About AG-BAG
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Feed out rates | Bag capacity |
Bag Stretch | Accessories
– Vent Vale, Master Seal
AG-BAG
Plastics was founded by a group of people dedicated to supplying
high quality plastics. What began as a small manufacturing facility
with three production lines has grown into a modern 400,000
square foot plant.
Our highly trained sales
staff and the best raw materials available makes us the leading
manufacturer of high quality polyethylene materials. After all,
plastics is our business.
Feed Out
Rates
The suggested daily
Feed Out Rates are as follows:
Winter
Rates: October - April |
Bag
Size |
Feet/Day |
Tons/Day |
8' |
1' |
1 |
9' |
1' |
1-1/4 |
10' |
2' |
3 |
11' |
2-1/4' |
4 |
12' |
2-1/4' |
5-1/2 |
Summer
Rates: May - September |
Bag
Size |
Feet/Day |
Tons/Day |
8' |
2' |
2 |
9' |
2-1/4' |
2-3/4 |
10' |
2-1/4' |
4 |
11' |
2-3/4' |
5 |
12' |
3 |
6-1/2 |
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Bag Capacity
Bag
Capacity Per Running Foot
Bag
Size |
Tons |
8' |
1 |
9'
|
1-1/4 |
10' |
1-1/2 |
11' |
1-3/4 |
12' |
2-1/4 |
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Bag Stretch
Bag
Stretch for the Bag to stay within bag warranty
Bag
Size |
Stretched
Length |
8' |
Ground
to ground measurement 19’ 6” |
9'
|
Ground
to ground measurement 20’ 6” |
10' |
Ground
to ground measurement 21’ 6” |
12' |
Ground
to ground measurement 26’ 6” |
14' |
Ground
to ground measurement - Pending |
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Accessories
– Vent Valve, Master Seal
Seal The Beginning
End Of The Bag [Click for PDF version]
- Pull enough bag
to apply the seal. Pull from the inside folds, not the outside
folds (white on the
outside, black on the inside). Make sure you pull the bag
under the bag bungee cord.
- Seal the end of
the bag using one of the two following methods:
a. Using the Master Seal®. Follow the instructions that
are included with the Master Seal.
Master seal and tool (Zip Tool Part Number 42.1500273) are
available from your Ag-Bag
dealer. See list below for your size bag:
- Part Number 42.1500272 - 250 Ft. Roll
- Part Number 42.1500270 - 9.5 Ft. Lengths, 4/Box
- Part Number 42.1500267 - 14.5 Ft. Lengths, 4/Box for 8 &
9 ft. bags
- Part Number 42.1500268 - 17 Ft. Lengths, 4/Box for 10 ft.
bags
- Part Number 42.1500269 - 20 Ft. Lengths, 4/Box for 11 &
12 ft. bags
b. Use a double
knot tie. Find the end of the bag, gather the bag to the
center. Twist the bag
tight and tie the bag tight. Leave enough bag to fold over
and tie a second time giving the
bag an air tight seal.
- Slide the excess
bag back onto the tunnel and bag pan. Position the knot approximately
knee
high.
Venting The
Bag [Click for PDF version]
Immediately after the
bag is sealed a vent must be installed to remove the gases produced
by the
product. A reusable vent valve and vent tool are available from
your Ag-Bag dealer.
Reusable Vent Part Number
42.1500893
Vent Installation Tool Part Number 42.1500568
Insert the vent valve
as follows:
- Remove the cover
from the vent cutter tool. Turn the cutting portion of the
tool around (cutter
away from cover), line up the notches and insert the cutter
into the cover.
- Take the threaded
side of the valve, line up the notches and slide it over the
cutter end of the
tool. Slide the threaded portion all the way onto the cutter.
- After you have located
the spot where you want the vent to be installed, press the
cutter
portion of the tool into the plastic to create a hole. Push
the tool with the threaded portion of the
vent through the hole and pull the cutting tool out leaving
the threaded end of the vent sticking
out through the bag.
- Assemble the valve
lid onto the threaded portion. Turn the lid to the left and
tighten securely.
Slide the lid of the vent open enough to allow the gases to
escape. Within 1-2 days, close the lid
and leave the vent in the bag until that end of the bag is
fed out.
NOTE: If excessive gassing occurs, leave the vent open an
additional day. If the bag puffs up
again after closing the valve, open the valve again until
gasses recede, then close the valve.
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