Eave Flashing Splice ........................... 47 Outer Dump Chutes ..........................48 Intermediate Dump Chutes ......................... 49 24' Leveling Band Location ......................... 50 30' Leveling Band Location ......................... 51 36' Leveling Band Location ......................... 53 PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
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2 Ring Door Installation Instructions ....................77 2 Ring Door Assembly ........................78 Optional Bin Step Assembly (WD-042) ..................... 80 Base Angle ............................81 Base Stiffener Shim ........................... 81 Chapter 11 Warranty ............................83 PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
CAUTION, used with the safety alert symbol, indicates a CAUTION hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury. NOTICE is used to address practices not related to NOTICE personal injury. PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
Make sure all roof vents are open and unobstructed. Start roof fans when supply fans are started. Do not operate when conditions exist that may cause roof vent icing. DC-969 PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
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3. Station another person outside the bin. 4. Avoid the center of the bin. 5. Wear proper breathing equipment or respirator. Failure to heed these warnings will result in serious injury or death. DC-GBC-1A PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
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4. See manufacturers instructions for proper use of factory supplied sidedraw (wall) discharge systems. Failure to heed these warnings could result in serious injury, death, structural damage or collapse of tank. DC-GBC-2A PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
(NOTE: Making the 2 x 4 2' longer than the radius allow the 2 x 4 to also be used as a leveling device and for pulling concrete.) (See Figure 3A.) Figure 3A PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
Check the form work with a transit to ensure a uniform elevation for the entire foundation. (See Figure 3B.) PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
You are now ready to begin pouring concrete. NOTE: All concrete is to have a minimum compressive strength of 3000 PSI at 28 days. Figure 3C PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
3. Front of pad should be perpendicular to bin wall. 4. Pad for heater not required. IMPORTANT: Fan pad and fan must be leveled and smooth for proper operation. Vibration problems can result from improper fan leveling. Figure 3D PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
3. Foundation Requirements Duct and Drying Fan Pad Optional Placement of the Duct Fan Pad: GSI Top Dry Duct System only. Refer to Figure 3E to determine the duct pad size. 1. The top of this pad should be level with the top of the bin’s foundation.
6. All material used for backfill inside the ring wall should be a clean, well graded, crushed stone or sand-gravel mixture. Backfill should be placed in 6" lifts and well compacted. Figure 3F PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
IMPORTANT: Hardware Usage - 20 Gauge - 15 gauge sidewall sheets, use 5/16" x 3/4" bolts and nuts (S-275). 14 Gauge and 13 gauge sidewall sheets, use 5/16" x 3/4" bolts and nuts (S-275). Use 5/16" x 1-1/4" (S-277) for attaching floor flashing to the sidewall. PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
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A small number of these are provided for joints and FC-42076 splice plates for the stiffeners to sidewall connection. PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
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(S-845) is used where the base angle attaches to the sheet and some are used at the main eave clips. The 3/8" steel flat washers (S-248) are used at the stiffener splices and some are used in the roof rafter splices. PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
Roof vents should be spaced evenly around the roof. (Quantity will vary with individual systems.) (See Figure 4A.) NOTE: The Top Dry system should be provided with a dependable equipment ground. Figure 4A PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
All 4.00" corrugated sidewall sheets have a top and bottom. Failure to observe this will not allow the door to fit properly. Carefully review the erection manual and place sidewall sheets as shown in Figure PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
18 Ga. 20 Ga. NOTE: Fan entrance sheets and plenum access door sheets are located in the second ring from the top of the bin, just below the upper drying floor. PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
Standing on the inside the bin, place the left panel to the inside with the right panel to the outside. (See Figure 5A.) Check to see that the sidewall sheet is “Right side up”. Refer to Page 26 for details. Figure 5A PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
Complete 1 ring and stop. You are now ready to assemble the roof. Refer to roof erection manual for roof assembly instructions located in roof hardware box. (See Figure 5B.) Figure 5B Standard Sidewall Sheet as Viewed from Inside PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
NOTE: The fan entrance sheet and access door are located in the second ring. Attach the top stiffeners, leaving out the seven (7) bolts indicated in Figure 5D at each stiffener location. Install the flashing bolts from the outside. Figure 5D Top 2 Rings PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
Continue ring additions until you are ready for door installation. You may want to leave sheets loose to make the attachment of the stiffeners easier. NOTE: Add inside and outside ladders to bin walls as you continue to raise the bin. PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
14 Ga. 16 Ga. NOTE: All Top Dry bin stiffeners are mounted on the outside of the bin. See stiffener instructions for stiffener joint details and stiffener to sidewall attachment on Page PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
1 Ring 16 Gauge 49-9/16" Blue FC-4207418 1 Ring 18 Gauge 49-9/16" Orange FC-4206616 1 Ring Top 16 Gauge 41-7/16" Blue FC-4206618 1 Ring Top 18 Gauge 41-7/16" Orange FC-42076 Splice 10-11/16" PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
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6. Stiffener Details Outside Stiffeners (Continued) Figure 6A PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
All stiffeners are outside the bin wall. Use 5/16" x 3/4" grade 5 bin bolts with head and neoprene washer to the inside of the bin wall. Refer to proper Chart on Page 29 Figure 6A on Page 30 for proper location of stiffeners and sidewall sheets. Figure 6B PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
IMPORTANT: If shim plates are not used where required, the downward pressure of the stiffeners will not be transferred directly to the foundation and bin failure could result. Figure 6C PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
NOTE: For the splice plates (FC-42076) use 5/16" x 1-1/4" bolts for the stiffener to sidewall connections. Figure 6D Standard (17 Gauge through 20 Gauge) Sheet Bolting Detail (Viewed from outside of the bin.) PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
(not counting the horizontal seam). Bracket to sidewall connection using a 3/8" x 1-1/2" bolt (S-2086), head outside, with a neoprene washer (S-3558) against the wall on the inside. (See Figure 7A.) Figure 7A PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
Install the splice plates at the rolled “C” eave member seams using 3/8" x 1" flanged hex bolts and nuts. Install bolts as shown in Figure 7C. Tighten all bolts. Figure 7B “C” Channel Attachment Nominal Diameter of Tank (Ft.) Part # “A” TD-100678 TD-100643 TD-100731 Figure 7C PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
Height is measured from the bottom of the center collar to the concrete. (See Figure 7E.) Dimension “A” (See Chart below.) Figure 7E Nominal Diameter of Tank (Ft.) Dimension “A” 8' - 9-1/2" 10' - 5-3/16" 11' - 8-3/4" PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
Continue around the bin alternating lengths as the rafter facings did. Tighten all bolts. (See Figure 8A.) Figure 8A Nominal Diameter of Tank (Ft.) Long Support Short Support TD-100720 TD-100721 TD-100650 TD-100651 TD-100740 TD-100741 PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
5/16" x 3/4" bin bolts. The angle is to be bolted to the underneath side of the rafters, joining rafter to rafter, with the angle interior angle facing the center of the bin. Tighten all bolts. (See Figure 8B.) Figure 8B PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
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Bolt purlins to rafters with interior angle facing the center of the bin as shown in Figure Figure 8C PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
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Bolt purlins to rafters with interior angle facing the center of the bin as shown in Figure Figure 8D PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
(See Figure 8F.) Nominal Diameter # of Holes to Leave Empty of Tank (Ft.) Third and Eighth Holes Fourth, Seventh and Tenth Holes Third, Sixth, Tenth and Twelfth Holes Figure 8F PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
(8) posts (one every third sheet). In the eighth hole there will be four (4) posts (one every sixth sheet). After all of the posts have been installed fill the unused holes with 5/16" x 1-1/4" bin bolts. Figure 8G PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
Attach with 5/16" x 1-1/4" bin bolts (S-277). In the fourth and seventh hole there will be ten (10) posts (one at every third sheet). In the tenth hole there will be six (6) posts one every fifth. Figure 8H PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
(18) posts (one in every other sheet). In the sixth and tenth hole there will be twelve (12) posts (one at every third sheet). In the twelfth hole there will be six (6) posts (one every sixth sheet). Figure 8I PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
1) Sidewall 2) Flashing (TD-100648) 3) Floor sheet 4) 5/16" x 1-1/4" Bin bolt Note that there is a nut in between the sidewall sheet and the flashing sheet. Figure 8K PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
The flashing splice pieces can now be attached to the eave flashing to seal around the rib of the floor sheet as shown with (S-280) #10 self-drilling screws. (See Figure 8M.) Figure 8M Eave Flashing (TD-101018) (As viewed from inside the bin.) PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
8N. Use 1/4" x 5/8" bolts and double nuts to fasten dump chutes to hopper. Do not tighten first nut down. Lock second nut to first nut and make sure chutes raise and lower FREELY. Figure 8N PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
Install a 1/4" nut up each leg of (S-4748) 1/4" U-bolt. Position as shown on each intermediate dump chute and fasten with 1/4" nuts. This U-bolt is where intermediate dump chains attach. (See Figure 8O.) Figure 8O PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
Note that band sections connect to each other only at endmost holes until completing the circle where an overlap may occur. Inner Leveling Bands Figure 8P Outer Leveling Bands Figure 8Q PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
Note that band sections connect to each other only at endmost holes. Due to the odd number of rafters leveling band posts spacing is not equal on the inner and outer leveling bands. Inner Leveling Bands Figure 8R Middle Leveling Bands Figure 8S PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
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8. Installation 30' Leveling Band Locations (Continued) Outer Leveling Bands Figure 8T PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
Inner Set of Leveling Bands Figure 8U Number 2 Set of Leveling Bands Figure 8V PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
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8. Installation 36' Leveling Band Locations (Continued) Number 3 Set of Leveling Bands Figure 8W Outer Set of Leveling Bands Figure 8X PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
Figure 9A Center Cone Installation Install cone over the center collar. Fasten cone assembly with twelve (12) #10 x 3/4" self-drilling screws (S-280). (See Figure 9B.) Figure 9B PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
2. Locate eave clips so that a roof sheet will be centered over sidewall ladder. 3. Use roof brackets (TD-100274) shipped in the roof hardware package. (See Figure 9C.) Figure 9C PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
Field drill five (5) 3/8" diameter holes as shown at left. Attach the pulley assembly with 5/16" x 3/4" bolts with the neoprene on the inside of the bin. (See Figure 9E.) Figure 9E PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
The lift plate should be approximately 12" down from the cross channel when the chutes are level. Figure 9F PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
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Dump Chute Chain Assembly (Continued) Figure 9G Figure 9H NOTE: Field cut rounded notches in the outer leveling band(s) where the two (2) roof ladder support channels hang from the roof ribs. PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
Open the chutes until the cable clamp is about 30" above the cable stop bracket. Attach another cable clamp just below the small outside pulley bracket making sure it is tight. (See Figure 9I.) Figure 9I PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
Top Access Door TD-100994 Inside Access Door TD-101020 Rear Door Catches TD-101021 Outside Door Latches TD-101022 Inside Door Latches D03-0512 Lockable Handle D02-0045 Gasket for Lockable Handle ACD-4513 Access Door Handle w/ Gasket PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
Be sure and place the 5/16" x 1-1/4" bolts from the inside of the bin to the outside. This will provide maximum weather protection. Figure 9O PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
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End Channel Support 92-1/2" 49.15 TD-100085 Short Knee Brace 72-9/32" 54.51 TD-100086 Support Channel 98-3/8" 53.08 TD-100087 Long Knee Brace 114" 85.98 TD-100685 Vertical Support 94" 63.64 TD-100091 Large Platform Hardware Package 14.35 PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
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When bolting stiffener to sidewall at locations where platform supports are to be attached, use twenty five (25) 5/16" x 1-1/4" bin bolts, heads to inside. Start 12" below horizontal seam of second and third rings from top. (See Figure 9R.) Figure 9R PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
Hold the top plate up under the bottom flange of the “C” channel in front of the fan opening. Mark and drill four (4) 3/8" holes into bottom flange using diffuser hangers as a guide. Using 5/16" x 3/8" bolts and nuts bolt the top plate to the “C” channel. Figure 9S PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
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Top plate (TD-100665) 5/16" x 3/4" Front plate Bin bolt and nut (TD-100665) Side bracket (TD-100656) (2) Left side plate (TD-100664) Self-drilling screws (S-7229) 5/16" x 3/4" Bin bolt and nut Figure 9T PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
(See Figure 9V.) Nominal Diameter # of Holes Dimension of Tank (Ft.) 25-1/4" 22" 30" Nominal Diameter Part # “A” of Tank (Ft.) TD-100219 TD-100545 TD-100726 Figure 9V PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
(4) 3/8" holes through roof panels at each switch location so the plate can be bolted to the roof. Top Dry Bin “A” Diameter 23-1/2" 30" and 36" 19" Figure 9X PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
5/16"-18 x 3/4" Bin Bolt 0.16 S-3651 Tube Seal 0.74 S-396 5/16"-18 Hex Nut 0.06 S-7241 1/8" x 1-1/4" Cotter Pin 0.02 * Hardware package not shown - Included in hardware package PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
5/16"-18 x 3/4" Bin Bolt 0.16 S-3651 Tube Seal 0.74 S-396 5/16"-18 Hex Nut 0.06 S-7241 1/8" x 1-1/4" Cotter Pin 0.02 * Hardware package not shown - Included in hardware package PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
Before cutting the opening check that TR-4734 is the transition that was ordered. When installing the GSI aeration transition, it will be necessary to field cut a hole into the bottom sidewall ring (usually straight across from the unload auger).
Hook retaining bracket over lower latch mount and position the door hold back against bin wall in a valley. Drill a 3/8" hole through the bin wall and bolt the door hold back to the bin. PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
10. Accessories 2 Ring Door Assembly Figure 10B PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
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WD-6126 Top Inner Door Panel WD-6028 WD-6028 Bottom Inner Door Port Hole Cover WD-6053 WD-6053 Inner Door Hinge Strap WD-1302 WD-1302 Door Hold Back Bracket WD-6110 WD-6110 Door Hold Back Extension PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
(See Figure 10D.) Next, lower the bin on to the foundation and check for an adequate seal. Figure 10D Base Stiffener Shim Figure 10E PNEG-1510 Top Dry 24', 30' and 36' Manual Batch...
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14 months from arrival at port of discharge, whichever is earlier. The end-user’s sole remedy (and GSI’s only obligation) is to repair or replace, at GSI’s option and expense, products that in GSI’s judgment, contain a material defect in materials or workmanship.
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