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Hopper to leg horizontal bracing, Bft brace quantity, Legs and leg bracing – Grain Systems Tanks PNEG-1460 User Manual

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13. Legs and Leg Bracing

PNEG-1460 6', 7' and 9' Bulk Feed Tank BFT Series and GHT Series

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Hopper to Leg Horizontal Bracing

BFT Brace Quantity

** NOTE: 6' 60°, 7' 45° and 9' 45° Tanks do not require cross tie braces.

All 6' 60°, all 7' 67° and all 9' 60° tanks utilize hopper bracing. Braces attach horizontally to the legs with
3/8" hardware and to the hopper with 5/16" hardware.

(See Figure 13L

and Figure 13M.)

Figure 13L

Figure 13M

Tank

Hopper

Inside Cross

Outside Cross

Description

Brace

Tie Brace

Tie Brace

6' Diameter 60° Hopper

4

0 **

0 **

7' Diameter 67° Hopper

4

4

4

7' Diameter 45° Hopper

4

0 **

0 **

9' Diameter60° Hopper

6

6

6

9' Diameter 45° Hopper

6

0 **

0 **

Ref #

Description

Ref #

Description

A

Leg

C

3/8" x 1" Bolt

B

Hopper

D

5/16" x 3/4" Truss Head Bolt (Head to Inside)