Abstract: A bucket and bucket rigging assembly including a central hoist trunnion attached to the bucket, and only one hoist chain coupled to central hoist trunnion. The bucket and bucket rigging assembly also includes a trunnion link attached to the central hoist trunnion, and wherein the one hoist chain is attached to the trunnion link. The rigging assembly includes spaced apart first and second hoist sockets, a hoist chain, a link including a two ends and a central section, a first hoist clevis for pivotally attaching the first hoist socket to one link end and a second hoist clevis for pivotally attaching the second hoist socket to the other link end, and a third hoist clevis for pivotally attaching the hoist chain to the link central section.