Freelance 2013-2 (MAW)

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Reinhard;

From what I've seen at dozens of grain elevators, the large storage bin would most likely be placed behind the older concrete elevator where you now have the "wet/dry" bins located. Its purpose is for storing the grain that has already been dried or in many cases these bins themselves will have drying fans attached to them at the base. This photo shows a location not unlike what you are modeling, where the concrete elevator, built in the 30s or 40s, has been enlarged with the addition of the newer steel storage bins:     The "wet/dry" bins would most likely be located close to the truck unloading location. I've rarely seen such "wet/dry" bins at grain elevators, but more often at large feed mill installations. Of course it isn't unusual to see combination grain elevator and feed mill complexes and also facilities for handling inbound fertilizers as you see in this photo. As I noted before, in many small agriculture communities, you'd have one-stop shopping for all your farming needs.

Would take some time, but look around on Google maps at various locations where grain elevators are located and hopefully street views will be available to give you a better idea of what you might find at such locations. You'll often see the addition of the tall grain legs and distribution pipes have been added to the older elevators for filling the additional grain bins, such as what you see in this photo. More details!