can. Grain Elevators?

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Hi, I´m Christian from Germany,
can anyone show me pictures of can. Grain Elevators fortunally in color? Are this Grain Elevators in the ´70 and ´80 in grey? For what companies are they made?(Cargill, ADM or what?)
Thanks forwart![8D]

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I don’t have any pictures but I am sure a google search would quickly bring you some. The color of the elevators depends on construction and company mainly. Older elevators were made of wood and painted mostly red or white. As they aged many were covered with corrigated sheet metal (silver). Newer elevators are made from concrete that can be painted (such as the white one in our town) or left a dull gray. Hope this helps.
Randy Johnson
Dallas Center IA

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Hope these are of some help to you:

http://waltonfeed.com/elevator/oldpam.html
http://waltonfeed.com/elevator/build.html
http://www.grainelevatorphotos.com/photogallery.html

dwRavenstar

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Christian,

Here is a site with hundreds of U.S. grain elevators: http://www.bnsf.com/markets/agricultural/elevator/index.html

Enjoy.

John Timm