Grain Systems Bucket Elevtors, Conveyors, Series II Sweeps PNEG-1579 - Manual (Page 9)

Introduction
9 PNEG-720-G2 12" & 16" Series II Sweep
Congratulations! Your selection of the GSI Series 2 Sweep was a wise investment. It will give you years of
dependable service. The main function of the Series 2 Sweep is to clean out the remaining grain, from the
bin, after all gravity unloading has finished. The GSI Series 2 Sweep is a single pass sweep only. The unit will
only operate in a round grain bin equipped with a center sump in the bin floor. NOTE: The bin manufacturer
should be contacted for their recommendations on your bin’s structural integrity. The following are sweep
criteria recommendations
.
The flooring type of choice is concrete. However, the sweep can be
used on a full aeration floor. When installing a sweep on a full aera-
tion floor, the floor manufacturer should be contacted for proper
recommendations concerning supporting of the floor. It is required to
lay a track, 10 Ga. minimum with slip resistant finish, under the sweep
at the points of contact of the tractor drive tires, and 10 Ga minimum,
under the points of contact of the intermediate jacks over any type of
aeration flooring, both full floor or flush floor aeration. A chart is
included that shows radius dimensions locating the points of contact
between the sweep and the bin floor. The dimensions may be used to
figure the material quantities of track to support the sweep across the
aeration flooring. The track material is not supplied with the sweep
and must be supplied by the installer or purchased from GSI. The
dimensions are approximate and the assembled sweep should be
checked for exact points of contact.
When installing a 12" standard sweep, the minimum recommended
opening is 36" x 36". With a 16" standard sweep, it is 42" x 42". If
installing a sump with collector ring, the opening will be 42" x 42" for
both sweep sizes.
The sump hopper supplied by GSI was designed with sufficient clear-
ance around the collector ring housing to allow grain to gravity flow
thru the hopper and be carried away by the material handling equip-
ment below. 42 3/4" is the maximum opening size to allow rolling
clearance for the casters assembled to the head end jack. If made
smaller, grain flow may be decreased to an unacceptable level.
**Flow of grain is limited to 15,000 BPH when using this sump and
collector ring housing assembly. The collector ring housing extends
22 1/2" down from the floor surface and is approximately 14 1/4" x 14
1/4" in size.
It is recommended to install the intermediate sumps on a maximum of
10’ centers where the sweep will be parked during storage. The extra
sumps will help clean out the grain in front of the sweep reducing the
start-up load. Doing this will save labor dollars and hours of work to
uncover the sweep and can help the sweep during start-up. The
sweep should be parked behind the intermediate sumps with the
sumps on the auger side of the sweep.
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
ISSUES RECOMMENDATIONS
Number of Intermediate
Sumps.
Center Sump Size
Flooring