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This is how you cover with Silage Safe

By covering with Silage Safe, you can work lighter and achieve the best results with your silage feed in a simple way. Below you can see how to cover with Silage Safe.

Lay out cloths

First, place the Silage Safe cloths over both sides of your silo.

Prepare plastic

Next, lay the plastic over both silo walls.

Ensiling

Compact well and round for optimal tension and no room for oxygen over the entire surface.

Cover

Pull the plastic over the roughage and then the Silage Safe cloths.

Connect and pull tight

Connect the straps with the buckles. If necessary, pull the cloths extra tight with the tensioner.

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The covering system

The principle of the Silage Safe covering system is simple. Unlike other covering systems, you do not need heavy machinery to operate it. The materials used are of the best quality so that the entire system has a lifespan of at least ten years under normal conditions.  

Synthetic sheets

  • Silage Safe's synthetic sheets are woven according to the latest technology and made entirely of HPDE (High Density Polyethylene). This makes them extremely strong, so that it has a high tear resistance. The UV stabilization, together with the strict Silage Safe quality control, guarantees a long lifespan. You can choose between standard and heavy sheets, the latter protects your silage even better against external influences.
  • There is a seam on each meter with which you can adjust your covering system, so that your covering system suits every silage height

Plastic

  • With the Silage Safe covering system, the use of plastic is still required. The system itself does not have air or water-tight cloths but provides optimal tension and protection of the plastic.

Steel tube with protective cap

  • The steel tubes are made of high-quality steel and are thermally galvanised. This protects them optimally against corrosion. The ends are protected with a protective cap, so the edges of the tubes cannot damage the plastic.

Drainage pipes

  • The drainage pipes are perforated PVC pipes that go into the lowest seam and thus lie on the floor. They are separated from the feed by the plastic. This way, water cannot get into the feed, and at the same time, the pipe cannot get clogged with feed. You can choose to drain the water to the front or back.

Straps and buckles

  • Two straps or two buckles per cloth. The straps are made of 100% polyester with a tensile strength of 500 daN. The buckles are made entirely of stainless steel for the longest lifespan. Easy to loosen by pulling on the metal lip on the buckle.

Roughage

  • Compact well and as round as possible for optimal tension and no room for oxygen over the entire clamp.

Tensioner

  • Stainless steel tensioner with adjustable roller. Easy and light to use.

Drainage pipe

The perforated PVC pipe in the plastic cloth serves as a drain for draining rainwater.

Straps

By pulling the cloths together with the straps, optimal tension is created on your roughage.

Synthetic cloth

The plastic cloth is clamped between the silo wall, the agricultural plastic, and roughage.

Storage rack

With the covering system, you can order a storage rack.
This has several advantages:

  • Easily moved with a forklift or shovel
  • Therefore makes it easy to use with high walls
  • Removable sides make it easy to grab the cloths
  • You keep the sheets separated, so that they are ready for the new season
  • Good storage ensures a longer lifespan of the covering system

Frequently Asked Questions

The Silage Safe covering system is delivered to you via one of our reliable carriers. The cloths are already prepared with the straps, buckles, and the tubes incorporated. All you have to do yourself is lay out the cloths and if necessary adjust the tubes to the correct silage height. If you want, you can already provide your expected silo height in advance, and we will already insert the tubes into the correct seam. We provide a clear manual that takes you step by step through the process. If you still have questions, you can always contact your contact person.

For Ireland and the United Kingdom the delivery time of a covering system is approximately two weeks. With the first cut and the corn harvest, this may take a little longer. For other countries you can request the transport time from us.

No, the silo walls are necessary for the use of Silage Safe. This is due to the principle: the woven cloths are between the roughage and the silo walls, sealing the roughage 100% airtight. Due to the drainage pipes in the lower seams and the pressure of the roughage against the walls, the cloths become wedged, allowing you to pull the cloths together with a lot of tension.

The covering system is suitable for all types of silage: grass silage, corn, brewers' grains, etc. It is important that the silage is rounded. With feed types like brewers' grains, it is not possible to drive on it, but you can solve this by evenly distributing it with a rake. If the curvature of your clamp is good, you can cover it airtight with Silage Safe.

Yes, agricultural plastic is necessary to protect your silage from air and water. The system itself does not have air and water-tight cloths. Optionally, you can first place an extra oxygen barrier over the silage, then comes the agricultural plastic, and you close the clamp with the Silage Safe cloths.