Tiger-Tuff is the original maximum duty elevator bucket. We designed and engineered it to increase bucket life. It lasts longer, so you replace fewer buckets, lowering downtime and maintenance costs. The Tiger-Tuff has proven its value over and over around the world. High volume applications are perfect for Tiger-Tuff. Minimum spacing is nominal projection plus 1”. The recommended belt width for a single row of buckets is actual bucket width plus 2″.
Tiger-Tuff Low Profile Option
A reduced back height for closer vertical spacing allows more buckets per foot of elevator belt. Open sides allow for optimal fill under less desirable elevator feeding conditions.
When upgrading to Low Profile buckets horsepower requirements must be evaluated due to increased capacity.
Other Considerations
DIGGER BUCKETS: Use slightly larger metal digger elevator buckets to help loosen material in the elevator boot section that has set up or hardened, thereby reducing abrasion on the plastic buckets. Call for details on Metal Digger elevator bucket options.
INSTALLATION: Use a #1 standard elevator bolt or Sabre-Tooth elevator bolt for installation. Designed to be used with fender or flat and lock washers and hex or locking nuts. If buckets are being installed on chain, use hex head bolts, nuts and washers.
FDA: Both the urethane and polyethylene are designed to FDA specifications for direct contact with food products.
TMA986,627 The color orange, as it relates to buckets for agricultural and light industrial elevator type conveyors, is a Canadian registered trademark of Maxi-Lift Inc.
Recommended Uses
(Recommended but not restricted to handling these specific products)
Barley
Brown Sugar
Coffee
Corn
Feed
Flour
Grain
Grass Seed
Meat Scap
Nuts
Oats
Pellets
Rice
Salt
Soy Beans
Sugar
Sunflower Seeds
Wheat
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Poly
- Application Grains & Food Products Temperature
- Range -60F to +180F (210F intermittent)
- FDA Approved Material Yes
Economical, high density polyethylene. FDA approved material for handling food grade products.
Nylon
- Application Hot, high impact, abrasive dense products
- Range -60°F to +300°F (350°F intermittent)
- FDA Approved Material No
Best for high heat applications, with tough impact and abrasion needs.
Urethane
- Application Heavy, abrasion, sticky materials
- Range -60F to +180F(210F intermittent)
- FDA Approved Material Yes
Most flexible and abrasion resistant. Resists product sticking and sharp cutting particles.
FDA Nylon
- Application Hot, high impact, abrasive food grade products
- Range -60F to +300F
- FDA Approved Material Yes
Best for high heat food grade applications, with tough impact and abrasion needs.
Venting an elevator bucket aids in bucket fill and discharge with light, fluffy materials.
Lightweight, fluffy materials, those that are extremely dense or flow poorly can be difficult to handle in bucket elevators at high speeds. Because these materials tend to trap air when being handled by an elevator bucket, venting provides air relief to assist in their filling and discharge. Commodities for venting include flours, meals, feed mash, DDG’s or screenings. As these materials enter the bucket, air is released through a series of vent holes in the bottom of the bucket allowing for a more complete fill. These vent holes also allow air to re-enter the bucket, which facilitates full release of product into the discharge.
Standard hole diameter is equal to the size of the bolt mounting holes in vent pattern #1, all other vent patterns will have 11/32” diameter holes unless otherwise requested by the customer.
ADDITIONAL SPECIAL DRILLING AND VENTING CHARGES
- Drilling any diameter hole over 13/32″
- Bolt Hole centers closer than 1-3/4″
- Side drilled buckets except standard peanut buckets
- Special Venting requirements such as extra holes, change in hole diameter, etc.
- Quoted prices subject to change due to special drilling and venting requirements
#1 Vent
Same holes in body as bolt mounting holes.
#2 Vent
One row of holes on 1-1/8″centers
#3 Vent
Two rows of holes on 1-1/8″centers.
#4 Vent
Same as #3, plus three holes in each end cap.
Custom Vent
Vented as required.
Size Chart
- Tiger-Tuff
- Tiger-Tuff (Low Profile)
- Tiger-Tuff Steel Digger
Elevate your elevator efficiency
Whether it’s answering common elevator engineering questions, downloading one of our technical charts, or using our custom engineering tool to do traditionally complicated calculations, we can help you maximize the operations of your bucket elevators.
Elevate your elevator efficiency
Whether it’s answering common elevator engineering questions, downloading one of our technical charts, or using our custom engineering tool to do traditionally complicated calculations, we have what you need to maximize the operations of your bucket elevators.
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Pro Tips with Dean Wedekind
Whether your elevator is brand new or you’re looking to get the most out of an elevator you’ve been running for a while, we want to help you keep it in more than working order. With more than 30 videos covering everything from bucket wear to what you need to know about lagging, Dean Wedekind and our team of experts can help you optimize the performance of your conveyer system.
ProTips with Dean Wedekind
Whether your elevator is brand new or you’re looking to get the most out of an elevator you’ve been running for a while, we want to help you keep it in more than working order. With more than 30 videos covering everything from bucket wear to what you need to know about lagging, Dean Wedeking and our team of experts can help you optimize the performance of your conveyer system.
Buckets, Belts,
and Bundles
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Buckets, Belts,
and Bundles
Need a catalog to flip through or more than a link
to share? We can send you a catalog.