GSi BFT 12, Assembly Manual, Page: 28 / 88

Bulk Feed Tanks
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PNEG­257 12'­21' BFT
Once you have selected the proper gauge
material, begin assembling all sidewall
sheets in the following manner: Standing
on the inside of the tank, place the left
panel to the inside with the right panel to
the outside.
NOTE: The rope caulking is installed
before each sheet is assembled. Wipe
sheets clean where caulking is to be ap­
plied. Apply caulking on each side of the
holes in the vertical seams and also on
each side of the horizontal row of holes.
Using correct size bin bolt throughout,
begin assembling sidewall sheet end to
end (overlapping the same way through­
out) until the ring is completed. All body
sheet bolts are to be installed with the bolt
head and its neoprene washer to the out­
side, and the nut to the inside. Do not
tighten bolts until all sheets are assembled
and form a complete ring. Remember to
attach lifting straps at the bottom of the
vertical seams while bolting the sheets to­
gether. These straps, coupled to the jacks,
will enable you to later elevate your tank.
Now tighten the bolts, in sequence, start­
ing from the center and working to the
edge in both directions. This permits the
sidewall sheets to draw­up evenly. Com­
plete one ring and stop. You are now ready
to assemble the roof.
When starting to assemble the sidewall rings to one
another. Be sure to start in the center of the sheets and
work to the outside egdes (horizontal seams). This allows
the sidwall sheets to draw up evenly.
BOLTING PATTERN BEGINS IN THE CENTER OF
THE SHEET
Left Panel
Right Panel
Sidewall Sheet
IMPORTANT NOTE