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Silage plastic

  • 20-07-2012 11:00am
    #1
    kevthegaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,084 ✭✭✭


    Well lads I have 60 acres of silage, what size sheets should do it? It's quite heavy


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  • #2
    bogman_bass
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    have you walls on the pit? what width is it?


  • #3
    kevthegaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,084 ✭✭✭kevthegaff


    No walls, was gona make pit for the size of the sheets, would one big sheet cover it all?


  • #4
    bob charles
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    kevthegaff wrote: »
    No walls, was gona make pit for the size of the sheets, would one big sheet cover it all?

    tell this to the loader driver and he will be delighted. usually you get a sheet to fit the pit and not the other way around


  • #5
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,754 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    I'd say there will be about 1000-1200 tons of silage in that if it's first cut. there's roughly 45 cubic feet to a ton of SETTLED silage, so after that you do the maths, divide 45,000 by the length and width of your slab, this will give you the height of what it will roughly be, reckon it'll be 2 sheets.

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  • #6
    stanflt
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    blue5000 wrote: »
    I'd say there will be about 1000-1200 tons of silage in that if it's first cut. there's roughly 45 cubic feet to a ton of SETTLED silage, so after that you do the maths, divide 45,000 by the length and width of your slab, this will give you the height of what it will roughly be, reckon it'll be 2 sheets.



    more like 600-700ton
    2 sheets of 120*60 to cover it twice


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  • #7
    Farmer Pudsey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,326 ✭✭✭Farmer Pudsey


    It will depend on when it was closed and how it was fertlized if it was not grazed in the spring and given slurry and Nitrogen then it could be up over 900 tons however I think it will be in the 800 ton bracket.

    how wide is you slab and how long is it. If you are doing it mid week wait for the contractors to start and they will give you a good idea just check that the co-op have a good selection of sheets.

    You will need two new sheets and 1-2 old if available ideally. However I have seen it done with only two new sheets


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