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Bucket Conversion to ESCO SV2 Teeth

Fortus was recently approached by a mining contractor to provide an effective solution to a recurring issue they were facing of point loss on their ZX890 buckets. The machines were operating in highl...

Cutting Blades - Threaded bolt blades

Fortus not only supply your traditional cutting blades with a bolt on system to fit the blade to the bucket, but also a unique cutting blade with threaded bolt holes to improve safety, performance an...

New 86mm Bolt-on Segment

Fortus foundry and engineering partnerships span the globe and its these partnerships and ongoing customer feedback which has allowed us to continually develop & improve our parts to provide enhanced...

ESCO Super V Series Bucket Teeth Conversion

Fortus recently undertook a replacement of bucket teeth for a customer located in Western Australia’s Southwest region. Operating a Hitachi ZX470LC Excavator in some demanding terrain, our customer w...

Fortus Kalgoorlie Branch Now OPEN for Business

We’re excited to announce that our new branch in Kalgoorlie is now open for business. Located at 1 William Street in West Kalgoorlie, the new branch will endeavour to further improve our service and ...

Wear Protection for your machine bucket

Fortus wear protection parts  play an important role in protecting the most important parts of your machine bucket from the impact and stress of operating in applications from excavating sand and gra...

The End of Lug Wear is Here

Any machine with moving pivots will inevitably experience lug wear. The most common occurring to machines in applications such as mining and construction, where they are subjected to heavy loads and ...

What to look for when trying to decide which bucket tooth, adapter or shank to attach to your machine bucket

When choosing bucket teeth for your earthmoving and construction machine, the first thing you need to determine is what is it made from?  There are 3 main materials used in the construction of Bucket...

Avoid the need for lancing worn pivot pins on your CAT D11 Dozer with the Expander Pin System

The CAT D11 Dozer is a large machine designed to absorb high impact shock loads and twisting forces which can occur in severe dozing and ripping applications. As a result, the various pivot pins on t...

How to Install CAT Bucket Teeth

Installing CAT J Series Bucket Teeth CAT J Series bucket teeth are a pivotal component of your loader or excavator and proper installation will ensure the maximum digging performance of your earth-mo...