Sukup Bucket Elevators give you the capacity for expansion. You want to know the equipment you purchase is reliable and our bucket elevators are just that; with UHMW seals on all shafts, durable rubber belting, and heavy-gauge trunking. Additionally, Sukup can offer you a variety of options for several different commodities.
Standard Features
- Up to 60,000 BPH capacity range
- Rubber belting works in all climates
- Patented alignment pins on squaring plates ensure a straight-on connection before leg sections are bolted together (U.S. Patent #8,668,079)
- Optional boot pulleys for various commodities
- Low profile head design for gentle discharge of grain
- Robot, fixture welded trunking for consistent square and parallel construction
- No. 3 vented buckets are standard
Boot Features
- Heavy structural frame
- Acme screw take-up
- Large clean-out doors
- Easy, tool-free access door
- Drip/rain guard to minimize water running into bottom of boot
- Smooth, crown-faced boot pulley
Head Features
- Large work platforms
- Split hood allows for easy interior accessibility without having to completely remove the hood
- Externally-mounted, heavy-duty pillow block bearings on head and boot include adjust-ability with standard jack bolts on head
- Heavy-duty, crowned face, slide lagged head pulley
- Static conductive, oil resistant and fire retardant (SOFR) rubber belting standard
- Turned, ground and polished shaft
- Corrosion-resistant Acme thread take-up screws at boot
- High-density, non-sparking, polyethylene buckets
PRODUCT ACCESSORIES
- Liner packages available-urethane, ceramic, kryptane
- Optional gravity take-up
- Nylon, urethane, and steel buckets are optional when moving highly abrasive materials
- No. 4 vented buckets available
- Pressure relief door, standard on 36" and larger head section
- Winged pulley is a great option if you are concerned about material collecting on the pulley face
- Herringbone spiral winged pulley runs more quietly than a winged pulley
- Head service platform - One of the largest in the industry available in 3 different sizes
- Distributor platform available in 4'x8'
- Standard, flared, or 45 degree inlets available
- Explosion panels available, check local NFPA requirements
