Specifications include, but are not limited to: ITEM 1 – HEAVY DUTY FIXED SALT HANDLING CONVEYOR (2 each) GENERAL: This specification is intended to describe the MINIMUM requirements for a new permanent rotation salt handling conveyor and loading hopper designed to convey road salt to a point inside a salt storage dome so that the dome can be filled to capacity. The design capacity of the conveyor/hopper unit shall be 300 tons per hour (based on salt at 70 lbs. per cubic foot and an angle of 32 degrees). POWER SOURCE: The conveyor drive shall be powered by a 40 HP 3-Phase Electric Motor with HTD style sheaves and drive belt. Belt guard, motor mount, legs and adjustment thread all (to sit over drive roller) shall all be 304 stainless steel. Unit shall include a 5:1 gear reducer with torque arm and 304 stainless steel mount. CONTROL PANEL: The control panel shall be a 3-Phase, 480V, NEMA 4X electric control panel for 40 HP motors and shall have integral bypass, programmable electronic overload, branch fusing and class 20 overload, door mounted start/stop/run light assembly, full voltage non-reversing starter, low-voltage soft start and FVNR and mounted to conveyor with 304 stainless steel angle. The control shall meet be enclosed in weatherproof 304 stainless steel and meet NEC.
