Ag-Bag MB7010HyPac - Manual (Page 86)

B
AGGING AND THE
T
ERRAIN
Ag-Bag International, Ltd.
MB7010 HyPac November 2003
5 Section 5
Over stretching the bag
does void the bag war-
ranty. Follow the guide-
lines for bag stretch in-
cluded inside your box
of Ag-Bag
® bags.
Haylage and Corn silage – Apply enough anchor pressure to fill
bag within 2-inches of the top of the tunnel. Keep the bags stretch
bars under 5-1/2 inches.
Grains – grains tend not to fill the bag to the top of the tunnel,
regardless of anchor pressure. Regulate anchor pressure by
measuring your stretch bars 30-feet back from the Ag-Bagger. Keep
the stretch bars under the 5-1/2 stretch limit.
F
ILLING THE
B
AG
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 1a and 1b)
(Diagram 1a) (Diagram 1b)
C
ONTROLLING
B
AG
S
TRETCH
It is important to remember to keep the bag stretch mark between the 5 and 5-1/2 inches shown
above. If you go under the 5 inch mark you will not get the proper use of you bag. If you go over the 5-
1/2 inch stretch you risk causing damage to the bag.
You control the stretch in the bag by either letting out the anchor cable or pulling it in.
Anchor Out. The further out the anchor cable is the more pressure will be exerted, meaning the bag
will have a higher compaction. Watch the anchor gauge so you will know how much cable is out. This
will cause the stretch mark to lengthen. You can let out more cable by using the Anchor float switch on
the Arm Rest Console. Do not use the Anchor Cable In/Out switch to let anchor cable out while
bagging.
Anchor In. By pulling the anchors back towards the tunnel you will lessen the amount of pressure and
cause the stretch mark to become smaller. Use the Anchor Cable In Switch to pull the anchors in.
Watch the Anchor pressure gauge and keep it with in the correct range.