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VENTED ELEVATOR BUCKETS

FOR STYLE CC-HD, CC-XD & U-HD AGRICULTURAL BUCKETS

AVAILABLE IN FIVE STANDARD PATTERNS

A vented bucket can improve the efficiency of some bucket elevators when handling certain products. On

dense

materials

such as flour, meals and mash feeds, the vents allow air to escape through the cup as it fills, which permits the cup to fill more

completely. During discharge air can return through the cups as it empties, thus preventing a vacuum that could hold some of the product

in the cup and cause backlegging. On extremely

light materials

such as alfalfa meal, screenings and bran, a vented bucket not only

minimizes blowing of the product during loading and discharge, but also reduces air turbulence in the leg as the bucket travels empty

down the return side of the elevator. A reduction in air currents minimizes the vacuum which can draw a light product through the down

leg and back to the boot.

Tapco has five standard patterns available which offer varying amounts of air release for the handling of most products. Special patterns

and hole diameters will be quoted upon request. NOTE: Most steel bucket manufacturers use vent holes with 1/8" to 5/32" diameters.

These small holes, if used in the Tapco nonmetallic bucket, would soon become clogged with product due to our thick wall sections. For

this reason our standard vent diameters are 9/32" and 11/32".

NOTE: For extremely flowable materials, (Rapeseed, etc.) contact

Tapco for venting recommendations.

Vent Pattern 4

Vent Pattern 1

Vent Pattern 3

Vent Pattern 2

Custom Venting

Same hole diameter, centers, and number of holes in body as

mounting holes in back.

Two rows of 9/32" or 11/32" holes in body on 1-1/8" centers,

three holes each end.

Two rows of 9/32" or 11/32" holes in body on 1-1/8" centers.

One row of 9/32" or 11/32" holes in body on 1-1/8" centers.

Any number of rows of holes in body, extending all the way up

to the front lip if desired. Ends can be vented with a few holes,

or totally vented as shown. Hole diameters from 1/8" through

17/32". Contact Tapco for venting recommendations.

One row of 9/32" or 11/32" holes in body on 1-1/8" centers,

three holes each end.

Vent Pattern 5