Bucket Elevators

Bucket Elevators are equipped with some of today's most innovative features for maximum efficiency, performance, and ease of operation. Highly corrosion resistant and standard with a powder coat finish for lasting durability and superior appearance, GSI Bucket Elevators will provide years of reliable operation for a variety of grain delivery requirements. (Also available in galvanized constuction up to 40,000 BPH (1020 mth)

Bucket Elevator Head Section

• Two piece hood for interior accessibility.

• Full radius contoured hood to minimize wear and improve material discharge flow.

• Pressure relief panels and large service doors are located on both sides of the hood.

• Machined, UHMW shaft seals.

• Heavy duty crowned face double disc drum pulley with SOFR (static conductive, oil resistant and 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.

Boot Section
The gravity take-up (the structure at the top of the boot shown above) is optional and available on 42" and 48" elevators only.

• 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.

• Hinged boot inspection door on both sides.

• Heavy duty crown faced double disc drum pulley.

• Easy access cleanout doors on each end. Drop down design used on larger elevators.

• Removable panel at the top of the boot, 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.

Trunking

• 14 gauge steel huckbolt construction and heavy duty 10 gauge (3.41 mm) or 12 gauge (2.65 mm) steel with continuous butt weld seams to reduce corrosion from moisture and dust accumulation.

• Fixture welded, structural angle iron flanges are continuously welded on the outside and stitch welded on the inside.

• Maintenance friendly 10' (3048 mm) inspection section with 9' (2743.2 mm) long opening at both front and back. Front and back panels can be removed in 3' (914.4 mm) increments. Front removable panel with inspection door can be located in 6 different locations for ultimate flexibility.

• Durable non-conductive, SOFR (static conductive, oil resistant and fire retardant) rubber belting.

• Unique bolted across tie design provides rigidity, squareness to trunking and is independent of flange bolts. This design allows unassembled single trunking sections to be easily assembled into unitized sections complete with ladder and safety cage. Unitized sections can then be bolted together independent of cross ties thus minimizing erection time.

Roller Bearings
Heavy-duty, double row, pillow block, roller bearings mounted externally. (Optional fully split bearing shown)

Hinged Service Doors
Hinged service doors located on both sides of the head section provide convenient access. Doors are weather tight and flush with the head interior

Belt Tensioner
Standard belt tension take-up assembly utilizes corrosion resistant ACME threaded rods

Elevator Buckets
Standard buckets are constructed using durable non-sparking polyethylene. Optional steel, nylon or urethane buckets are also available.

Commercial/Industrial Bucket Elevator Options...

• Belt alignment and speed monitors.

• Trunking pressure relief vents.

• Vented buckets.

• Additional 1/4" (6.35 mm) expanded metal back urethane head housing and hood liners available on request.

• Galvanized head service and distributor service platforms.

• Ladder and safety cage with rest platforms.

• Winged self cleaning boot pulley.

• Bolt on boot shovel pocket (field installed)

• Boot inlet hopper (field installation required)

• Gravity take-ups with weight box available on 42" and 48" pulley models (weights not provided)

• Urethane lined head