A tilt adjustable head attachment assembly for a clamshell style bucket for orienting first and second bucket halves at an angle relative to a length axis extending through an elongated and rigid attachment associated with a piece of power equipment, for supporting and manipulating the bucket. A frame has a three dimensional body, upwardly extending pillar mounts located at upper ends of the body and incorporating support shafts for receiving overlapping hinged locations associated with support arms for each of the first and second clamshell bucket halves. A platen is positioned pivotally arranged between the pillar mounts and includes an upper location engaged by an end projection of the elongated attachment. A cylinder is connected to a fixed underside location of the frame at a first end and to the platen at a second end and, upon being actuated, pivotally displacing the platen to in turn angle the frame and supported clamshell bucket halves relative to the excavator attachment according to a desired orientation.

A shovel includes a dipper, a hoist rope supporting the dipper, and a bail assembly. The bail assembly includes a bail configured to be coupled to the dipper and an equalizer including a mounting block configured to receive a portion of the hoist rope. The bail is pivotable about a bail axis and defines a first side. The equalizer is pivotably coupled to the bail. The equalizer is pivotable about an equalizer axis that is parallel to the first side of the bail and is offset from the first side.

A shovel includes a dipper, a hoist rope supporting the dipper, and a bail assembly. The bail assembly includes a bail configured to be coupled to the dipper and an equalizer including a mounting block configured to receive a portion of the hoist rope. The bail is pivotable about a bail axis and defines a first side. The equalizer is pivotably coupled to the bail. The equalizer is pivotable about an equalizer axis that is parallel to the first side of the bail and is offset from the first side.

A bucket raising/lowering and opening/closing device (11) of a deep foundation excavator (1) includes a raising/lowering cylinder (12), a first raising/lowering sheave (14) and a first opening/closing sheave (15) that move in an expansion/contraction direction of the raising/lowering cylinder (12), a second raising/lowering sheave (17), a second opening/closing sheave (20), an opening/closing cylinder (18) that moves the second opening/closing sheave (20) to be closer to and to be separated from the first opening/closing sheave (15), a raising/lowering rope (24) that is wound around the first raising/lowering sheave (14) and the second raising/lowering sheave (17), and an opening/closing rope (25) that is wound around the first opening/closing sheave (15) and the second opening/closing sheave (20). In addition, provided are a slack adjustment cylinder (26) that expands and contracts to adjust the slack of the opening/closing rope (25), and a slack adjustment sheave (28) that moves in a direction of being closer to and being separated from the second opening/closing sheave (20) in response to an expansion/contraction movement of the slack adjustment cylinder (26).

A bucket raising/lowering and opening/closing device (11) of a deep foundation excavator (1) includes a raising/lowering cylinder (12), a first raising/lowering sheave (14) and a first opening/closing sheave (15) that move in an expansion/contraction direction of the raising/lowering cylinder (12), a second raising/lowering sheave (17), a second opening/closing sheave (20), an opening/closing cylinder (18) that moves the second opening/closing sheave (20) to be closer to and to be separated from the first opening/closing sheave (15), a raising/lowering rope (24) that is wound around the first raising/lowering sheave (14) and the second raising/lowering sheave (17), and an opening/closing rope (25) that is wound around the first opening/closing sheave (15) and the second opening/closing sheave (20). In addition, provided are a slack adjustment cylinder (26) that expands and contracts to adjust the slack of the opening/closing rope (25), and a slack adjustment sheave (28) that moves in a direction of being closer to and being separated from the second opening/closing sheave (20) in response to an expansion/contraction movement of the slack adjustment cylinder (26).

A loading system for a material has a grab dredger configured to selectively engage the material, where the grab dredger includes a boom and a line configured to move a grab throughout a working space. The working space includes an arc within a plane defined by a first dimension and a second dimension, where a third dimension lies perpendicular to the plane. The working space includes a minimum engagement distance and a maximum engagement distance. A Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) module can locate a material acquisition point, a material deposit point, and at least one obstacle point. A controller operates the grab dredger to move the grab within the working space to selectively engage the material. The loading system can move the material from the material acquisition point to the material deposit point while negotiating the at least one obstacle point.

A clam bucket assembly comprise an assembly framework which comprises an upper section and a lower section. First and second clam buckets are supported by the lower section of the assembly framework, a first bucket cylinder controls operation of the first clam bucket to engage and discharge a desired bulk material, and a second bucket cylinder controls operation of the second clam bucket to engage and discharge a desired bulk material. The clam bucket assembly supports its own independent power module for supplying hydraulic power to at least the first and the second bucket cylinders and controlling operation of the first and the second clam buckets. The power module is supported by the upper section of the assembly framework, and the clam bucket assembly is completely powered solely by the power module and controlled by radio remote control receiver and transmitter.

A slurry wall grab has a hybrid drive in turn having at least one pulley block, at least one hydraulic actuator, and at least one energy store. The hydraulic actuator and the pulley block open and/or close a grab jaw of the slurry wall grab. The energy store can be charged by actuating the pulley block.

A slurry wall grab has a hybrid drive in turn having at least one pulley block, at least one hydraulic actuator, and at least one energy store. The hydraulic actuator and the pulley block open and/or close a grab jaw of the slurry wall grab. The energy store can be charged by actuating the pulley block.

The disclosure relates to an work implement, in particular a cable excavator, comprising a mechanical diaphragm wall gripper with two gripper buckets, which is suspended on the work implement by means of a hoisting cable and a closing cable, a hoisting cable winch on which the hoisting cable can be wound up and unwound for adjusting the diaphragm wall gripper, in particular substantially vertically, a closing cable winch on which the closing cable for actuating the gripper buckets is mounted so that it can be wound up and unwound, a measuring device with at least one sensor for detecting a current position, speed and/or acceleration, a control unit connected to the measuring device, via which the hoisting and closing cable winches can be actuated, and an input means connected to the control unit for controlling the diaphragm wall gripper.