Covering the Silage Pit

Today we covered our silage pit with plastic and tires. To keep the air out of our silage we have to cover the pile with heavy plastic. We then place old used tires on top of the plastic to keep the plastic tight to the silage and to keep the plastic from blowing away or whipping in the wind and tearing. We carry the tires to the edge of the plastic with the tractor and then hand place them on plastic. We then unroll more plastic, place more tires until the job is done. We then place a couple of rows of round bales at the base of the pit to keep everything in place. This little job only took an hour and a 1/2 . As long as the wind doesn't blow and with enough people it goes quite easy.