A bucket elevator, also called a grain leg, is a mechanism for hauling flowable bulk materials (most often grain or fertilizer) vertically.. It consists of: Buckets to contain the material;; A belt to carry the buckets and transmit the pull; Means to drive the belt; Accessories for loading the buckets or picking up the material, for receiving the discharged material, for maintaining the …

A silo (from the Greek σιρός – siros, "pit for holding grain") is a structure for storing bulk materials.Silos are used in agriculture to store fermented feed known as silage, not to be confused with a grain bin, which is used to store grains.Silos are commonly used for bulk storage of grain, coal, cement, carbon black, woodchips, food products and sawdust.