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Centrifugal Discharge Elevator – This is the typical style of elevator used in many grain handling facilities. The elevator buckets discharge the grain freely, using centrifugal force. The grain is flung out of the bucket into the discharge spout at the top of the elevator. The most common style of agricultural elevator bucket is the "CC" style.
The headhouse is approximately 8 by 16 feet (2.4 by 4.9 m), and has a vaulted ceiling approximately 15 feet (4.6 m) high, to what is the highest peak of the building. The top of the grain leg extends up to the building peak, and the grain that is elevated up to the top is then funneled down by gravity to the distributor spout.
A grain elevator or grain terminal is a facility designed to stockpile or store grain. In the grain trade , the term "grain elevator" also describes a tower containing a bucket elevator or a pneumatic conveyor , which scoops up grain from a lower level and deposits it in a silo or other storage facility.
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The Ross Grain Elevator is a historic building located in Ross, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1881 by Charles Stuart, a Civil War veteran who was a forwarding agent for the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. [2] The wooden structure rests on a limestone foundation.
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