The top part of the elevator is a goose-neck and is able to be controlled up and down with hydraulics. The width and height of the flights are now adequate to carry a large capacity of stone up the elevator. The discharge point is directly in the centre of the second bed, meaning that a cart or trailer can be filled easily without the need for the trailer or tractor to be running on separated beds. This means two things; The trailer tractor is running on a hard surface and not in soft ground, and the separated beds are left undisturbed should the potato planting process follow on immediately afterwards.
