Manufacturer
Tapco Inc. is the largest manufacturer of elevator buckets in North America with some 1 million buckets in stock. Agricultural buckets are made in three materials – polyethylene for general service, urethane for high abrasion such as pelletized feeds, and nylon for rough service applications. Standard styles include AA, AC, CC-HD, CC-XD, EuroBucket and Super EuroBucket. Tapco maintains an inventory of 15 million elevator bolts – stocked in carbon steel, zinc plated and stainless steel. Six styles are available: No. 1 Norway, No. 3 Eclipse, Fanged, Pointed Fanged Western 3-Prong, and Reference 70. Tapco also has a large inventory of abrasion resistant sheeting, drag flights and hanger bearings.