Patz Flites
Patz Flites....provide extra service life.
Wider wear shoe on flites provides 124% additional surface wear area.
Just as valuable as the Patz links is the special design of the Patz flites, giving you a double bonus when you use Patz chain.
The Patz wear shoe is the key to extra service life. This big 1/2-inch (13 mm) thick by 2-inch (51 mm) wide by 3-1/4-inch (83 mm) long Patz wear shoe prolongs flite life and protects the barn gutter floor.
With a full 1/4-inch (6 mm) thickness, Patz flites provide maximum strength and durability.
Patz flites are welded to the link at an angle to prevent binding against the sides of the barn gutter while allowing close tolerance. And when material drops off the slide, the angle of the flite pushes manure toward the outside, away from the slide beam and sprocket.
- Patz offers two types of flites to meet your needs.
- The Model 467 flite is four inches high at the end of an 18-inch (457 mm) flite. The added height helps prevent material rollback and carries more material. Also, the leading edge of the flite extends under the link to give you wall-to-wall conveying.
- The Model 447 flite is made from 2-by-2 inch (51 mm x 51mm) angle steel. It works well with forkable and semi-solid manure.
Patz 467 flites extend under the chain to clean all of the barn gutter from wall to wall.
Patz flites can be spaced 12, 18, or 24 inches (305 mm, 457 mm, 610mm) apart on the chain. Flite spacing can be changed easily at any time. Flites are available for right-hand or left-hand drive units. Optional powder coating retards corrosion.
Also available, Extra Heavy (XH) Chain, for longer pulls and heavier loads.
Rectangular vs. Oval Wear Shoe
New, improved Patz flites have a rectangular wear shoe instead of the older oval wear shoe design. The rectangular wear shoe provides 124% additional surface wear area riding on the barn gutter floor. The larger wear shoe area extends the life of the flite bottoms and reduces gutter floor grooving for longer life.
Photo 1 compares the new, improved Patz flite with a rectangular wear shoe to our old flite with an oval wear shoe.
Photo 2 the additional surface wear area provided by the new rectangular wear shoe.
How to select a Patz Flite and Flite spacing.
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