Abstract: A silo has a guide arranged along the silo container, and the guide has a stop at the upper portion of the silo. A coupling element can slide along the guide, which can be coupled with a tippable loading frame of a transport vehicle by a cable. This arrangement simplifies the loading and unloading of the silo onto or off of the transport vehicle.

Abstract: A load clamp has two selectively openable and closable opposing clamping assemblies, one of which comprises at least a pair of clamp arms movable separately from each other toward and away from the other clamping assembly. Separate actuators for the respective clamp arms are controlled automatically in such a way that, during closure, the respective movements are simultaneous until such time as one of the arms attains a predetermined clamping force, at which time an override system permits their respective movements to become non-simultaneous to enable further closure of the other clamp arm. Corresponding actuator regulation occurs during opening of the clamp arms, the override function being triggered by full opening of one of the clamp arms.