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
Product Features
- Low Impact Head Hesign for Better Grain Quality
- Squaring Plates for Efficient Assembly & Increased Strength
- Welded Frames on Head & Boot Sections
Justin Louk, Louk Ag Services LLC, Empire Ag LLC
Iowa
The thing I like the most about working with Sukup is their ability to listen and integrate what the customer would like to see. You know the guys out in the field they’re the ones that really know how this stuff should go together. They implement a lot of ideas that we have.
