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Bucket Elevators

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Overview
This document outlines the specifications and features of Sukup's bucket elevators and conveyors, including support towers and distributors. It emphasizes the construction, design, and operational benefits tailored to customer needs.
Bucket Elevators
  • Design and Construction: Features include a low-impact head design, split-style hood for easy access, and dual screw motor mount for alignment and tensioning. Additional features are an adjustable throat wiper, bearing jack bolts, and moisture/dust control.
  • Structural Features: Built with squaring plates and alignment pins for easy assembly, a heavy welded frame, and dust/weather-tight protection. Large access and clean-out doors are included.
  • Optional Features: Options include turned, ground, and polished shafts, various bucket materials, and different bearing types. Pressure relief doors and winged pulleys enhance safety and efficiency.
Conveyors
  • Drag Conveyors: Constructed with 11-gauge sides and 7-gauge bottoms, available in galvanized construction. Features include heavy-duty bearing mounts and optional abrasion-resistant liners.
  • Hy-Flight Conveyors: Similar to drag conveyors with additional features like a bolted tongue to prevent sagging and modular curve sections for installation flexibility.
  • Standard Features: Both conveyor types include removable bearing, sprocket, and shaft units for easy maintenance, pre-assembled chains and paddles, and abrasion-resistant liners.
Specifications
  • Bucket Elevator Specifications: Tables provide details on pulley diameter, capacity, head and boot gauge, shaft size, and trunking dimensions.
  • Conveyor Specifications: Details on capacities, dimensions, and construction materials for various models, with options for bend and incline sections to increase discharge height.
Additional Features
  • Options for valving, distributors, motion sensors, and various safety and efficiency enhancements are included.
  • Emphasizes ease of assembly and maintenance with features like squaring plates and alignment pins, and pre-assembled components.
Hy-Flight Conveyor Specifications
Detailed specifications for Hy-Flight Conveyor models, including dimensions and capacities. Key models include HF1617, HF2117, HF2121, HF2721, HF3321, and HF3325, with specific measurements for bypass inlets and hopper sizes. Available in lengths of 3', 4', 6', 8', and 10', with options for curved and straight inclines.
Sukup Distributors
New distributors feature a 45° wing-back design, heavy-duty galvanized construction, and are dust and weather tight. They include a dense bristle brush seal, top and bottom bearings for smooth operation, and a positive locking system for precise spout positioning. Discharge stubs are made from abrasion-resistant steel, and the internal spout is bolted for easy replacement.
Support Towers
Designed to support bucket elevators and other equipment, featuring a powder-coated finish, heavy-duty bolted construction, and available in 20’ and 10’ sections. Optional features include access bracing, catwalk support beams, stairs, platforms, and a ladder and cage system.
General Information
Specifications are provided as estimates and not as warranties. Sukup Manufacturing Co. reserves the right to make changes to improve products. Contact information for further inquiries is provided.
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Bucket Elevators and Conveyors Bucket Elevators Drag & Hy-Flight Conveyors Distributors Support Towers

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Bucket Elevat Head n Low-impact head design n Split-style hood allows for easy interior accessibility n Lifting eyes are located on the hood of the elevator to ease hood assembly and removal n Motor mount’s dual screw adjustment allows you to align motor and belt for longer life. Allows proper belt tensioning while maintaining correct reducer torque arm angle. n Adjustable throat wiper n Bearing jack bolts for easy belt alignment n Interior lip to keep moisture out and dust in n Expanded metal-back urethane standard on 36” and larger n Tapered bushing at pulley to eliminate lateral movement n...

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tors... Built to your Specifications Standard Features n Turned, Ground, and Polished Shaft Sukup utilizes a 1045, turned, ground, and polished (TG&P) shaft that allows your entire elevator to run smoothly. n Buckets We use high-density, non-sparking, polyethylene buckets. Nylon, Urethane, and Steel buckets are optional when using highly abrasive materials. Vented buckets are also available. n Bearings Ball Bearings come standard on head shaft sizes 3 7/16” and smaller. Sukup utilizes Roller Bearings for head shaft sizes 3 15/16” and larger. Roller Bearings are optional on all smaller bucket...

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Customized Conve Drag Conveyors Drag Conveyor Construction n 11-gauge sides come standard on 9”, 13” and 17” head and tail sections. 7-gauge sides come standard on 21” and 25” head and tail sections. All conveyor bodies utilize 11-gauge sides. Conveyor tops are 14-gauge construction. Conveyor bottoms come standard as 7-gauge construction. n All standard conveyors are galvanized construction. n Heavy-duty bearing mounts come in 1/4” or 3/8” construction. n Optional abrasion-resistant liners on sides include 10-gauge, 3/16” and 1/ ”. Bottoms include 3/ ”, 1/ ” and 4 16 4 3/ ” thickness. Abrasion-resistant...

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yors - Now That’s a Solution Hy-Flight Conveyors Hy-Flight Conveyor Construction n Bolted “tongue” to prevent return panel from sagging. n Optional abrasion-resistant liners on sides include 10-gauge, 3/16”, and 1/4”. Bottoms include 3/16”, 1/4”, and 3/8” thickness. Abrasionresistant bottoms are painted. n Heavy-duty bearing mounts come in 1/4” or 3/ ” construction. 8 n 11-gauge sides come standard on 13” and 17” head sections. 7-gauge sides come standard on 21” and 25” head sections. All conveyor bodies utilize 11-gauge sides. Conveyor tops are 14-gauge construction. Conveyor bottoms come standard...

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Hood Gauge Boot Shaft* Boot Gauge Trunking Gauge Trunking Size Head Gauge Pulley Diameter Head Shaft* Standard Sections

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Drag Conveyor Specifications tors... Built to your Specifications Overall Length K* Inlet Standard Intermediate Section 9'-9" Intermediate Cross Section Inlet to outlet length (center to center) * Contact Sukup Manufacturing Co. for dimensional information on other styles of inlets. ** Estimates only. Contact Sukup Manufaturing Co. for actual dimensions. Capacities Bu/Hr Inside Inside Overall Head Discharge Tail Head Min. Inlet Inlet Min. Min. Width Height Width Height Opening Length Length Distance Length Length Length 100 FPM 125 FPM 150 FPM 180 FPM A B C D E F G H** K* L ** M**

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Hy-Flight Conveyor Specifications 100 FPM Capacities Bu/Hr Intermediate Cross Section Intermediate Section Curved Incline By-Pass Hopper Wide By-Pass Hopper By-Pass w/ Drive-Over Grating By-Pass Inlets Available Lengths of 3’, and 4’ Wide By-Pass Hopper Available in base Lengths of 6’, 8’, and 10’*

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NEW - Sukup Distributors Distributors n 45° wing-back design; heavy-duty, galvanized compact construction; dust and weather tight to reduce contamination. n Dense, bristle brush seal to minimize product build-up inside the distributor and leakage of product into adjacent bins. n Top and bottom bearing for smooth, easy operation n Positive locking system for precise spout positioning n Discharge stubs manufactured from 10 ga abrasion resistant steel n Hinged door for inspection and maintenance n Internal spout bolted for easy parts replacement. Optional: lined with ¼” EMB urethane n Standard cable...

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New - Sukup Support Towers Leg Support Towers Sukup leg support towers are an excellent choice for supporting bucket elevators. Towers eliminate the need for guying cables that clutter your facility and eat up valuable real estate. In addition to providing the vertical support for the elevator legs, the towers can be designed to support bulk weighers, cleaners, and distributors – either inside or outside the tower. Standard Features n Powder-coated finish; optional hotdipped galvanized n Heavy duty bolted construction; knock-down design for economical shipping n Modules available in 20’ and 10’...

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