Ice machinery elevated conveyor

I have been working on the next structure in the ice machinery company, as well as an elevated conveyor to move supplies into the upper floor of the building.  The conveyor has been labor intensive.  The structure is not complete as it has no roof and the lower loading dock has not been built.  The right side connects to the main building and the left side connects to an as yet unbuilt structure.

The lower section of the conveyor is on a platform to prevent the conveyor from being too steep or protruding too far from the structure.  The structure to be built to the left of the conveyor will have a platform to allow convenient loading of the conveyor.

At he base of the conveyor on the left side is a control box for operating the conveyor.  The conveyor is made from wood and styrene with styrene NBWs along it's side to "hold" the roller inside the frame in place. The structure is primarily pre-scribed wood.  The partly finished structure shows the crude interior, which will not be apparent when finished.

Below are some samples of 1920s/1930s style conveyors similar to what I am building.

This photo shows a conveyor with section plates such as I am modeling.

This photo shows an elevated conveyor being used to move hay bales.

This photo shows an elevated conveyor lifting boxes.  Because it is so steep it uses small "fingers" attached to the section plates to hold the boxes in place.  I considered adding fingers to my model and may yet do that.

There is still much work to be done in this industry so we move into 2015.

Happy New Year!!!!