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Please.Can someone enlighten me as to what this Walthers building is for?There are no doors .
Building is crib design ,guessing for storing corn ,but how does it get in and out ?
Thanks Jim

Jim- It's a grain elevator.  This site has a pretty good explanation of how these work along with a diagram: 

https://medium.com/www-bins-ai/how-grain-elevators-work-3d32105528e7

Google "How do grain elevators work" or something like that, plenty out there about the subject.

Jeff Moore
Elko, NV

JDLX Wrote:
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> Jim- It's a grain elevator.  This site has a
> pretty good explanation of how these work along
> with a diagram: 
>
> https://medium.com/www-bins-ai/how-grain-elevators
> -work-3d32105528e7
>
> Google "How do grain elevators work" or something
> like that, plenty out there about the subject.
>
> Jeff Moore
> Elko, NV


He’s asking about the side storage building that comes with it I believe.

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> He’s asking about the side storage building that
> comes with it I believe.

That also is a storage bin. Note the very heavy construction necessary for grains. More common on the Canadian Prairies. There should be a pipe leading down from the gerber in the tall structure. As well as a buried conveyer connecting to the lift machinery in the main building. The bin might be divided in which case there would be multiple pipes.

Thanks . I thought there might be a pipe missing.
I think it would be hard to do all under ground.

Jim

I still don't understand that it has no access,only opening is square vent under eve at each end of crib.
Could have and access tunnel ,but why the expense?
.I think I'll not use it.

Thanks for all your help.

Here's a Canadian grain elevator off Wikipedia. Clearly shows the pipe.
https://i.imgur.com/HU2svXN.jpg