VSE TORNADO: A New Line of Screening Buckets for Soil Cleaning and Aeration, Even in Damp Situations

• Simex introduces the VSE TORNADO screening buckets tailored for light-duty excavators in landscaping, gardening, and urban jobsites.

• The buckets feature a patented three-shaft star-shaped element design that enhances material swirling and works effectively even with damp soil.

• Designed for excavators from 1.5 to 10 tons, they enable on-site soil cleaning, aeration, and preparation, reducing waste and disposal costs.

• An innovative quick-change system allows easy replacement of shafts or screening elements, minimizing downtime and improving operational efficiency.

Simex expands the horizons of screening by launching a new line of screening buckets for excavators designed for light-duty applications such as landscaping, green area maintenance, gardening, and small urban jobsites—where maneuvering space is limited and compact dimensions are essential.

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The VSE TORNADO screening buckets are engineered to separate materials of different sizes directly on-site, even with the presence of moisture. The new three-shaft configuration with star-shaped elements enhances material swirling, optimizing processing efficiency and improving overall productivity.

Designed for mini and midi excavators from 1.5 to 10 tons, the TORNADO range is ideal for cleaning soil from debris, stones, and gravel, as well as for compost aeration. It is also perfectly suiteìable for preparing bedding layers and covering underground utilities and pipelines.

This makes it possible to screen, reduce, clean, and aerate organic waste and soil in a single bucket load—accelerating the composting process and producing screened material with an ideal particle size for green area restoration and subsequent planting. The minimized waste volume also helps reduce disposal and transport costs to specialized facilities.

The VSE TORNADO buckets feature an innovative quick-change system for replacing the entire shaft or individual screening elements—a Simex patented technology. This solution allows for quick and easy maintenance directly on-site, minimizing downtime and ensuring continuous operation and higher efficiency.

The standard output particle size is 0–20 mm, however, by adjusting the spacers, it can be reduced to 0–10 mm or increased to 0–30 mm, depending on application needs and site requirements.

Depending on the material type, the bucket can be equipped with polyurethane tools, ideal for wet or sandy soils and for preserving the integrity of the screened material, or with steel tools, recommended for heavier-duty applications and abrasive materials.

Commenting on the development of the new line, Nicola Sisti, R&D Project Engineer at Simex and head of the company’s screening bucket division, stated:

“Simex has been investing in screening buckets for years, though the focus has traditionally been on recovering heavy aggregate materials from demolition and crushing. In recent years, however, the market has increasingly expressed the need for on-site soil cleaning and recovery. I’m referring to urban green maintenance, compost aeration, gardening, and small private worksites. The goal is to clean the soil from stones and debris, avoiding total disposal in landfills and reusing directly on-site a valuable soil suitable for planting.”

Sisti concludes:

“This approach aims at reducing disposal costs and help private users save on the purchase of new soil,” perfectly in line with Simex’s philosophy of promoting sustainable and cost-effective solutions for industry professionals.