

269.24

0.156

13 x 7

13-7/8

352

7-7/8

200

178

0.42

4.44

4.82

4.44

292.51

0.169

14 x 7

14-7/8

378

7-7/8

200

178

0.42

4.72

5.14

4.14

4.72

315.77

0.183

15 x 7

15-7/8

403

7-7/8

200

178

0.42

5.15

5.56

4.47

5.15

346.64

0.201

16 x 7

16-7/8

429

7-7/8

200

178

0.42

5.37

5.79

4.68

5.37

377.41

0.218

11 x 8

11-7/8

302

8-7/8

225

8-1/4

210

0.50

5.16

6.02

4.45

5.16

340.02

0.197

12 x 8

12-7/8

327

8-7/8

225

8-1/4

210

0.50

5.42

6.36

4.71

5.42

373.00

0.216

13 x 8

13-7/8

352

8-7/8

225

8-1/4

210

0.50

5.66

6.65

4.92

5.66

404.85

0.234

14 x 8

14-7/8

378

8-7/8

225

8-1/4

210

0.50

3.09

7.15

5.30

3.09

436.80

0.253

16 x 8

432

9-1/4

235

7-5/8

194

0.50

6.18

7.51

5.35

6.18

512.57

0.297

18 x 8

483

9-1/4

235

7-5/8

194

0.50

6.91

8.08

5.89

6.91

567.49

0.328

20 x 8

533

9-1/4

235

7-5/8

194

0.50

7.51

–

6.62

7.51

646.81

0.374

22 x 8

584

9-1/4

235

7-5/8

194

0.50

9.23

7.85

9.23

701.90

0.406

24 x 8

635

9-1/4

235

7-5/8

194

0.50

9.55

8.50

9.55

763.40

0.441

16 x 10

432

11-1/4

286

254

0.75

10.03

8.87

10.03

795.70

0.461

18 x 10

483

11-1/4

286

254

0.75

11.13

9.83

11.13

910.00

0.527

20 x 10

533

11-1/4

286

254

0.75

12.05

10.57

12.05

1032.50

0.598

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Whether your elevator is brand new or you’re looking to get the most out of an elevator you’ve been running for a while, we want to help you keep it in more than working order. With more than 30 videos covering everything from bucket wear to what you need to know about lagging, Dean Wedeking and our team of experts can help you optimize the performance of your conveyer system.

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