An excavator bucket including: a first side plate; a second side plate spaced apart from the first side plate; a support plate extending between and welded to the first side plate and the second side plate; a wrapper having an upper edge, a first side edge, a second side edge, and a curved heel portion, wherein the upper edge is welded to the support plate, the first side edge is welded to the first side plate, and the second side edge is welded to the second side plate; a first torque tube portion welded to the first side plate and the support plate; a second torque tube portion welded to the second side plate and the support plate; and an integrally cast hinge assembly positioned between and welded to the first torque tube portion and the second torque tube portion, wherein the hinge assembly comprises: a first hinge plate having a thickness and including a generally planar first outer surface and a generally planar first inner surface opposite the outer surface; a second hinge plate spaced apart from the first hinge plate, having a thickness and including a generally planar second outer surface and a generally planar second inner surface opposite the second outer surface; and a third torque tube portion extending between the first hinge plate and the second hinge plate, wherein: the first hinge plate is weldlessly connected to the third torque tube portion and the second hinge plate is weldlessly connected to the third torque tube portion; and characterised in that the first torque tube portion is welded to the first outer surface of the first hinge plate and the second torque tube portion is welded to the second outer surface of the second hinge plate. a first side plate; a second side plate spaced apart from the first side plate; a support plate extending between and welded to the first side plate and the second side plate; a wrapper having an upper edge, a first side edge, a second side edge, and a curved heel portion, wherein the upper edge is welded to the support plate, the first side edge is welded to the first side plate, and the second side edge is welded to the second side plate; a first torque tube portion welded to the first side plate and the support plate; a second torque tube portion welded to the second side plate and the support plate; and an integrally cast hinge assembly positioned between and welded to the first torque tube portion and the second torque tube portion, wherein the hinge assembly comprises: a first hinge plate having a thickness and including a generally planar first outer surface and a generally planar first inner surface opposite the outer surface; a second hinge plate spaced apart from the first hinge plate, having a thickness and including a generally planar second outer surface and a generally planar second inner surface opposite the second outer surface; and a third torque tube portion extending between the first hinge plate and the second hinge plate, wherein: the first hinge plate is weldlessly connected to the third torque tube portion and the second hinge plate is weldlessly connected to the third torque tube portion; and characterised in that the first torque tube portion is welded to the first outer surface of the first hinge plate and the second torque tube portion is welded to the second outer surface of the second hinge plate. a first hinge plate having a thickness and including a generally planar first outer surface and a generally planar first inner surface opposite the outer surface; a second hinge plate spaced apart from the first hinge plate, having a thickness and including a generally planar second outer surface and a generally planar second inner surface opposite the second outer surface; and a third torque tube portion extending between the first hinge plate and the second hinge plate, wherein: the first hinge plate is weldlessly connected to the third torque tube portion and the second hinge plate is weldlessly connected to the third torque tube portion; and characterised in that the first torque tube portion is welded to the first outer surface of the first hinge plate and the second torque tube portion is welded to the second outer surface of the second hinge plate. the first hinge plate is weldlessly connected to the third torque tube portion and the second hinge plate is weldlessly connected to the third torque tube portion; and characterised in that the first torque tube portion is welded to the first outer surface of the first hinge plate and the second torque tube portion is welded to the second outer surface of the second hinge plate.