Bunker Silo

Bunker Silo

Bunker silos are trenches, usually with concrete walls, that are filled and packed with tractors and loaders. The filled trench is covered with a plastic tarp to make it airtight.

Advantages;

•  Holds large capacity
•  Can be filled with conventional farm equipment
• Offers faster unloading rates
•  Forage quality changes occur gradually if filled using the progressive wedge
• Inexpensive
• Well suited to very large operations.

Disadvantages:

•  Higher initial cost
•  Requires greater care in filling and packing
• Will not work for smaller herds
•  Need usually unloading with a tractor and loader.