Piston vibrators are another alternate powered vibrator. The most common application is on bottom dump gravity discharge hopper trucks or trucks which are discharged pneumatically.
Features
- Air compressor capacity and receiver tank size on most trucks limit the run time of the small piston vibrators to just a few seconds.
- For trucks requiring a large piston vibrator(s), an external air source is needed. This is often available at an unloading site especially when the material is being conveyed to a storage bin.
- Weld on drop in brackets for mounting the vibrators are available for different manufacturers' trucks.
- Special Tef-Kote™ teflon coating added the the piston bore eliminates the need for lubrication.
- The added start spring allows vibrators to return back to start position after use.
Benefits
- Inexpensive
- Easy to Install
Larger channel bracket (shown above as top image) commonly used on Timpte trailers to mount between knock rails. The smaller bracket (shown above as lower image) fits any trailer and is used to mount directly to the hopper wall. Only one bracket of either style is needed per hopper.