Westeel EasyDry Wide-Corr Centurion 24 Series, Original Instructions Manual

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Note
Before expanding, or tightening the roof, all nuts on the ring expanders should be tight together and
centered.
Figure 82. Stiffening Ring Connection (side view)
Figure 11. Stiffening Ring Connection (side view)
EQUAL EQUAL
EQ EQ
SELF DRILLING
SCREW
STIFFENING RING
SEGMENT
STIFFENING RING
BRACKET
5
16
" x 1
1
4
"
BOLT & NUT
2. Tighten the roof hardware.
3. Expand the nuts on the stiffening ring expanders until the slack has been taken up and the roof is snug.
a. Do not overtighten and crown the roof.
b. Nuts must be centered on the threaded rod.
c. Use the painted marking as a guide.
d. On rings with multiple expanders, the distance between the nuts on all of them should be equal. (See
Figure 82 .)
4. Slide retaining clip against one nut, bend clip over nut and flat against stiffening ring. Secure the retaining
clip to the stiffening ring with a self drilling screw. (See Figure 82 on page 114 .)
5. Install u-bolts into stiffening ring brackets, tighten the u-bolts until stiffening ring is pulled tight against the
brackets. (See Figure 83 .)
Figure 83. Stiffening Ring Bracket Assembly
6. Once all the roof panels have been installed, make sure all nuts have been tightened.
6. ASSEMBLY
EASYDRY® WIDE-CORR CENTURION® GRAIN BIN – GRAIN BIN DRYER