2. Recommended Method for Full Floor Installation
IMPORTANT: First piece of flooring must start at the proper distance from centerline of bin. Refer to floor layout on Page 14. First piece may need to be trimmed for length to fit at the proper location.
Figure 2C
4.Install flooring starting at the bin wall on the opposite side of the unload auger. Floor planks should be placed perpendicular to the unload auger with the outside edge the correct distance from the center of the bin. (See Figure 6A on Page 14.) Be sure the flat edge of the floor plank is facing the bin wall and the open channel edge is facing towards the center of the bin. (See Figure 2C.) Position the supports for the first/shortest floor plank according to the number of bin rings and corrugation as shown in the illustrations on Pages
5.POSITION THE NEXT ROW OF SUPPORTS ACCORDING TO THE CHALK LINES and support layout. The straight tab should “snap” under the first (previous) floor piece. After the supports in the row are correctly positioned, install the next floor piece by hooking the open channel edge under the outside hooks of the floor supports. Push down sharply on the edge of the floor piece until it snaps into the previous floor piece. (See Figure 2C.) Continue this process for the rest of the floor cutting planks for center and intermediate wells as needed. See Figure 5A on Page 13 for center well support locations.
NOTE: Whenever there is more than Dimension B divided by three inches (B/3") of plank unsupported
beside the bin wall, there should be a support on that plank or a support on each of the planks adjacent to it such that no more than Dimension B divided by three inches (B/3") is unsupported. For example: 2.66" bin with 8 rings has a “B” dimension of 22". Take 22"/3" = 7.33" (Round to 7"). Therefore, there should be no more than 7" of unsupported floor plank.
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