Supporting The System Inside The Building - Chore-Time FLEX-AUGER 108 Installation And Operator's Manual

Installation

Supporting the System Inside the Building

Support the Auger Tubing with chain and "S" Hooks every 5 feet [1.5m]. Steel Tube systems require support
every 10 feet [3m]. The system should be restrained from swinging by using chain and "S" hooks to brace the
auger tube, every 20 feet [6m], as shown in Figure 6.
Horizontal elbows need to be supported in at least two places. Chain, screw hooks, and "S" hooks are supplied
as a suspension kit for supporting the equipment. Keep the line as level and straight as possible.
If Extension Hoppers, Outlet Drops with long angled Drop Tubes, or other loads are imposed on the system,
extra support will be required.
Power Units require extra support to resist the twisting encountered when the motor starts and stops. Use the
motor mount base, all of the "ears" on the gearhead as well as the suspension point provided on the 46800
Control Unit Box to support the Power Unit.
Adequate chain and "S" hooks are provided with each system to properly support it. Other means of
supporting the system are permissible as long as the system receives the correct support and the auger tube is
not dented or flattened.
When the auger tube passes through a side wall or partition, especially where it enters the building, the
opening should be made large enough so the auger tube can be supported without resting on the wall. If the
auger tube rests on the wall or partition, the auger tube may flatten out or become kinked--causing excessive
wear. See Figure 7.
Auger tube kinked
because the supports are
not high enough to keep
the weight of the auger
tube off the wall.
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Tube pinched because
auger tube is not in line
with hole in wall.
Figure 7.Incorrectly supported Auger Tubes
Model 108 FLEX-AUGER® Feed Delivery System
K e y D e s c r i p t i o n
1 " S " H o o k
2 A u g e r T u b e
3 C h a i n
Figure 6.Supporting the Auger Tubes
Auger tube flattened because sup-
ports are too far away from each
side of the wall.
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