Ground Sealing silage pit

Alibaba

Made bales the last couple of years but was thinking of making a pit (open clamp) this year.

Just wondering what do most people seal the ground with.

Used dung for years but haven't got any now , and also not allowed in REPS , also messy.

Filling fert bags with soil and they break after a couple of years - messy.

Know you can buy the long bags but they can be expensive.

Anybody use tyres on the ground or would they seal properly.

Or anybody have any other ideas ?

bob charles

Alibaba wrote: »

Made bales the last couple of years but was thinking of making a pit (open clamp) this year.

Just wondering what do most people seal the ground with.

Used dung for years but haven't got any now , and also not allowed in REPS , also messy.

Filling fert bags with soil and they break after a couple of years - messy.

Know you can buy the long bags but they can be expensive.

Anybody use tyres on the ground or would they seal properly.

Or anybody have any other ideas ?

I have gravel bags but you could just use clean gravel along the ground for a perfect seal, I have also seen soil which was perfect aswell. dung was king but hard work especially forking off in the middle with wind and rain blowing .........

Muckit

bob charles wrote: »

dung was king but hard work especially forking off in the middle with wind and rain blowing .........

No when grass grows on it, you just peeled off scraws Sometimes a sprinkle of grass seed helped. Handy enough.

We use a shovel or two of fine builders sand in fertiliser bags. excellent seal, but bags do tend to deteriorate from frost and UV and need rebagging every 2 years.

I think secure covers in combo with their pea gravel bags would be ultimate, a lot of headaches avoided sealing and opening benches when feeding out, but not the cheapest option.

simx

We have 3 pits in sheds, along the walls and front we put 2 rows of tyres, never had much waste worth talking about

freedominacup

Just toe 2 side sheets under the crop.

delaval

I put wrapped bales along edges where no walls