grain elevator

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Ive been thinking of scratchbuilding a grain elevator.And making the silos out of PVC pipe.But im not sure what size pipe to use or how tall I should make them.
Any ideas?

[markperr]

Marty, you wanna handle this one?

[;)]Mark

[bman36]

Hi there,
If you are interested there is another thread I started on a typical North American Grain Elevator. Just do a search here. In that thread I was given links to various sites where you can see a ton of pics and info as well. The one I built was your old wood type. Found lots of info on those too. All the best. Later eh...Brian.

[Rene Schweitzer]

here are some links for you:
Here's a link to Buffalo NY's grain elevators. Some great photos and a few illustrations:
http://lucky.phpwebhosting.com/~ah/h/grain.html
BNSF grain elevator directory.
http://www.bnsf.com/business/agcom/elevator/elevmenu.html
Vance Bass, our technical editor, is a grain elevator nut. Here's a link to stuff from his column, Online station. Go to Feb. 2003's links:
http://www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/005/052figpd.asp
If you want more info, I can hook you up with him. Just send an email to me and I'll forward it on to him.

[red p]

Thanks for the info.
I thought about using 5 inch tubes X 24 inches tall. Just as a wild geuss.
How does that sound?

-Scott

[Anonymous]

Hi ftwNSengineer
5" Dia seems a bit small I would have thought 10 or 12" would be better the concrete silos are quite substantial structures.
I would think 18" tall for the silos them selves by the time the roof
and conveyer belt housings ect goes on the top I would think the structure
would end up 24" tall at least.
As long as it towers over the trains and has sufficient bulk to the overall structure and the doors and platforms for loading docke if any are the correct size
you should be OK.
This is one of the structures that built in the same scale as your trains could end up overpowering things a big bit if not carefull selective compression definatly called for
regards John

[markperr]

Okay, since Marty Cozad hasn't replied yet, I'll try and relay what I remember from his thred over at MLS about two years ago. If I'm not mistaken, he made his silos from 8" PVC about 48" tall. I think in total, he had eight silos in his elevator in a 2x4 arrangement. It is an impressive structure to say the least.

Mark

[chug chug]

Looking for plans to build hand throw switch stands for G gauge switchs.

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QUOTE: Originally posted by markperr

Okay, since Marty Cozad hasn't replied yet, I'll try and relay what I remember from his thred over at MLS about two years ago. If I'm not mistaken, he made his silos from 8" PVC about 48" tall. I think in total, he had eight silos in his elevator in a 2x4 arrangement. It is an impressive structure to say the least.

Mark

thats the same arrangement ill be going with.im going to base my design on the "HO" adm kit walther put out a few years ago.

[Anonymous]

I used PVC pipe around 30" from the ground, mine is for a chemical proceesing plant of some type perhaps fertilzer I have not finished. There was some tree limb damage from the neighbors yard.


mikadousrp

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QUOTE: Originally posted by mikadousrp

I used PVC pipe around 30" from the ground, mine is for a chemical proceesing plant of some type perhaps fertilzer I have not finished. There was some tree limb damage from the neighbors yard.


mikadousrp

I would like to see some pictures of it when it is finished

[red p]

now for the big question.
Where do I get 8" PVC from? I went down to Lowes this morning but they only went up to 6". I asked them if they could special order it and they said NO.

[markperr]

Marty's a contractor by trade so I'd guess he's got connections that many of us don't, but I'd look in the yellow pages for plumbing supply stores.

Mark

[red p]

well I found a place that will order it for me.So now I can get started on it