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Because of the conveyor chain, the system must run in a straight
line between the sprocket corners. Although a number of functions
can be provided for, the straight-line requirement remains
constant.
The Pump can be installed vertically, in a new system, or
may be installed on a slant, where pre-existing bins are being
incorporated into an upgraded system. To see a variety of
potential layouts, see
the grain system layouts.
Grain exits the system through a manual or electric switch-controlled
top discharge gate. The function of top discharge gates is
to change the direction of grain flow with minimal stress
on the system. It slows the grain down as it is being directed
into the bin or back to the truck at a 90° angle.
At the bottom, material can be fed back into the system from
bins through a hopper discharge transition mechanism. This
promotes smooth, controlled grain flow, and avoids grain hang-up.
The top discharge gate and the bottom hopper discharge transition
are only two of a whole host of ways to get product into and
out of the system. You can enter or exit the system with gravity
from bins, trucks, spouts or by augers, chain conveyors, truck
hoppers, and railcar loaders/unloaders, to name only a few.
Features:
- One or both top corners will have reducer drives with
electric motors, depending on the length and height of the
system.
- One bottom corner will be the inspection corner leaving
one or two standard sprocket corners.
- Automatic Chain Tightener (on the inspection corner)
- Motor Mount(s) and pulley(s)
- Sheaves
- Drive Belts
- Safety Guards
- Housing Connectors
- Corners include 12 gauge entrance and exit tubes
- All tubing is 12 gauge or thicker
All components are galvanized steel or powder coated.
Skyway has installations across Canada and around the world,
after over 20 years of design and installations.
Hopper Discharge Transition
Truck Dump
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Truck Load/Unload 
Sprocket Corner
Top Discharge Gate
Inspection Corner
Complete with
Automatic Chain Tightener
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The
Hutchinson Grain Pump is a continuous loop of chain conveyor and
galvanized tubing encircling bins at the bottom and around the top,
enabling the connection of many bins into one grain system, which
can be selectively filled and emptied with ease. 