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 | From the southeast corner of the plant looking up towards the top of the elevator. The two small cones at the top of the elevator are dust separators. One of them is for the seed cleaning plant and the other one services the rest of the elevator. The dust falls through the two tubes to the large dust bin below. When we get to to the top we'll see what they look like from above. |
| The manlift in the Stirling elevator is electrically driven and has a capacity of 2 men. The photo to the right shows what the manlift shaft looks like from the third floor of the seed cleaning plant - where the manlift is located. | |
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| Ryan, one of the younger Agricore United employees working at the Stirling Elevator, took me to the top and showed me around. This photo shows what you'd see when you first step out of the manlift tower. The open door in the foreground is one of the bin covers. You'll notice there is also a screen (also open) to keep things from falling in. I've noticed that similar screens are on all the trap doors and covers throughout the elevator. You can also see the bin pipes coming down from the distributor in this photo, other bin covers, vents, and in the upper right corner of the photograph, one of the shipping legs as it passes up into the open air. |  |
 | Looking up, you see the two main features on the top of the elevator that can be seen from the ground - the receiving legs and the distributor. |
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 The clean grain from the seed cleaner must somehow get back into the main elevator. In the photo to the upper left you can see the small leg that lifts the grain from the bottom of the seed cleaning plant to the top of the roof. It is then placed on a paddle drag which pulls it over the bins. Valves along the chain drag open to deposit the grain in one of six different bins. In the photo to the upper right, you can see the end of this paddle drag. To it's right, also shown in the photo to the left are the two fans that drive the dust cleaning system. | ||
| This photo was taken looking down on the shipping terminal. The very bottom of the picture shows the elevator wall. Up the picture from the wall you can see the top of the shipping leg. Notice it's large, dark grey motor sitting off to the right side of the leg. Moving up the photo again from the leg is the bulk weigher where all grain going to the tracks and truck spout is weighed. You may remember that it also temporarily stops the flow of grain when a rail car or truck is filled while the next car/truck is moved into place. The chutes and 'high roller belt' that move the grain to the spout are clearly visible above the loading scale. The loading booth is in the upper right corner of the picture. You can also see the railroad tracks below the loading booth and a portion of the truck ramp can be seen beneath the bulk weigher. | 
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