Grain Elevators at Louis Dreyfus Feature 16" Grain Pumps

Louis Dreyfus Canada Ltd. was the first client in the world to have 16" Grain Pumps installed. These Grain Pumps are rated at 18-20,000 BPH (490-540 MTPH). Skyway has been involved in ten grain elevator facilities for Louis Dreyfus in Western Canada, as follows:

Location	Year Installed	Condo Lines	Load Out Lines	Receiving Lines
Rathwell, Manitoba **	1997-8	1-2000	0	0
Virden, Manitoba**	1997-8	1-2000	0	0
Tisdale, Saskatchewan**	1997-8	1-2000	0	0
Wilke, Saskatchewan	1999	1	2	2
Aberdeen, Saskatchewan	1999	1	2	2
Glenavon, Saskatchewan	1999	1	2	2
Regina, Saskatchewan	2000	1	2	2
Lyalta, Alberta	2000	1	2	2
Joffre, Alberta	2000	0	2	2
Dawson Creek, B.C.	2001	0	2	2
Totals		8	14	14

** These 3 elevators have 10" Grain Pumps for Load-out and Receiving lines. We were not making 16" Grain Pumps until late 1999.

Total 36 - 16" Grain Pumps

Louis Dreyfus Canadian Grain Terminals

• Elevator and grain storage facilities are steel grain bin construction.
  

• capacity is up to 40,000 metric tonnes, wheat equivalent.
  

• Depending on location, the grain loop can load 50+ or 100+ rail cars.
  

• Two unloading or receiving pits operate at 18-20,000 bushels an hour.

Louis Dreyfus Facilities with 16" Grain Pumps

All have the same basic layout design, as follows:

1. Receiving Lines (2)
   • Approximately 470' of total Chain each (2 - 75 HP Drives)
   • 49' height, 185' long
   • Receive grain from trucks
   • Trucks are weighed at the dump pit i.e. pump goes under scale
   • Each line has 7 solid welded, smooth walled receiving hopper bins of 5,000 bu. (135 tonnes) size from where grain goes to cleaner by slow turning U-Trough conveyors
     
     
   2. Load-Out Lines(2)
   • Approximately 770' of total chain each (3 - 75 HP Drives)
   • 64' height, 315' long
   • Receiving product from either clean surge bins, receiving lines or condo lines
   • Each line has 5 - 74,000 bu. (2,000 tonne) flat bottom bins
   • Can deliver grain back to all the other lines (including the other load-out line) and deliver grain to 40,000 bu. Per hour (1,100 tonnes per hour) bucket elevator boot that sits at 35' height for load-out to bins over top rain cars
   
   3. Condo Line(up to 2)
   • 740 ' of chain
     
   • 3 - 75 HP Drives
     
   • Large producers own condo lines; each line has 5 - 74,000 bu. (2,000 tonne) flat bottom bins(same size as is in the Load-Out lines).

All of the Louis Dreyfus facilities handle all grains i.e. Wheat, Barley, Oats, Canola, and Peas are the main ones.

Louis Dreyfus Grain Loop at Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada

The Louis Dreyfus site at Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada features five 16 inch Hutchinson Pumps and one 40,000 BPH (1100 TPH) Bucket Elevator.

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