Ulrich Attachments’ custom-built bucket

Ulrich Attachments’ custom-built bucket

A custom-built bucket by Ulrich Attachments is making life easier at The Bristol Port Company. CPN gets the lowdown.

A6.3m3 high tip bucket is the star of the show at Avonmouth and Royal Portbury Docks. The custom-built bucket by Ulrich Attachments was ordered by Lucy Ellis, project engineer (procurement) in order to solve a wasteful handling problem.

Ulrich national sales manager Emma Pierce explains: “We redesigned the 6.3m3 bucket for them to better suit the application and the material they are working with. The material is a finely ground maize powder, and they were finding they were losing a lot of material over the sides of the bucket.

“We looked at the design and went back with a solution but they needed to see the leading edge of the bucket for health and safety reasons. So, our design team worked closely with Lucy and myself to come up with a new design to meet these needs and they ordered the bucket based on this new design.”

Lucy adds: “The bucket was designed to allow maximum capacity with good visibility over the top. It was an adjustment from an original design sent and has performed well, with no issues.”

Lucy may have inherited Ulrich Attachments as a supplier from her predecessor but the relationship has gone from strength to strength, to such an extent that this year could be a record one for the partnership.

The Bristol Port Company has purchased 24 attachments from Ulrich in the past 10 years. Most of the buckets are the high tip highdischarge buckets designed for light material or stone re-handling into high sided trucks and hoppers. Ulrich has been at the forefront of the development of these, and at Bristol Port, they are complemented by a pusher blade designed to reduce areas where grain may become trapped or lost, ensuring the maximum grain stays in the store. The attachments are typically used across a range of front-end loaders.

Lucy adds: “I have continued to purchase Ulrich Attachments as we have had good performance from them and the price is competitive. I have also had good support technically and from the sales personnel. “We have used a mix of suppliers in the past and we do tender out work and review costs and design before making a decision. But our service contact at Ulrich, Drew, is very helpful, and we have had a positive experience overhaul with them.”

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