CC Style “Universal” Digger Fabricated
Agricultural Service Elevator Buckets
CC Style “Universal” Digger elevator buckets are designed to be used in high speed centrifugal discharge bucket elevators running belt. If your plastic or light gauge steel elevator buckets are showing excessive wear due to compacted materials in the elevator boot section, a digger style bucket may be needed. Our “Universal” Diggers are manufactured to be used in conjunction with the various manufacturers of plastic buckets on the market today, designed to clean a path for the plastic buckets by breaking up this compacted material due to their slightly larger size and reinforced wear lip. This will allow for longer bucket life. Because there is a broad range of plastic bucket physical dimensions these digger buckets have been specifically designed as a “universal fit” not “precise fit” digger.
Typical Products Elevated:
Barley, Beans, Corn, Feeds, Fertilizer, Flour, Grains, Milling, Nuts, Pellets, Rice, Salt, Seeds, Sugar as well as many others……
Bucket Specifications
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Design:
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High Speed Centrifugal Discharge
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Material:
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Carbon Steel or Stainless Steel
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Options:
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Special Punching, Venting AR Plating & Lip Braces
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Vertical Spacing:
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Bucket “nominal projection” 1” for belt elevators
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Construction:
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Manufactured in a 4-Piece design which consists of the body and two end plates
and wear lip, continuously welded on the outside.
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Installation:
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Belt – Use Fanged or #1 Norway elevator bolts with hardware
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Why Use “Water Level 10%” Capacity for Engineering Purposes?
T.O.P.S. Inc. recommends using “Water Level 10%” capacity on all agricultural style elevator buckets for “real world” engineering. Agricultural products have various angles of repose due to their free flowing nature, causing product to form a mound in the elevator bucket when loaded; also known as Water Level 10%. This calculation allows for a more accurate, yet still conservative elevator bucket rating and has been in use for many years among engineers and bucket elevator manufacturers worldwide. Please don’t hesitate to contact T.O.P.S. Inc. for engineering recommendations.
What is a “Digger” bucket?
Digger buckets are spaced one for every eight plastic buckets and designed to clear a path for plastic and light gauge steel buckets by breaking up compacted material in the boot section. This is done by designing the digger a ¼” longer and ¼” bigger in projection than its plastic counterparts. Please note these digger buckets are “universal fit” and may exceed the ¼” physical dimensions. Verify elevator head, tail and trunking clearances before installing any “Digger” buckets.
Don’t see what you need!!
Should you not see the exact size CC Digger bucket you are looking for from our chart of standard sizes and materials, please don’t hesitate to contact our sales staff.