Tronson Grain Fertilizer Storage
37,200 sq ft Fertilizer Storage
Legacy built a fertilizer storage facility for Tronson Grain Storage in Crary, ND, featuring Bulk Grain Storage with multiple bins and a 150-ton system.
The Rundown
Legacy designed, manufactured and constructed a fertilizer storage building for Tronson Grain up in Crary, North Dakota. Patrick Tronson, assistant manager, describes the building as simple with a big footprint, but it’s anything but simple. The floor of the storage building is poured concrete with a pit in the middle. Then there are multiple storage bins separated by precast concrete walls. The attached tower is probably the most imposing feature. It’s a 150-ton capacity automated loading and mixing machine.
Feature Details
- Building Size: 108 ft x 300 ft structure with a 40 ft x 120 ft lean-to (37,200 total sq ft)
- All steel components are hot dip galvanized
- ExxoTec™ Elite PVC fabric cladding, white and gray
- Passive ventilation through mesh soffit and roof vents
- Combination cast-in-place and pier foundation
- Conveyor system is supported by the roof beams and can load about 800 tons an hour
- The whole building has a 15,000-ton capacity
- Installed by Legacy crews
- 26.1 psf ground snow load, 105 mph wind load,
exposure C, seismic A