Silo Bags: Gravel Bags with a Handle to Weight the Sheet
Weight on the whole surface, not just on the edges. Gravel bags in 100 and 120 centimetres, with a handle for quick shifting if you want.
Wire Bag Fasteners 1000 pcs.
Content: 1000 Piece (€0.02 / 1 Piece)
Regular price: €20.90
Silo sandbag 100 x 25 cm (25 pcs.)
Content: 25 Piece (€1.76 / 1 Piece)
Regular price: €44.00
Silo Sandbag 120 x 27 cm (25 pcs.)
Content: 25 Piece (€1.98 / 1 Piece)
Regular price: €49.49
Silo Sandbag with Handle 100 x 27 cm (25 pcs.)
Content: 25 Piece (€1.76 / 1 Piece)
Regular price: €44.00
Silo Sandbag with Handle 120 x 27 cm (25 pcs.)
Content: 25 Piece (€1.98 / 1 Piece)
Regular price: €49.49
Silo Bags: The Weight Decides Whether the Clamp Is Tight
A silage sheet is only as tight as its contact with the clamp. Wherever it lifts, an air pocket forms, and underneath it yeasts and moulds carry on working. Weighting is therefore no side issue, it is the point at which the quality of the top layer is decided. Gravel bags are the tool of choice for it, because they lay themselves along the contour instead of merely resting on top.
Why bags and not tyres
Tyres are cheap and usually already on the farm, but they have three drawbacks. They only bear on single points, they collect rainwater for mosquitoes to breed in, and they are heavy and awkward to shift. A filled gravel bag follows the surface, presses the sheet down along its whole length and sheds water. We stock the bags in 100 by 25 and 120 by 27 centimetres, each in packs of 25, so you can genuinely cover the surface and not just the edges.
With a handle the feed out goes faster
When you open the face you have to shift the bags week after week, and that is exactly where the version with a handle pays off. You pick them up with one hand instead of hauling them by the fabric, which saves both your back and the bag. For closing them there are wire bag ties in packs of 1000. One tip from practice: lay the bags crossways and touching along the face, because that is where the draught puts the most load on the cover. Out on the surface the spacing can be wider, as long as the sheet lifts nowhere. And do not drag filled bags over edges or concrete lips, because the fabric wears through there and the sand trickles onto the silage.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many bags do I need?
That depends on the area. Touching at the face and along the edges, while out on the surface a wider spacing is enough as long as the sheet lies flat everywhere.
What do I fill the bags with?
With sand or gravel. Sand follows the contour better and is therefore the better choice for a cover.
How long do the bags last?
Several seasons, if you do not drag them over sharp edges and store them dry. UV light is their worst enemy.
Gravel Bags for Weighting the Cover
A silage sheet is only as tight as its contact with the clamp. Wherever it lifts, an air pocket forms, and underneath it yeasts and moulds carry on working. Bags suit that job better than tyres, because they lay themselves along the contour instead of bearing on single points, they collect no rainwater for mosquitoes to breed in, and they are easier to shift. You find them here in 100 by 25 and 120 by 27 centimetres, each in packs of 25, so you can genuinely cover the surface and not just the edges. If you open the face every week, go for the version with a handle: you lift the bag with one hand instead of hauling it by the fabric, which saves your back and the material. For closing them there are wire bag ties in packs of 1000. Along the face, lay the bags crossways and touching, because the draught is strongest there.