Pit & Quarry, April 2010

New ideas in portable conveying Superior Industries has unveiled a new Trailblazer portable groundline conveyor The 500 ft conveyor package is towable folding like an accordion The company says setup to the operational position takes about 45 minutes and the unit comes fully belted with drive and gravity style take up built into the trailer structure Equipped with a fifth wheel hitch brakes and directional lights the portable conveyor moves easily from site to site The company also offers a three unit conveyor system designed to bring another level of efficiency to loading and unloading The idea behind the Slide Pac conveyors is first to reduce freight costs transporting up to 240 ft of conveyors in one load Secondly after transportation the system is designed with a roll style slide off system for safe and speedy unloading of the top two conveyors from the bottom trailer unit From start to finish the entire unloading process takes just minutes to complete Dependable trash pump ideal for dewatering The Thompson HT self priming centrifugal trash pump from Thompson Pump Manufacturing is ideal for dewatering applications According to the company the Thompson HT consistently outperforms other centrifugal trash pumps of similar size and is less expensive to operate The dependability of the pump the company says can be attributed to its solid cast iron construction It features cast iron rubber lined wear plates and dry running abrasion resistant tungsten carbide mechanical seals with viton elastomers The Thompson HT pump is quick to self prime and it requires little maintenance Each model includes two or three vane impellers in sizes ranging from 3 8 in with capacities up to 2600 gpm and heads to 142 ft www thompsonpump com Truss channel frame conveyors primed with options Grasan stationary truss and channel frame conveyors come in 24 to 60 in belt widths and lengths from 25 to 500 ft complete with engineered drives and a variety of options such as walkways covers and support legs The standard truss main frames are 36 in deep and all jig welded Truss sections are through bolted for extra strength For long spans between supports the company can furnish 48 or 60 in deep trusses with extra heavy chord angles Truss frames are solvent cleaned primed and finished with a durable topcoat in standard or custom colors Company engineers size the conveyor and drive and recommend optional equipment based on the applications www grasan com CONVE YING MATERIAL HANDL ING The three in one conveyor system is available in lengths of 60 ft 70 ft and 80 ft for up to 240 ft of conveyor length in one load The trailer unit can be raised to a 14 ft discharge height is equipped with air brakes a fifth wheel hitch and travel lights The company manufactures its 70 and 80 ft units with a tandem axle design www superior ind com 16 PIT QUARRY April 2010 www pitandquarry com