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 • Horsepower
• Spillage • Abrasion
• Space • Maintenance
• Storage • Housekeeping
• Wear • Performance
• Corrosion • Air pollution
• Reliability • Etc.

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 Model G
En-Masse Conveyor

• Conveys a wide
variety of free
flowing bulk
material.

• Horizontal to
15º incline

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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

Flight return assemblies

are capped with 1/4” x 4” 380
Heavy duty chains. Brinell wear bars for extended life.
Size is selected to satisfy
The requirements of
each application.
UHMW Flights
For quiet operation, long life, smooth,
cushioned starts (even under full load),
and minimum replacement costs

10 gauge (2.66 mm)

Standard housing

Replaceable abrasion resistant liners

Bolted abrasion resistant bottom

Heavy duty
Center pull
Hinged Inspection Door Agosto 2005 take-ups 6
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 Model G Head Section
Inspection Door Hinged Relief
Door With
Limit Switch
Bolt on Cover Bracket

Head Shaft
Extended Heavy Duty
For Drive
Long Life
Mounting
Pillow Block
Roller Bearings

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 Model G Tail Section
Large Removable Bolt On Cover
Hinged Allowing shaft and sprocket
Assembly to be
Relief Door hoisted out vertically.

Heavy Duty
Roller Bearing

Heavy Duty
Center Pull Tail Shaft
Take-Up Frame

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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
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• 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. When the pin shoulder has been grinded
This may allow easier installation but will cause the down it allows movement inside the pinhole
Chain link to wear down at an accelerated rate. on the link, which wears down the inside of
that pinhole.

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 Mr. Mark’s Maintenance Tips
Sprocket Replacement

Past Replacement
Excellent Time to Replace 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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Questions?

THANKS!

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