B
AGGING
I
NSTRUCTIONS
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Ag-Bag International, Ltd.
MB7010 HyPac November 2003
Appendix C
BAGGING INSTRUCTIONS
In order to get the benefits without the risk of VOIDING the WARRANTY, the customer must:
•
Prior to bagging read the Operator’s Manual and the 3M’s OF Silage (appendix B)
•
Notify Ag-Bag
®
within 24 hours of the discovery of a bag failure. Ag-Bag
®
will provide for an
onsite review of the situation.
1. THE CROP
A
Maturity (Pre-bloom)
B
Moisture Level (65 percent target)
C
Crop Length (3/4” target) (See Appendix B)
2. BAG LOCATION – Pick an area using these recommendations:
A
Blade the area to remove rocks and sticks.
B
Good drainage site is important.
C
Concrete, asphalt, gravel, or packet limestone, works well under bags.
D
Pick a site away from rodents.
E
Protect your site from livestock with fencing.
3. BAG INSTALLATION
Enclosed in each box of Ag-Bag
®
Bags, is an instruction sheet with pictures to help you properly
install the bag on your Ag-Bagger
®
. Please take the time to understand the best method of bag
installation. The Bag logo should be placed on the machine so the logo is between 12 and 3 o’clock.
(See Diagram 1)
(Diagram 1)
The bag is overfilled when – the 5” vertical bar located between Ag-Bag
®
logos on the bag is stretched
to over 5-1/2” (See Diagrams 2a and 2b)
(Diagram 2a)
(Diagram 2b)
