In construction, bucket excavators are commonly used. The reverse bucket digger is often used to dig deeper foundation holes than the natural ground, the machine works effectively when standing a excavation site dumping on the shore or dumping on common transport vehicles.

Because when excavating the excavator, it must land in the farthest position from the center of the machine, unlike the excavator that starts digging in the closest position, so the bucket digger usually has a small bucket capacity. much smaller than the digger with the same capacity. The popular type of excavator used in construction has a bucket capacity of about 0.15-0.5 m³

However, the reverse bucket digger is not only used to dig deeper holes than the vertical machine, but it can also excavate the ground at a height higher than the standing machine. Although the digging bucket capacity of the excavator is much smaller than the many excavated excavators, the reverse bucket excavator can be more versatile than the dug excavator. At the same time, due to the digging structure is convenient for creating fulcrum for the machine, (need and drilling bucket as a solid fifth leg, in addition to 4-wheel or crawler), help the machine to work on all terrain. When there is a problem such as losing balance, turning the machine into a digging hole or bogged down, it is possible to use a digging bucket to support the supporting column to rescue the machine itself. Reverse crawler excavator can also operate on all terrain even on soft ground.

The reverse bucket excavator works on all terrain