Great Dane excavating co.

[andyathome]

nice conveyor, have you thought about gluing some teeth to the belt to allow you to have a higher incline if need be.
I found on mine (4 feet long)about 15 degrees was the max before the rocks started to roll down hill, also if I slowed it down you can go a little steeper.
cheers andy

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by Lil Giants

Your drive roller should be pulling the belt. Looks good, runs quiet & smooth.

I think you'll be hard pressed to get much more than 20° without too much rollback.

Originally Posted by andyathome

nice conveyor, have you thought about gluing some teeth to the belt to allow you to have a higher incline if need be.
I found on mine (4 feet long)about 15 degrees was the max before the rocks started to roll down hill, also if I slowed it down you can go a little steeper.
cheers andy

Ouch! I'm not liking the numbers you guys are saying but I never doubt people who speak from experience. At those angles I'm going to need a lot more space to make this all work.
I was wondering if drive roller must be on the top end? The way it is now all the belt tension is on the bottom which allows the top to have slack and maintain that curve or cupping effect? I guess with heavy material trying to push up a loose belt won't work though..... Ok. Never mind
I like Lou's idea using the leading edge of a wiper blade as paddles or teeth on a belt. Just not sure how well they will adhere to the treadmill belt?

[Cooper]

Originally Posted by andyathome

nice conveyor, have you thought about gluing some teeth to the belt to allow you to have a higher incline if need be.
I found on mine (4 feet long)about 15 degrees was the max before the rocks started to roll down hill, also if I slowed it down you can go a little steeper.
cheers andy

I'm maxing incline out at 70~ or 20 degrees whichever 90 is. Scale wise the pile should have a max height of 25' and a base of around 60-70'. For what I have planned it wouldn't be a max elevation. More for transferring material. What I really need is about six of these lined up for moving material. If this one works out I may built two more for quick transfer of material. I'm planning on spreading cracker dust/ screenings under my deck. And deck is 14x 40'. Lots of work for the perfect sized "toys" under the deck with height of about two feet.