GSI Leg Head SectionBUCKET ELEVATORS

GSI’s Bucket Elevators are engineered to perform and built tough to provide years of reliable service. Whether your business is industrial or agricultural, whether your requirements are for receiving or unloading, pre-processing or post processing, count on GSI for your material handling needs.

Our line of Bucket Elevators are highly corrosion resistant and made with either a galvanized finish or a powder coat finish for lasting durability and superior appearance.

Head Section Features:

-Two piece hood for interior accessibility.
-Full radius contoured hood to minimize wear and improve material discharge flow.
-Pressure relief panels.
-Machined, UHMW shaft seals.
-Heavy-duty, crowned face, double disc drum pulley with SOFR (static conductive, oil resistant & fire retardant) lagging.
-Weather tight internal lip seal between head housing and hood to eliminate moisture problems.
-Bearing plates with vertical jack bolts for final installation alignment.
-Fully adjustable throat plate.
-Hinged pulley lagging service doors on both sides of head housing.
-Heavy-duty, double row, pillow block, roller bearings mounted externally.
Boot Section Features:
-Externally mounted pillow block bearings.
-Belt tension take-up screws utilizing corrosion resistant acme threaded rod.
-Machined, full length UHMW shaft seal at take-up plate bearing surface.
-Heavy-duty, crowned face, double disc drum pulley.
-Easy access cleanout doors on each end.
-Removable panel at boot top, between trunks, can be adapted to dust collection equipment.
-Standard boot construction of heavy gauge steel and bolted structural angle iron frame with vertical stiffeners.
-Standard belt tension take-up assembly utilizes corrosion resistant ACME threaded rods.
-Inspection window is located on both sides of boot.
Trunking Features:
-Galvanized 14 gauge steel bolted construction.
-Fixture welded, structural angle iron flanges are continuously welded on the outside and stitch welded on the inside.
-Maintenance friendly 10′ inspection section with 9′ long opening at both front and back can be removed at 3′ increments.  The inspection door can be located at 6 different locations for ultimate flexibility.
-Unique bolted tie angle design provides rigidity, squareness to trunking and is independent of flange bolts.
-Durable, SOFR (static conductive, oil resistant & fire retardant) rubber belting.
-Buckets are constructed of durable non-sparking polyethylene.

CHAIN CONVEYORS

GSI 12″, 14″, and 20″ En-Masse Chain Conveyors offer many features to maximize performance and reduce operation costs. For larger grain capacity requirements, GSI offers a 26″ and 32″ En-Masse Conveyor. These conveyors feature an extra heavy-duty construction and easy access to all vital hardware. All of GSI’s conveyors are highly corrosion resistant and come standard with a powder coat finish for lasting durability and superior appearance.

Tail Section Features:

-Extended mount flange bearings on 12″ & 14″ tall conveyors.  External mount pillow block bearings on 20″ tall conveyors.
-Heavy duty chain tension take-up system utilizing corrosion resistant acme threaded screws.
-Flame cut hardened steel sprockets.  Split hubs available.
-Maintenance friendly, bolted access to allow removal of shaft, sprocket, and bearings as an assembly.
-10 gauge housing on 12″ and 14″ tall conveyors, 7 gauge on 20″ conveyors.
-Tail shafts are turned ground and polished.

Head Section Features:

-Extended mount flange bearings on 12″ & 14″ tall conveyors.  External mount pillow block bearings on 20″ tall conveyors.
-Machined 1/4″ thick UHMW shaft seals.
-Flame cut hardened steel sprockets.  Split hubs available.
-Maintenance friendly, bolted access to allow removal of shaft, sprocket, and bearings as an assembly.
-10 gauge housing on 12″ and 14″ tall conveyors, 7 gauge on 20″ conveyors.
-Head shafts are turned ground and polished.

Trough Section Features:

-Dust and weather tight, heavy gauge, peaked covers on head, tail, and intermediate trough.
-Abrasion resistant steel wear liners with recessed fasteners for removal or replacement.
-Bolted removable bottom construction.
-Standard 10 gauge intermediate trough sides.
-Trough sections are fixture assembled for accurate alignment and ease of installation.
-Trough sections are flanged with structural angle to provide rigidity and accurate alignment.
-Standard roller chain engineered for each specific conveyor to maximize working load and expected life.
-UHMW flights prevent steel to steel contact.
-UHMW return rollers with shafts bolted to trough for easy maintenance and replacement are standard on 12″ to 14″ tall conveyors.
-Rail returns are standard on all 20″ tall conveyors.  Rails are lined with 1/4″ abrasion resistant steel and tapered end to end to minimize flight wear and maximize cleaning.  Rails overlap at flange connections for smooth operation.