SpeedCatch Bridge and Flipper-Arm Bracket Upgrade

This upgrade replaces the original SpeedCatch bridge brackets with the smaller updated style and adds extension brackets to the flipper arms. Read the complete procedure and confirm the kit contents before disassembly.

Upgrade-kit contents

• Two bridge brackets.
• Two flipper extension brackets.
• Three 1/2-inch × 2-1/2-inch bolts.
• Four 1/2-inch washers.

Safety: Stop and lock out the SpeedCatch and material-feed conveyors before removing brackets. Support any component that could shift when its fasteners are removed, and keep personnel clear during the final powered test.

Flipper-arm brackets

The following video demonstrates the flipper-arm extension-bracket installation. Note the original position and orientation of every part before removal, and install the supplied hardware in the demonstrated locations.

Bridge brackets

1. Locate the original bridge bracket on each material-feed conveyor.
2. Photograph the existing bracket position and surrounding clearance.
3. Remove one original bracket from each conveyor.
4. Install the supplied smaller bracket in the same functional location and orientation.
5. Tighten the hardware evenly. Use the torque specified by the kit drawing or Enventek Support.

Original bridge-bracket style:

Updated bridge-bracket style:

Alignment and verification

1. Manually inspect the flipper and bridge travel with power locked out. Confirm that the new brackets do not bind or contact the conveyor frame.
2. Verify equal clearance and alignment on both sides.
3. Reinstall every guard and remove all tools.
4. Run a slow manual cycle with the area clear.
5. Confirm that the flipper arms extend and return freely and that lumber transfers across both bridge locations without catching.

If the brackets do not align with the existing holes, the flipper does not return fully, or lumber contacts the new hardware, stop and contact Enventek Support rather than enlarging holes or forcing alignment.