 Commercial Contact | Goliath Support Towers
• All galvanized• Bolted assembly— no field welding
• 8 ft., 10 ft., and 12 ft.
square models
• No guywires or
anchors required
• Optional ladder and
safety cage
• Optional service platforms,
stairs, and rest platforms
• 20 ft. and 10 ft.
high modules
• Designed to withstand
wind pressures up to
33 PSF or the
equivalent of
100 MPH
winds.
The use of towers to support one or more bucket elevators, plus
accessories, has become popular for more than one reason. While
some bucket elevators are self supporting of their own vertical load,
including weight of bucket contents, they must be laterally secured
by either guying or tied into existing vertical structures such as
concrete silos, head houses, or structural steel supports such as
towers (but never to corrugated bins which expand, contract, and
flex when filled or emptied).
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Guying of bucket elevators has in the past been frequently used for
vertical stabilization. Over the years, however, the average heights of
bucket elevators have increased, in part to compensate for turnheads,
distributors, diverter valves, scalpers, or cleaners, etc. Taller elevators
thus require further distance between ground support attachments
(deadmen), consuming much land area that is expensive and not
always available. Additionally, the cost to excavate and pour concrete
piers or “deadmen”, cost of cable or wire rope, clamps, turnbuckles,
and attachment brackets can often equal or even exceed the cost
of a structural support tower such as Goliath®. Also, numerous
ground guys in proper tension add tremendous vertical loading to a
freestanding bucket elevator, particularly the casing or trunking, as
well as the boot. This only adds extra cost to the bucket elevator due to
heavier construction of casing and boot.
As mentioned above, bucket elevators may be
designed to support their own weight and contents. In
most cases, they are not designed to take the extra
and overhung loading of turnheads, spouting runs,
diverters, or cleaners. These accessories should always
be supported separately from the elevator structure. But
with the Goliath® support towers, all of this can be
accomplished, including the one or more platforms
needed to service the accessories at various levels.
GOLIATH® ALL GALVANIZED BOLTED
SUPPORT TOWERS OFFER
CONVENIENCE AND SAFETY
For a little more than the cost of a ladder, cage, rest platforms,
and safety devices, you can add Silver Stairs®. The steps are heavy
gauge galvanized stampings with raised perforations, providing sure
footing in all weather conditions. Units include double handrails of
1 1/2" tubing (on both sides) and bolted continuous connection for
added safety.
Multiple use of stairways include access to adjacent catwalks, bin
roofs, and platforms. Designed as an integral part of the stairway is the
spacious 24" x 30" rest landing conveniently located every 10' rise.
Utilizing Silver Grip® all weather decking, the platform, complete
with handrails, provides security at all levels. Easily assembled, the
all bolted galvanized stairway requires no welding. Stairways can be
erected to ascend clockwise or counterclockwise. Reversing stairs with
24" x 60" landing is available to ascend on one side of the tower.
Goliath® towers are made of galvanized structural steel angle
members, accurately punched for fast field bolted assembly.
High tensile galvanized bolts and hardware eliminate the need
for field welding.
Standard sizes include 8' x 8', 10' x 10', and 12' x 12'. They are
all designed to withstand wind pressures to 33 PSF, the equivalent of
100 MPH winds.
Selection of the standard Goliath® tower is easy ... the standard
models provide a range to accommodate a variety of casing profiles,
as well as available space around the elevator. All Goliath® models
are designed in 20' and 10' high modules, providing a wide selection
to meet necessary requirements while utilizing standard components.
Galvanized base plates are furnished with each Goliath® tower for
bolting the structural steel angular members suitable for foundations.
All models have been designed and engineered in cooperation with
professional structural engineering consultants.
Sweet Manufacturing Company also manufactures a complete
line of conveyor support systems, including our all galvanized
Silver-Span® that utilizes our galvanized Silver Grip®
grating. Intermediate support towers are also available in
various models depending upon application on loading.
Silver Stairs® are designed for both variable pitch incline,
such as bin roofs or circular models, for bins or silos.
Additional bin accessories, such as bin peak platforms and
eave landing platforms, are also available. Request a separate
brochure on these products.
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