Like a joker in the pack – always the right card to play.
Environmental clean-up in the morning, laying bed prep in the afternoon, quarry material sorting in the evening. With the MB Crusher screening bucket, the work never stops – just changes tune.
You wouldn’t expect a kaolinite quarry in sunny Spain and the snowy slopes of the French Alps to have much in common. But they do share one smart solution: the MB Crusher padding bucket. Different materials, different challenges – one bit of kit. One tool, multiple tasks. The result? Greater efficiency, less waste, and more control.
Because let’s be honest – every site is asking the same question: “How can I do more with less?” Where there’s material to process, there’s an MB Crusher padding bucket ready to roll.
Spain: Where kaolin is no longer ran over
In one Spanish quarry, kaolinite – that chalky white mineral used in everything from porcelain to paper – used to be crushed under the tracks of excavators or smashed up with the bucket. Crude, inefficient, and costly. Now? It’s extracted, stored, dried, and processed with an MB-HDS323. The result: consistently high-quality material, neatly sorted and ready to go. Quicker, cleaner, and a whole lot smarter.
Meanwhile, high in the Alps…
Ski resorts don’t just come alive when the snow falls – they’re hard at work even in the off-season. On one French mountainside, a team laying pipes for snowmaking systems faced a logistical nightmare: how do you refill a trench in a remote spot without hauling materials in and out at great cost (and environmental impact)?
The solution? An MB-HDS320, mounted on a CAT320, screened and prepped excavated material on site – then reused it to fill the trench. Uniform, ready-to-use backfill in minutes. No transport, no fuss. And the mountain kept its peace.
Two sites. Two seasons. One machine.
The common denominator? That ingenious shaft system.
MB’s patented design lets you swap rotors in minutes – right there on site. No need to pop down to the workshop. It’s as simple as changing TV channels. One moment it’s soil. The next? Sand. Then glass, then green waste. That’s versatility with a capital V.
In France, at ENEDIS AUVERGNE’s power line construction sites, a padding bucket helps separate spoil from reusable backfill, all while ensuring only top-grade soil goes near the cables. Normally this means trips to the tip, buying in fresh materials – the usual faff. Here, it’s all done on site. Quicker. Cheaper.
In Germany, on the island of Sylt – a protected area with tricky access and tight environmental rules – an MB-HDS320 made it possible to screen sand, peat and soil on location. No need to ship it off to the mainland for processing. Every journey saved means money saved – and less impact on delicate landscapes
Real versatility? It’s hanging off your excavator arm.
That’s what the MB-HDS line is all about. Equipment that adapts to your site – not the other way round. Wet or dry, soft or tough, urban or rural. From compact backhoes to beastly excavators, MB Crusher has 13 models – and every one can handle shaft swaps in minutes. This year, the range just got bigger:
MB-HDS407 – a nimble, ultra-compact padding bucket for 3.5 to 9 ton excavators and backhoes. Lightweight, precise, and perfect in tight spots. MB-HDS533 – the heavyweight champion: a 3.4-metre-wide powerhouse for 50 to 80 ton excavators. Made for big jobs and difficult materials.
The Future’s Already Here
From Spanish quarries to Alpine peaks, from backfilled trenches to underground cables, MB Crusher’s padding bucket are changing the game.
No longer “a machine for every job” – now it’s “one machine for all jobs.”
