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Cascading Chutes
For conducting, depositing, or stockpiling flowable materials.
Superchute Loading Spouts are used around the world at mines, seaports, railyards, and all types of industrial plants.
Information
- Retracts completely to allow for truck circulation below ✓
- Use where high clearance is required ✓
- The chute is raised by a winch as the material mound rises ✓
- Good for fine sand, fly ash, fine powders & other materials ✓
- Custom cascading chute sections made to order ✓
- Different diameters and shapes ✓
- Equipped with safe and strong linking hardware ✓
Superchute® can provide free and helpful sketches within 24 hours.
A Site Sketch:
- Shows a clear image of a cascading chute in use for your application
- Shows the precise specifications of your chute needed for the job
- Recommends the appropriate winches & support frame
- Contact us for your custom site sketch
The following information is stamped front and back with 11″ x 5″ die onto every chute section:
- Company name and coordinates
- Chute description
- Month & year of manufacture
- Plastic thickness
- Chute diameter
- Chute weight
- Detailed instructions & fire warning
- Excellent advertising tool & great anti-theft measure
- We keep your plate in our library for future orders
There is a small charge for making the die. Please allow 24 hours for preparation.
Click here for Winch & Rigging Solutions.
Materials
- Most Superchute® sections are made of YELLOW High Molecular Weight Polyethylene
- HMWPE is resistant to abrasion, chemicals and cold weather
- Clients in Alaska & other cold climates appreciate its low temperature impact resistance of -100 ºC (-156 ºF)
- In hot weather the plastic will become a little softer
- Bright yellow plastic (safety-minded color) shows off your company name plate
- Many thicknesses available
- UV treated
Wraparound® Black Fire Retardant UHMWPE Plastic Sections
- Fire retardant chutes for Boston, New York, nuclear power plants, mines, military
- More abrasion resistant and durable than yellow plastic, aluminum or steel
- Acceptable working temperature between -100°C to 80°C (-148°F to 176°F)
- 1/4? Wall thickness – dent resistant wall for very little weight
- Low noise during use
- Fire hazard warning on each section
- Available in any diameter
- See Fire Rated Chutes for more information
- We build custom Superchute® sections using BLUE Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene for large quantities of abrasive materials
- UHMWPE is five times more abrasion resistant than the yellow plastic
- Low temperature impact resistance: -70 ºC (-94 ºF)
- Melting temperature: 137 ºC (280 ºF)
- Max recommended working temperature: 80°C (180°F)
- Many thicknesses available
- UV treated
- We build custom Superchute® sections using GREY Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene for extremely hot materials
- UHMWPE is five times more abrasion resistant than the yellow plastic
- Low temperature impact resistance: -70 ºC (-94 ºF)
- Melting temperature: 150 ºC (300 ºF)
- Max recommended working temperature: 135°C (275°F)
- Primarily designed for carrying hot asphalt in truck beds
- Many thicknesses available
- UV treated
Galvanized steel and hard aluminum metal chute sections are also available. Please visit our Fire Rated Chutes page for more details.
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