Posted by greenbeanman in Kansas on November 19, 2008 at 17:59:38 from (69.148.251.251):
In Reply to: O.T. GRAIN SILOS posted by jerry watkins on November 19, 2008 at 13:54:23:
John C is right on the money about the construction methods.
Many of the grain elevators in Kansas were poured/constructed by the Borton Corporation with headquarters in Hutchinson, Kansas. A link is below. They are still in business.
They constructed the elevator and addition in my hometown of Utica, Kansas. As I recall there was a problem during the building and I tend to remember that the electricity went off for several hours. Not a good thing when working 24 hours a day. One local fellow got bumped off or fell off of forms and fell to the ground. Thankfully no permanent injuries. Don't know how high up they were at the time, but a fair distance.
I was told that the grain elevator at Healy, Kansas developed problems after having been built due to improper foundations or something else and began to lean. The story I was told to correct the problem they dug soil from under the high side in order to get it to settle back plumb. Guess it worked as it is still standing. Don't know the validity of the story.
One of the Borton founders believed in concrete construction so strongly that he had a concrete home built that of course still stands. Last I knew his widow still lived in it.
I expect you could tell the difference but many of the concrete appearing silos are concrete blocks rather than poured concrete. Of course they are the ones that have much banding around them.
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