What Are The Benefits of Our ARK Silage Tarps?
100% Waterproof
ARK Silage Tarps are born waterproof. The raw materials used in their production are waterproof, ensuring that each layer of our tarps provides complete waterproof protection. Unlike other tarps, which often have only a thin, water-resistant coating applied after manufacturing, our tarps offer full waterproofing throughout.
XF Film - Swiss Patented Film
ARK Silage Tarps are made from XF Film. This specialized Swiss-patented film ensures exceptional strength, durability, and reliability. Our unique manufacturing process sets our tarps apart from anything else in the industry. You can learn more about the XF Film and our production process here.
UV Resistant - 3 Year Guarantee
ARK Silage Tarps offer excellent UV resistance and come with a 3-year UV guarantee. Designed for extended outdoor use, they will not peel, crack, or disintegrate under harsh sunlight, making them ideal for Australia's extreme weather conditions.
Best Vapour Barriers
ARK Silage Tarps are also used by commercial fumigation companies to prevent harmful gases from escaping. That’s how good our silage tarp vapour barrier properties are.
Double Sided Colour
The Silage Tarps are Double sided in colour, with a dark underside and silver top side, our silage pit covers allow excellent sun reflective capabilities, while also helping block UV sunlight from passing through to the silage stores beneath, allowing the best conditions for quality silage.
Strong & Reliable
During our manufacturing process, the layers of raw material are laminated in opposing directions, creating greater cross-directional strength. Unlike normal black plastic or tarps that are typically woven in a single direction, ARK Silage Tarps offer superior strength and better field performance. They can also easily be cut into smaller sizes without the material fraying or getting weak.
Applications of Silage Tarps
Silage tarps are versatile tools for various agricultural needs, offering durability, protection, and improved outcomes for farmers. Here are the key applications of ARK Silage Tarps:
1. Silage Storage
Protect your silage pits, bunkers, or trenches with ARK Silage Tarps to maintain the quality and nutritional value of your feed. The superior UV resistance and waterproof design create an airtight seal that prevents oxygen from spoiling the silage, ensuring fresh and nutritious fodder for your livestock throughout the season.
2. Composting
Speed up the composting process with our high-quality silage tarps. By covering compost piles, you create a warm and moisture-controlled environment that accelerates decomposition. This results in richer compost that can improve soil health and boost crop yields. The tarp’s ability to trap heat makes it ideal for year-round composting.
3. Weed Control
ARK Silage Tarps double as effective weed barriers for large-scale agricultural operations. By blocking sunlight, they prevent weed seeds from germinating, reducing the need for chemical herbicides. This makes them an eco-friendly solution for maintaining clean and productive fields, ideal for organic farming practices.
4. Forage Spoilage Prevention
Minimise the risk of forage spoilage with the use of ARK Silage Tarps. Our tarps feature a high-performance oxygen barrier that prevents air from seeping into stored forage. This ensures that the quality and moisture content of your feed remain intact, reducing waste and improving overall profitability.
5. High Quality Silage
Achieve optimal fermentation and preserve maximum nutritional value in your silage with ARK Silage Tarps' superior oxygen barrier properties. Our silage tarps create the perfect anaerobic environment needed for proper fermentation, ensuring your silage maintains its quality and feed value while minimising dry matter losses and preventing surface spoilage.
6. Customisable Coverage
Need a specific size? ARK Silage Tarps can be cut to fit any application without fraying or weakening. Whether you need to cover a small compost pile or a large silage pit, our tarps provide reliable and adaptable coverage to suit your needs.
Just how important is it to have the right Silage Tarp?
We cannot stress the importance of using a high-quality silage cover with a proper oxygen barrier enough. If you are serious about your fodder and would like the best quality silage you have to use the best quality cover and ARK Silage Covers gives you just that!
Don’t just take our word for it, look at the proof for yourself:
The picture below shows the silage output when a silage cover with a high oxygen barrier is used.
The picture below shows regular plastic covering the sides of the pit. There is spoilage to the sides of this pit.
You can clearly see the difference in silage when a regular plastic cover is used for silage against a silage cover specifically designed to provide a high oxygen and vapor barrier.
When used correctly, ARK silage covers will give you a much better output than other ordinary plastic silage covers.
THE ARK DIFFERENCE
| ARK TARP - XF FILM | OTHER WOVEN TARPS | |
| UV resistance | UV inhibitors are incorporated in the raw material blend - 3 Year UV Guarentee | UV inhibitors are added as a thin coating |
| Waterproofness | Raw material is inherently waterproof throughout | Water resistance layer is added as a thin coating |
| Longevity | Long life as tarp is 100% waterproof and UV resistant through the entire thickness of the product | Thin coatings crack and peel off causing early failure |
| Strength | Layers are laminated in opposing directions creating greater cross directional strength | Layers are woven in one direction which is inherently weaker |
| Eyelets | Ultrasonically welded on a sleeve of thick plastic, making them part of the tarp material | Rivetted on the tarp making them more vulnerable as they punch through the tarp material causing potential tear points. |
Some tips and tricks.
- Ensure silage is properly compacted to remove as much air as possible prior to covering.
- Where possible use with Silage Underlay Sheet. This will offer the best possible sealing and result in best quality silage out.
- Cover silage as soon as possible after compaction. Research shows that losses increase quickly as time goes by.
- Ensure sufficient overlap for each cover, and weigh down with tyres, or sand bags.
- Seal edges with soil, tyres or sandbags to ensure an air-tight seal and ensure that water cannot enter the stack or pit from the side. The best part is ARK Silage Covers are 100% waterproof for life, so you don’t have to stress about water entering from above the cover.
- Rubber mats are great for weighing down the silage cover. Not only do they provide a solid weight on top of the plastic, they also prevent crow damage.
- If the covers are looked after they have a life expectancy of 3 to 4 seasons, much longer than other unsupported plastic covers.
| GSM | Thickness – Microns | Colour | Size (m) | Approx Weight (Kg) | Total Per Cover Incl GST |
| 90 | 97 | Black & Silver | 2 x 25 | 4.50 | $69.00 |
| 90 | 97 | Black & Silver | 4 x 25 | 9.00 | $135.00 |
| 90 | 97 | Black & Silver | 6 x 25 | 15.00 | $205.00 |
| 90 | 97 | Black & Silver | 8 x 25 | 20.00 | $269.00 |
| 90 | 97 | Black & Silver | 12 x 25 | 31.00 | $385.00 |
| 90 | 97 | Black & Silver | 15 x 25 | 33.75 | $480.00 |
| 90 | 97 | Black & Silver | 18 x 25 | 60.00 | $579.00 |
| 90 | 97 | Black & Silver | 6 x 15 | 8.10 | $120.00 |
| 90 | 97 | Black & Silver | 8 x 15 | 10.80 | $162.00 |
| 90 | 97 | Black & Silver | 12 x 50 | 62.00 | $769.00 |
| 90 | 97 | Black & Silver | 15 x 50 | 67.50 | $960.00 |
| 90 | 97 | Black & Silver | 18 x 50 | 110.00 | $1,150.00 |
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Fast delivery, the tarp is very tough yet not heavy and cumbersome, it’s in place…. so far so good!
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Quick back and forth regarding shipping as we live remotely, great service. Shipped fast. Exactly what we thought we were purchasing. Thanks!