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Because of the design, and strength of the trout river trailer, and conveyor, we have reversing capabilities o Its not just as simple as using a reversing valve When the conveyor is reversed the “slack” is on the top of the conveyor o The following diagram may explain this better:
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When the conveyor is going forward, the slack is taken care of by gravity, it causes no difficulties When the conveyor is in reverse, the slack is on the same side as the load. o This increases the friction in a large way by “sandwiching” the conveyor between the frame, and the load. o Generally, in the forward direction, these do not make contact because the tension pulls the conveyor up, away from the frame by about 1/8” In reverse, conveyor strength is very important, but design is equally, or more important o Our conveyor chain is the strongest on the market, offering 140,000 lbs of pull strength ▪ This is over double what some competitors offer o Our chain is roller chain, this means our conveyor has rollers where the bulk of the weight will be sitting ▪ Many competitors run drag style chain, which has a much higher friction o Our conveyor runs on Teflon pucks, located in the conveyor crossbars (replaceable), which makes contact with 3 I-beams, spanning the length of the trailer ▪ Many competitors run steel on steel, which is a much higher friction, and is nonreplaceable
I hope this helps explain how our reversing capabilities are possible, although the reversing valve is a key part to this system, it goes much deeper than this. Thanks, Luke
Luke Hierlihy luke@troutriverindustries.ca