Visit http://www.uwex.edu/ces/crops/uwforage/dec_soft.htm and scroll down to Storage Structures, click on Silage Pile Density Calculator. The yellow highlighted variables are figures you provide. The pink are the result of those variables, and the green cells are intermediate calculated variables.
Starting at the top, click yes for slope, and type in 3 (for a 3:1 slope).Next, type the width of the bottom of the face.
Now things get interesting. By typing in the different variables, like height to the top of slope, delivery rate to the pile, and packing layer thickness, you can calculate and customize the way your piles are made. Figure in the number and size of tractors along with the percent of time the driver is on the pile, and you can see the estimated dry matter packing result.
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