The top of the leg system. And yes, they have to climb up there now and again. Heh, I might try that next summer. I could get some great footage up there I bet.

At the top of the grain leg, each bucket tips grain into a pipe connected to a grain bin. The empty buckets travel back down the leg, scoop up more grain, move back to the top, tip, and travel back down in a continuous loop. This process is why grain storage facilities are often called “elevators.”