Best silage wrap?

DeeGee · Apr 11, 2016

Which brands do most people reckon are the best for toughness, reliability and keeping bale baled forage as good as possible?

We put 6 layers of either black Topwrap or Silotite; never go for the cheapest but try and pick the best. Generally our bales keep well but this year we have had some showing minor spoilage of lower bales where the upper bales have rested on them.

Sort of dinner plate sized patches of mould either side of the apex of the bale, where upper bales have rested on them; not all bales by any means but perhaps 20% of some lower bales. Other stacks have been absolutely fine right through. We stack dry haylage 3 layers high in the conventional pyramid pattern and have done so relatively successfully for many years.

So is there one brand that most people feel is an outstandingly good and reliable product? TIA

dipper · Apr 11, 2016

Silawrap.

will86 · Apr 11, 2016

I use silotite which is 25mu in thickness, never had a problem with it, we always stick to a minimum of 6 layers. Ive tried rani wrap and visqueen both are 25mu and would recommend them as well. there is two different manufacturing techniques, silotite use the blown technique. I've tried some which use the other method of stretching it before it goes on the roll in the factory and i found that 9/10 the roll would suffer from spiral tear towards the end of the roll when wrapping, this wrap does tend to be cheaper to buy tho...

Clever Dic · Apr 11, 2016

We use up 2000 rolls a year and have tried quiet a few, generally speaking
Silotite has been very good but they moved some decisions abroad and will no longer make different thickness film for me. Barbier film is excellent the French company to deal with can be less so but I am using them again this year.
Not even sure it is still available but by miles the worst some 15 years ago was Silawrap.hideous.

Grassman · Apr 11, 2016

will86 said:
I use silotite which is 25mu in thickness, never had a problem with it, we always stick to a minimum of 6 layers. Ive tried rani wrap and visqueen both are 25mu and would recommend them as well. there is two different manufacturing techniques, silotite use the blown technique. I've tried some which use the other method of stretching it before it goes on the roll in the factory and i found that 9/10 the roll would suffer from spiral tear towards the end of the roll when wrapping, this wrap does tend to be cheaper to buy tho...

Which manufacturers do it that way?

Spudie · Apr 11, 2016

Top wrap here no, it's the only stuff that would use on the 998 square bales

Grassman · Apr 11, 2016

To be fair most wrap is good now the manufacturers have experience of how to make it properly.
Most issues are down to bad application.

powerontheland · Apr 11, 2016

I use Cordex, film has plastic cores, that unlike th cardboard ones don't swell up and become unusable!

will86 · Apr 11, 2016

It was improrted from ireland i can't remember the name but ill look back at my diary for you, I think the name for the manufacturing process is called "cast".

Northeastfarmer · Apr 11, 2016

Rani....the best

KMA · Apr 11, 2016

Silotite is my preference, most of the others are OK nowadays. Not convinced that there is any benefit to the prestretched stuff as I found it more likely to break on the 1st few bales.

juke · Apr 11, 2016

the barbier stuff is really top class, been used here exclusively for previous 2 seasons n not had any issues at all with it

Bullring · Apr 11, 2016

Grassman said:
Which manufacturers do it that way?

Here's a list of manufactures and how it's processed.

http://www.solwayrecycling.co.uk/agricultural/bale-wrap/know-your-bale-wrap

Grassman · Apr 11, 2016

Bullring said:
Here's a list of manufactures and how it's processed.

http://www.solwayrecycling.co.uk/agricultural/bale-wrap/know-your-bale-wrap

Thanks for that. Very interesting.

michael N123 · Apr 12, 2016

powerontheland said:
I use Cordex, film has plastic cores, that unlike th cardboard ones don't swell up and become unusable!

Dont leave them in the rain then

Purli R · Apr 12, 2016

juke said:
the barbier stuff is really top class, been used here exclusively for previous 2 seasons n not had any issues at all with it

And on a cosmetic note, the green is green, not some pee poor snot coloured crap.

sleepy · Apr 12, 2016

Purli R said:
And on a cosmetic note, the green is green, not some pee poor snot coloured crap.

I prefer olive green wrap, it looks nicer

James · Apr 12, 2016

used Silotite almost exclusively for a few yrs now never have any bother. used to use volac topwrap but found silotite cheaper. have used silawrap too and know people that use a lot with no problems just a bit of a faff with it being in that plastic bag inside the box changing it on a windy day.
have found nearly all problems with the silage inside is caused by factors other than the wrap mainly handling damage or birds.

sleepy · Apr 12, 2016

James said:
have found nearly all problems with the silage inside is caused by factors other than the wrap mainly handling damage or birds.

in my experience mostly sh!t grass in = sh!t silage out.

James · Apr 12, 2016

Sleepy said:
in my experience mostly sh!t grass in = sh!t silage out.

yeah that too

although a lot think that just cause its wrapped up nicely it'll come out the best silage in the world ever

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