conveyor systems that deliver!

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Drag Conveyor Maintenance

Mark Cloud Tramco Inc.

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Drag Conveyors En-Masse Conveyors

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The Every Day New Challenges… • Contamination • Spillage • Space • Storage • Wear • Corrosion • Reliability

• Horsepower • Abrasion • Maintenance • Housekeeping • Performance • Air pollution • Etc.

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Model G En-Masse Conveyor

• Horizontal to 15º incline

• Conveys a wide variety of free flowing bulk

material.

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Bulk-Flo

• Horizontal to Incline, L-Path, S-Path, and Loop Designs

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Model G – Fully Assembled with Covers Removed

UHMW Flights For quiet operation, long life, smooth,

cushioned starts (even under full load), and minimum replacement costs

Heavy duty chains. Size is selected to satisfy

The requirements of each application.

Flight return assemblies are capped with 1/4” x 4” 380

Brinell wear bars for extended life.

Heavy duty Center pull take-ups

Bolted abrasion resistant bottom

Replaceable abrasion resistant liners

10 gauge (2.66 mm) Standard housing

Hinged Inspection Door

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Model G Head Section

Inspection Door

Bolt on Cover

Head Shaft Extended For Drive Mounting

Hinged Relief Door With

Limit Switch Bracket

Heavy Duty Long Life

Pillow Block Roller Bearings

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Model G Tail Section Large Removable Bolt On Cover

Allowing shaft and sprocket Assembly to be

hoisted out vertically.

Hinged Relief Door

Heavy Duty Roller Bearing

Heavy Duty Center Pull

Take-Up Frame Tail Shaft

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Advantages & Disadvantages of Chain Conveyors

• Totally Enclosed. Dust & Weather Tight

• Multiple Inlets & Multiple Discharges

• Discharges Can Be Automated

• Low Maintenance when used appropriately and per design

• Can Be Inclined Up To 90 Degrees

• Can Be Reversed

• Has The Highest Initial Investment

• Larger Horsepower Than Belt Conveyors & Bucket Elevators But Lower Than Screw Type Conveyors

• Shorter Length Than Belt Conveyors

• Are Not Manufactured Under CEMA Standards

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Products to be Handled in Chain Conveyors

• Corn Products (Whole, Meal, Bran, Feed, Gluten, Fiber) • Cottonseed Products (Delinted, Meats, Hulls, Cake, Meal) • Linseed and Flaxseed Products (Cake, Screenings, Meal) • Peanut Products (Shelled, Unshelled, Meal) • Soybeans Products (Whole, Meal, Flakes, Hulls) • All Other Grains (Rice,Sorghum,Wheat,etc.) • Others (Coal, Salt, Cement, Coke, Fertilizer, Wood Chips, Fiber

etc.)

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Chain Assembly Direction & Return Cups

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Hold Down Assembly

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Scoop Plate Assembly

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G-Model Inlets

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Bypass Inlets

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Intermediate Discharge Flange

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Intermediate Gates

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“C” Style Vs. “L” Style Gates

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Intermediate Gates - Manual

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Intermediate Gate - Motorized

¾ HP or 2 HP Dodge TiGear Gear Motor

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Intermediate Gate - Air

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Pneumatic Gate Air Cylinder and Solenoid Valve

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Slack Chain Detector

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Head and Tail Seals

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G-Model Two Way Assembly

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Recycling Head Assembly

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Reloading Head Section

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Sprocket and Chain

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Relief Tooth Sprocket

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Ceramic Tile

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Mr. Mark’s Maintenance Tips

Chain Tension

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Mr. Mark’s Maintenance Tips

Chain Failure is Predictable

When measuring 10 links of 6” pitch:

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Mr. Mark’s Maintenance Tips

Do Not Grind Chain Pins • The shoulder is in good condition on this pin. It is needed so that the pin can be pressed into the side bar.

• The shoulder on this pin has been grinded down. This may allow easier installation but will cause the Chain link to wear down at an accelerated rate.

When the pin shoulder has been grinded down it allows movement inside the pinhole on the link, which wears down the inside of that pinhole.

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Mr. Mark’s Maintenance Tips

Sprocket Replacement

Excellent Time to Replace Past Replacement

Possibly wearing down chain

When Sprocket is worn or hooked from 3/16” to 1/4”, it is very important to avoid irreversible harm to the barrel of the chain. As Tramco sprockets are symmetrically

made, after you wear off one side of the tooth, you can turn it over and wear the other side.

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Mr. Mark’s Maintenance Tips

Squaring the Steel Shaft

• In order to get the maximum life from your tail bearings it is extremely important that the tail shaft is adjusted in its final position completely square with the flange on the intermediate box. • When the bearing is under misalignment early failure is possible. That is why it is very important to square the steel shaft when adjusting proper chain tension.

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