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STEEL GRAIN ELEVATORS. 



CHAP. IX. 



EQUIPMENT. There are two stands of receiving elevators with receiving pits on either 

 side. These elevators have' 22-inch 6-ply belts and 20 in. X 7 in. X 7 in. buckets spaced 14 in. 

 apart; the receiving pits are covered with steel grating, and a pair of Clark's automatic grain 

 shovels are located at each unloading place. These elevators are driven with an electric motor 

 of 100 H. P., each elevator being driven with a clutch and pinion so that the elevator may be 

 stopped and started at will. 



There is one stand of shipping elevators constructed in the same manner, having a 26-in. 

 6-ply belt and 2 lines of 12 in. X 7 in. X 7 in. buckets spaced 14 in. apart. 



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L-These rods same length as those opposite 



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Conveyor Supports spaced ' //-6*- 1 '?l>-45j* , 



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Section along i of Conveyor Tunnel. 



FIG. 10. DETAILS OF BIN BOTTOMS AND CONVEYORS UNDER BINS, INDEPENDENT 



ELEVATOR. 



There are two stands of cleaning elevators with 14-in. 6-ply belts with 12 in. X 6 in. X 6 in. 

 buckets spaced 12 in. apart. 



There are also two screenings elevators with 9-in. 5-ply belts with 8 in. X 5 in. X 5 in. 

 buckets spaced 12 in. apart. 



The shipping, screenings, and cleaner elevators are driven from a line shaft which is driven 

 by a zoo H. P. motor, each elevator being driven by a core wheel and pinion. 



Three scale hoppers, having a capacity of 1,800 bushels, are located in the cupola, and three 

 garner hoppers of 1,800 bushels capacity are located above the scale hoppers. 



The main line shaft on the first floor is driven by a 170 H. P. motor. 



A car puller capable of moving 25 loaded cars is provided. 



Elevators. The boots of the receiving and shipping elevators rest in water-tight steel boot 

 tanks made of iVin. steel plates. The elevator boots are made of i^-in. steel plates, the boot put 



