Caulking and bolting sidewall sheets – Grain Systems Tanks PNEG-603 User Manual
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9. Sidewall Assembly
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PNEG-603 4" Commercial Hopper Tank
Caulking and Bolting Sidewall Sheets
Figure 9C Standard Sidewall Sheets (As Viewed from Outside Bin)
1. Install rope caulk to each sheet before it is assembled.
2. Using correct size bin bolts throughout, begin assembling sidewall sheets end to end (overlapping
the same way throughout) until the ring is completed. All body sheet bolts are to be installed with the
bolt head and its neoprene washer to the outside and the nut on the inside. Do not tighten bolts
until all sheets are assembled and form a complete ring.
3. Attach lifting brackets to stiffener bolt holes. These straps, coupled to the jacks will enable you to later
elevate the bin.
4. Now tighten the bolts in sequence, starting from the center and working to the edge in both
directions. This permits the sidewall sheets to draw-up evenly. Complete one ring and stop.
Tighten from the nut side.
5. You are now ready to assemble the roof. Refer to the roof erection manual for roof assembly
instructions located in roof hardware box.
Figure 9D Standard Sidewall Sheets (As Viewed from Inside the Bin)