Grain Systems Tanks PNEG-1095 - Manual (Page 40)

6. Installation
40 PNEG-1095 FCDL 4.00" Corrugation Externally Stiffened Grain Bin
Caulking and Bolting Sidewall Sheets
1. Install rope caulk to each sheet before it is assembled. (See Figure 6B on Page 39.)
2. Begin assembling sidewall sheets, end to end (overlapping the same way throughout), until the ring
is completed. Use correct size bin bolts throughout. All body sheet bolts are to be installed with the
bolt head and its neoprene washer to the outside and the nut on the inside. Do not tighten bolts until
all sheets are assembled and form a complete ring.
3. Attach lifting brackets to stiffener bolt holes. These straps, coupled to the jacks will enable you to later
elevate the bin.
4. Now tighten the bolts in sequence, starting from the center and working to the edge in both directions.
This permits the sidewall sheets to draw-up evenly. Complete 1 ring and stop. (See Figure 6C on
Page 39.) Tighten from the nut side.
5. You are now ready to assemble the roof. Refer to the roof erection manual for roof assembly
instructions located in roof hardware box.
Figure 6D Standard Sidewall Sheets (As viewed from inside the bin.)