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NECO Overview --- Since 1959, NECO equipment has been proudly designed, manufactured, and supported for customers here in the USA and around the world. With proper operation and maintenance, the equipment will provide years of safe and dependable service. NECO is continually testing and improving our products in order to provide you with the safest, most effi...
***** LIMITED WARRANTY ***** For a period of one(1) year after shipment of goods by the Buyer to the Buyer’s customer, NECO will supply, free of charge, FOB per NECO’s factory located in Omaha, Nebraska, replacement parts for any parts that NECO identifi...
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1. SAFETY OPERATOR QUALIFICATIONS • Anyone who has not read or does not completely understand all operating and safety instructions contained within this manual is not qualifi ed to operate the equipment. READ • Only competent and experienced persons should operate farm equipment. Anyone UNDERSTAND operating or working around power equipment must understand and meet all...
BIN SAFETY EQUIPMENT INSPECTION • Never enter a bin without being monitored • SHUT OFF, LOCK OUT, & TAG OUT all by another person. power sources to the equipment prior to any inspection, adjustment, service, or • Do not enter the grain bin unless all pow- maintenance.
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Overview NOTE: • On dryers that have only one blower be aware that the ladder system is placed at the rear of the dryer to the RIGHT of the ROOF plenum entry door. WITH LEVEL AUGER • For ALL dryer styles, the catwalk entry and safety cage needs to be secured to the top of the...
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Assemble The Catwalk NOTE: A catwalk system is only used on models with “closed roofs” - if the system is NOT either a Roof With Gravity Fill system or a Roof With Level Auger system skip this section and proceed to the Safety Cage assembly section.
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Refer to Figure 2: NOTE: Upright supports are factory mounted to the roof side panel. • Using 1/4” hardware, assemble #7612502 inner catwalk uprights to the upper supports. • Using 1/4” hardware, assemble #7612507 outer catwalk uprights to the lower supports. UPPER CATWALK UPRIGHT SUPPORT 7612502...
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Refer to Figure 4: • Use 3/8” hardware to complete toeboard installation, as per Figure CW3. • For 12’ or 16’ dryers, install the #7712973 End Toeboard. • For 24’ & 32’ dryers, complete assembly of the remaining side toeboards as shown, then install the #7712973 End Toeboard.
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Refer to Figure 6: • Bolt the #7612976 catwalk access cross brace between the center of the #7612973 end toeboard and the center of the #7712569 fl oor splice support. • Bolt the #F118072 handle and #035369 hinges to the #7612975 platform access door. •...
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Refer to Figure 4 & Figure 8: • Use 3/8” x 1” bolts, fl at washers, and fl ange nuts • Bolt the upper handrails to the Inner & Outer Upright Supports per Table & Figure 4. • Bolt the lower handrails to the Inner & Outer Upright Supports per Table & Figure 4. •...
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Refer to Figure 10: NOTE: The diagonal side braces go ONLY on the 96” long sections. On 24’ dryers, they are at the end 96” section opposite the ladder end. On 32’ dryers they are at the middle 96” section. •...
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Safety Cage Assembly Dryers with Roof & Catwalk System Refer to Figure 12: • Use #7714610 cage kit. • Use #7714611 box of hardware. #7714609 #7714606 #7714608 #7714607 Figure 12 - #7714610 Cage for Roofs with Catwalk...
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Dryers with Open Top (Garner) Refer to Figure 13: • Use #7714645 cage kit. • Use #7714611 box of hardware. #080085 #080083 #7714606 #7714608 #7714607 NOTE: UPPER-MOST #080022 LADDER BRACKET SHOULD BE POSITIONED AGAINST THE TOP LIP OF VERTICAL GARNER END PANEL FOR EXTRA RIGIDITY.
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Recent Signifi cant Manual Changes: 2017-10-31 Rev. C Changes AGI identity changes were made throughout this manual.
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