07-09-2013, 05:54 AM
Ed, I may very well do some PREX too in the future. But it is more likely to use the layout as a generic one to serve as abase for the upcoming Intermountain GP10. There is a very wide area I can cover with a rural area, grain and green dominated layout.
The postman dropped a nice parcel at my doorstep
![[Image: file_zpse7af591f.jpg]](http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae149/faraway52/FL2013-2/file_zpse7af591f.jpg)
That brings my first question.
How are the trucks unloaded at the modern silo? The old wooden had an attached "garage" with doors at both ends for the trucks. I did not see models (and have no prototype at hand) how modern grain trucks are unloaded. I think they tilt and unload at the end (similar to a a dump truck). The structure must be high enough to handle a truck with a tilt loading area.
This what I could find http://cache1.asset-cache.net/gc/1354856...Vw0A%3d%3d
A video on YouTube shows an open facility too. They do it in snow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla...V9h3BmRURw
That looks good but it is open air! Do they unload grain in Ohio open air and all work stops when it rains?
The postman dropped a nice parcel at my doorstep
That brings my first question.
How are the trucks unloaded at the modern silo? The old wooden had an attached "garage" with doors at both ends for the trucks. I did not see models (and have no prototype at hand) how modern grain trucks are unloaded. I think they tilt and unload at the end (similar to a a dump truck). The structure must be high enough to handle a truck with a tilt loading area.
This what I could find http://cache1.asset-cache.net/gc/1354856...Vw0A%3d%3d
A video on YouTube shows an open facility too. They do it in snow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla...V9h3BmRURw
That looks good but it is open air! Do they unload grain in Ohio open air and all work stops when it rains?
Reinhard