Tilt bucket assembly for an excavator

A tilt bucket assembly for an excavator comprising:

• a bucket having:
• first and second coupling flanges spaced apart from each other, the first and second coupling flanges extending upwardly from a top wall of the bucket and extending laterally between first and second side plates of the bucket to define a compartment therebetween, the first coupling flange defining a front wall of the compartment and the second coupling flange defining a rear wall of the compartment, the first coupling flange having a first coupling flange aperture and the second coupling flange having a second coupling flange aperture aligned with the first coupling flange aperture;
• and
• a linkage assembly coupled to the bucket, the linkage assembly being configured to be releasably coupled to an arm of the excavator and to tilt the bucket relative to the arm of the excavator, the linkage assembly comprising:
• a top mount configured to be fixedly releasably coupled to the arm of the excavator;
• a shaft fixedly coupled to the top mount, the shaft being received in and extending between the first coupling flange aperture of the bucket and the second coupling flange aperture of the bucket such that the bucket is pivotally coupled to the shaft;
• a drive lug configured to be fixedly coupled to and depend from the shaft at a first position between the first and second coupling flanges of the bucket;
• and
• a linear actuator having a first end coupled to the top wall of the bucket and a second end fixedly coupled to the drive lug, the linear actuator being movable between a retracted position and an extended position to pivot the bucket about an axis of the shaft.