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    Working with the grain

    Apr 29, 2019 4 minutes
    BY EVAN SAMUEL

    Wheat storage

    1. Truck arrives at sampling station. | 2. Samples are taken at various points/depths. | 3. Sample is analysed and graded, destination location assigned, and controller advised of destination silo. | 4. Controller sets conveyors for assigned destination. | 5. Truck drives to weighbridge; laden mass is verified. | 6. Truck drives to silo discharge station. Discharges the load to the conveyors. | 7. Conveyors transport the load to assigned silo.

    of the Western Cape is the largest barley, oats and canola farming area, and the second largest wheat farming area in South Africa. If you hadn’t realised it already,

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