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Mining wheel loader Futura heel shrouds

Futura Heel Shrouds provide heavy-duty protection for the rear corner (heel) of mining wheel loader buckets. They shield the bucket heel from bottom abrasion, back-dragging, and high-load stress. Designed with more wear material than other brands, Futura loader heel shrouds prevent heel scalloping, stop structural thinning, and maintain bucket floor geometry through long, high-tonnage loading cycles.

Futura weld-on loader heel shrouds

Key Features

  • Protects bucket heel from sliding and point-impact abrasion
  • High-alloy cast steel shroud ensures slow, even wear rates
  • Reinforces heel structure against crushing and stress loads
  • Preserves bucket floor geometry for smooth material flow
  • Minimises bucket heel rebuilds in aggressive mining conditions
  • Suitable for large and ultra-class mining wheel loader buckets
  • Weld-on, bolt-on & mechanical Kwik-Lok heel shroud options
  • Multiple shroud sizes and thicknesses for varied heel profiles

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Futura weld-on loader heel shrouds
welded heel shrouds for mining wheel loader buckets
Esco kwik-lok heel shrouds
futura bolt on heel shrouds wheel loader

Specifications and sizes

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Shroud StylePart NumberAlternative PartWeight
Shroud StyleWeld-onPart NumberF60 HSAlternative PartES6697-2Weight53 lbs24 kgs
Shroud StyleWeld-onPart NumberF180 HSAlternative PartES6697-5Weight100 lbs45 kgs
Shroud StyleWeld-onPart NumberF300 HSAlternative PartES6697-7Weight149 lbs68 kgs
Shroud StyleWeld-onPart NumberF500 HSAlternative PartES6697-7Weight194 lbs88 kgs
Shroud StyleWeld-onPart NumberF800 HSAlternative PartPDE56250Weight258 lbs117 kgs
Shroud StylePart NumberAlternative PartWeight
Shroud StyleBolt-onPart NumberFWR312CAlternative PartES6697-2Weight57 lbs26 kgs
Shroud StyleBolt-onPart NumberFWR315BAlternative PartES6697-5Weight89 lbs41 kgs
Shroud StyleBolt-onPart NumberFWR317AAlternative PartES6697-7Weight187 lbs85 kgs
Shroud StyleBolt-onPart NumberFWR318AAlternative PartPDE56250Weight250 lbs114 kgs

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Heel shrouds guard the transition between the bucket base and side plates. The point where heavy rock loads pivot during digging, rolling, and back-dragging. This area experiences the highest compressive and sliding wear on mining wheel loader buckets.
Mining wheel loaders often reverse with a full bucket or back-drag to clean loading floors. Both actions funnel abrasive material across the heel, causing rapid thinning. Futura heel shrouds absorb that wear and prevent structural degradation.
Futura heel shrouds have up to 20% more wear material than other brands on the market which means they last longer and reduce bucket maintenance intervals. The Futura heel shroud range is vast, it includes: weld-on, bolt-on and mechanically attached heel shrouds (Esco Kwik-Lok style) are available in various styles, widths, and thicknesses.
Futura Heel Shrouds are designed for 80 to 200+ tonne class wheel loaders. They are typically fitted to rock buckets on Cat 990, 992, 993, 995; Komatsu WA700, WA800, WA900, WA1200, WE1350, WE1850, WE2350; and other similar models. For smaller wheel loaders, see our Quarry Loader Heel Shrouds and Construction Loader Heel Shrouds.
Yes. A stable bucket heel angle improves bucket floor support, material retention during carry, and smooth back-dragging. A protected heel helps maintain the bucket’s load-carry geometry.
Wear life varies by ore type, floor conditions, and cycle severity, but Futura heel shrouds typically match the service life of adjacent lip and wing protection when maintained as part of a balanced GET package.
Yes. Enstruc can supply custom radii, thicknesses, and wear profiles to match specific loader bucket shapes or site wear patterns.

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