p ar ts ca t al ogue 20 HOPPER HOOD Minequips enclosed hopper hood was developed to ser ve various purposes F irst and foremost it allows the machine operator to safely open the discharge chute on bulk bags without lowering the bulk bag on to the lip of the hopper By opening the access door on the side of the hopper hood the operator can safely and effectively untie the bags without risk of injur y Another benefit of the enclosed hopper hood is dust control Incorporated into the design is a round hole that is the same diameter as the discharge chute on the bag This feature allows the chute of the bulk bag to plug the hole in the hood and prevents dust from escaping from the hopper The enclosed hopper hood is available in steel or aluminum and is designed to fit Aliva AL 237 Aliva AL 246 and Aliva AL 252 machines Custom hoods for other models are available upon request