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Heavy Duty Quarry Bucket
and GET Options
For Cat ® 980G/988F/990/992D
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• A complete system of Ground Engaging
Tools and a job-matched bucket,
specifically designed for the toughest
quarry, aggregates and mining applications.
• Increased wear material for longer life and
greater strength.
• Increased protection for reduced downtime
and lower repair costs.
GROUND ENGAGING TOOLS

Heavy Duty
Shouldered
Adapters
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Heavy Duty Long life
Key Benefits*
• More protection.
• More strength.
• More wear material.
More Protection
• Shoulder protects the rear of the bucket tip
pocket wall, preventing impact which can drive
the bucket tip forward into the pin causing pin
bending or breaking.
More Strength
• Two-strap design with thicker, wider strap
profile to add strength.
• Larger weld groove for easier welding making
stronger and better welds.
*See data sheet “Cat Heavy Duty Rock Bucket Adapters” (PEHP5025) for
additional information.
More Wear Material
• Thicker straps add 24-40% more wear material
than standard adapters for more adapter life and
increased segment and tip protection.
Two Adapter Options:
Heavy Duty (HD)
• Bottom strap thickness is matched to the
thickness of the Heavy Duty Half-Arrow
Segment for a smoother material flow.
• Available for 980, 988, 990 and 992 machines.
Heavy Duty Long Life (HDLL) with A.R.M.
• Extremely hard Abrasion Resistant Material
(A.R.M.) retards wear.
• A.R.M. is placed in special grooves to protect it
from impact and allows use in more applications.
• Should not be used in extremely high
impact applications.
• Available for 980, 988, 990 and 992 machines.
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Heavy Duty Long Life Adapter
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Standard Adapter

G R O U N D E N G A G I N G T O O L S
Cat Operating Tip:
Install HDLL Tips
“Upside Down.”
When putting HDLL
tips on adapters, it’s
important to place the
self-sharpening cavity
(the side with the
most A.R.M.) down.
This is opposite of
how bucket tips are
normally positioned.
Heavy Duty
Tips
Heavy Duty Long
Heavy Duty Abrasion
Heavy Duty Long Life
(with A.R.M.)
Key Benefits*
Three heavy-duty tip options offer different
combinations of strength, wear life and penetration
to best fit your job needs. Available for 980, 988,
990 and 992 machines.
Heavy Duty Long (HDL)
• For use in general loading and excavation work.
Heavy Duty Abrasion (HDA)
• Has added wear material for extended life in
abrasive materials such as sand and gravel.
Strength
Penetration
Wear Material
*See data sheet “Caterpillar Bucket Tips and Adapters” (PEHP9011-05)
for additional information and options.
Heavy Duty Long Life (HDLL)
with A.R.M.**
• Provides up to five times more wear life
than HDL tips.
• Bottom A.R.M. increases life of the tip front
and back pocket areas.
• Thin strip of A.R.M. on top creates a wear pattern
that provides better penetration as it wears.
• Should not be used in extremely high
impact applications.
HDL vs HDA vs HDLL Bucket Tips
Cost Per Hour Comparison 1
Price Wear Life Cost/Hour
Index Index Index
HDL 100 100 100
HDA 120 to 139 150 80 to 93
HDLL 180 300 to 500 60 to 36
1 Example uses index numbers based upon actual price relationships and
customer usage results. (In applications where tips are completely worn).
**See data sheet “Caterpillar Heavy Duty Long Life Bucket Tips” (PEDP3075)
for additional information.

Heavy Duty Tip Retention
System
Key Benefits*
Heavy Duty Tip Retention System has
eliminated pin walking in customer applications.
Available for 980, 988, 990 and 992 machines.
Two-Coil Retainer
• Two-coil retainer grips the pin much tighter
than standard retainers.
• Stops retainer rotation and keeps abrasives
from causing pin/retainer wear.
• Will not spread when subjected to side loads.
Designed for Easy Installation
• Ivory-colored plastic holder helps align the
pin and retainer during installation to assure
maximum clamping force and prevent possible
retainer damage.
• Ivory-colored holder cues installer to
use Heavy Duty Pins only with Heavy
Duty Retainers.
• Heavy Duty Pins are chamfered on both ends
to allow installation from either side, so they
can be installed easily...even on machines
where space between bucket tips is tight.
*See data sheet “Caterpillar Tip Retention System” (PEHP4035-01) for
additional information.

G R O U N D E N G A G I N G T O O L S
Standard Flat Segments
Heavy Duty Flat Segment
Heavy Duty Half-Arrow Segments
Heavy Duty Edge
Segments
Key Benefits
Designed to allow choices between more wear
material, protection, strength and penetration.
Heavy Duty Flat Segments
• Heavy Duty Flat Segments are thicker than
standard segments for longer wear life.
• Made of tough, through-hardened DH-2 steel.
• Lowest cost per hour when both wear surfaces
can be used.
Heavy Duty Half-Arrow Segments*
• Half-Arrow profile with self-sharpening cavities
on the outer forward areas improves penetration.
*See data sheet “Rock Bucket Options – Half-Arrow Segments”
(PEHP5036) for additional information.
• Provides bevel and leading edge protection for
extended base edge life.
• Forward protrusion and thicker center
cross-section combats
scalloping and increases
segment life.
• Segments match the strap thickness of Cat
Heavy Duty Adapters producing a smooth floor
capability which helps prevent tire damage.
• Lowest cost per hour when only one flat
segment wear surface can be used.
• Available for 980G, 988B, 988F, 990, and
992D machines.

Heavy Duty Quarry Bucket
System*
Key Benefits
Cat Heavy Duty Quarry Buckets offer superior protection,
durability and performance. Specifically designed
for quarry, aggregates and mining operations, these
buckets are factory-modified with additional protection.
Heavy-duty Cat GET components are designed to reduce
down time and bucket-related operating cost to help you
get the most from your machines. Each protection item
and component was carefully chosen in response to
customer requests for a bucket that delivers maximum
strength, durability and wear life in high impact/high
abrasion conditions.
The Heavy Duty Quarry Bucket should only be used in
material densities of 2700 pounds per cubic yard or less
due to increased bucket weight.
Upsized Base Edge and Adapters 1
Standard HD Quarry
Base Edge Adapter Base Edge Adapter
Machine Thickness Size Thickness Size
980G 45 mm (1.75") J400 50 mm (2.00") J460
988F 50 mm (2.00") J460 63 mm (2.50") J550
990 63 mm (2.50") J550 63 mm (2.50") J550
992D 63 mm (2.50") J550 70 mm (2.75") J600
1 Base Edge and Adapters: Except for 990 buckets the base edge and
adapters are upsized for greater strength.
Inner Side Wear Plate
One piece inner side wear plate matches thickness of
outer upper side wear plate. Provides protection to
lower half of inner side plate.
Heavy Duty Adapters
Interior adapters feature new shouldered design which
provides greater strength, protection and wear life.
Bottom strap thickness is matched to the thickness
of the Heavy Duty Half-Arrow Segment for smoother
material flow.
*See “The Best Tools in the Trade” (PEDP4015-02) for other bucket and
GET options.
Liner
Adds strength and extends overall
bucket life. The base edge is raised
to match the liner’s height and
provide a smooth working surface.
Heavy Duty
Long Tip
or
Heavy Duty
Abrasion Tip
or
Heavy Duty
Long Life Tip
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Heavy Duty Half-
Arrow Segment
or
Heavy Duty
Flat Segment
or
Standard Flat
Segment

G R O U N D E N G A G I N G T O O L S
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Heavy Duty Long Life
(A.R.M.) Corner Adapters
Shouldered corner adapters use Abrasion Resistant
Material (A.R.M.) to increase wear resistance.
Because corner adapters are subjected to higher wear
rates, A.R.M. is used to extend corner adapter life.
Base Edge Wear Plates
Wear plates offer enhanced protection to the
base edge. Bolt holes accept bolt-on wear
plates for complete edge protection and
extended base edge life. Base edge wear
plates cover the bottom area of the base
edge not protected by segments.
Heavy Duty Rear Wear Plates
Bolt-on thicker rear wear plates to
extend life.
Hinge Bracket Wear Plates
Weld-on wear plates protect the lower
heel of the hinge bracket assembly during
bucket loading for longer bracket life.
Dual Sidebar Protectors
Sidebars are drilled to accept dual
sidebar protectors. Cat Modulok
Sidebar Protectors can be stacked
to cover wear patterns that extend
above a single protector. Single
or dual sidebar protectors can be
used to match the wear conditions
of the application.
Outer Upper Side Wear Plate
Upper side wear plates combat the wear
that occurs on bucket side plates in high
impact/abrasion conditions. Because
wear on the upper areas of the bucket is
less severe, these plates are thinner than
the lower side wear plates to save weight.
Outer Lower Side Wear Plate
Lower side wear plates are thicker than
the upper side wear plates. These thicker
plates handle the greater wear which
occurs on the lower quarter of the bucket
sides in tough quarry, aggregates and
mining operations.
Outer Skid Plates
Skid plates on the outer bottom areas
of the bucket shield high wear areas at
and just behind the bucket’s corners.
They also add corner strength. Skid
plates protrude past the outside of the
bucket side plates to protect the side
plate welds.

PEHP5041
GET Specialists
Your Cat Dealer is an expert
on Ground Engaging Tools.
He has in-depth information and
knowledge that you can draw on
to choose the appropriate GET
for your applications. He can
also show you how to use and
maintain all your GET for
maximum productivity and
lowest operating costs.
Caterpillar GET Warranty
Caterpillar warrants
most Ground Engaging
Tools against breakage
during normal operation. If a Cat
Ground Engaging Tool breaks,
Caterpillar will replace it at no
charge. See your Cat Dealer for
complete warranty details.
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