SETTING UP THE BALE WRAPPER

Setting up a wrapper to ensure proper film application is quite simple. However if done wrong, all the good work and expense of growing the grass, baling and applying Silawrap can go to waste. In fact there is a risk of bales splitting. Setting the film dispenser height, applying the correct number of film turns and possibly tightening the belts on the rotary table are all the adjustments that are required. It is important to monitor the wrappers performance throughout the season.

When set up properly silage quality will improve and there may even be an opportunity to save film.

When working properly wrap will be applied to the centre of the bale. In other words the distance from the top of the film to the top of the bale is the same as the distance from the bottom of the film to the bottom of the bale.