Orange gas coming out of silage clamp.

[Headless chicken]

Has anyone ever had this before? It’s seems to be coming from any little crack. Enough to stain the tyres orange. It was pitted and sealed last night just finishing up the gaps today. Thoughts?

 

[Beef farmer]

Stand well back

 

[Beef farmer]

Do not let anyone near it

 

[Kidds]

Find Out What The Brown Fumes You See By Silage Are | Ecosyl

This gas is formed when nitrates are broken down immediately after ensiling and is a mixture of nitrogen oxide gases, some of which are highly toxic.

uk.ecosyl.com

 

[Beef farmer]

 

[Dr. Alkathene]

Does it smell a bit like bleach? Nitrogen dioxide, unpleasant stuff if breathed in by people or livestock. Keep away.

 

[Headless chicken]

Stand well back

Do not let anyone near it

that’s my thoughts any idea why or how? Safe to put tyres on open clamp and a windy day or seriously stay well away and accept any loss?

 

[Headless chicken]

Does it smell a bit like bleach? Nitrogen dioxide, unpleasant stuff if breathed in by people or livestock. Keep away.

haven’t smelt it if I’m honest as it looked pretty grim!

 

[Beef farmer]

Does it smell a bit like bleach? Nitrogen dioxide, unpleasant stuff if breathed in by people or livestock. Keep away.

Dont f**king smell it. Geeeeez

 

[Kidds]

Quote from the link I posted
With wet grass the gas dissolves in the moisture and within 2 to 3 days will have disappeared but with high dry matter grass there may not be enough moisture to trap it and it is free to be released. When dissolved in moisture it forms nitric acid, very high concentrations of which can turn silage bright yellow-orange with a pH of below 2. It can also dissolve in the moisture in lungs if breathed in.

This gas is a particular problem with enclosed clamps since open clamps allow the gas to disperse more quickly. With enclosed clamps make sure there is adequate ventilation and in all cases keep people and animals well away. It will usually disperse in a few days but can hang around for several weeks.

 

[Beef farmer]

that’s my thoughts any idea why or how? Safe to put tyres on open clamp and a windy day or seriously stay well away and accept any loss?

Id walk away. Long time dead

 

[Dr. Alkathene]

haven’t smelt it if I’m honest as it looked pretty grim!

Don’t go back for a sniff. Thought you might have smelled it while working on clamp?

 

[Headless chicken]

Don’t go back for a sniff. Thought you might have smelled it while working on clamp?

nothing noticeable if I’m honest. I’ve left it be. Sitting very still here now as well. Sheets not going to blow off so that’s how she’s going to stay!

 

[Horn&corn]

We had this few years back. Silage was ok I think.

 

[Kingofgrass]

did our 2nd cut two weeks ago sheeted that night and found this next morning,I give it an extra week to try use some more nitrogen up as it’s been sat in that dry spell not using any up, orange disappeared in a few days

 

[The Agrarian]

I've seen and smelled it before, usually around the edges when clearing the grass off the walls to put the cover down. Can taint the grass orange at the edge of the wall. As said, don't go sticking your head in it, but out in the open air I think you'll be fine. There's been an awful lot of silage covered over the years, and I've never heard of anyone had problems with it. Have heard of a lot more farmers lung from the old days working with hay! Much rather be covering an outdoor silage pit, than indoors stacking wee bales of hay or straw.

 

[Headless chicken]

Am I correct in thinking a few days and it’s gone so when we come to open it there shouldn’t be any risk to people or do we need to take precautions on opening?

 

[Lofty1984]

Learn something new every day ?

 

[ploughman1963]

No reason the silage won’t be perfect ?

 

[Suckndiesel]

We have had that different times, at 1st cut this year there was a slight brown haze the next morning after covering our indoor silo.
If it’s an outside silo it’ll be dead on to work at, just don’t be going under the cover.
Guy a few years ago over here died when he went under the cover to get a tyre out