The drive units are fabricated using a skeleton drive unit. The motor and reducer are connected with sprockets and roller chain to the head shaft, which drive the caterpillar chain
and transmit the power to the conveyor chain. Adequate protection is provided for reasonable momentary overloads, and the assembly is also equipped with a friction clutch for protection
against excessive overload.
The 2035 01371 drive uses a 3/4 horsepower inverter duty motor and a speed reducer with a 50 to 1 ratio. The drive has a constant speed of 16 feet per minute at 60 hertz, or by using the 2035 02798
(230V) or 2035 02800 (460V) A C inverter, has a speed range of 3 to 16 FPM.