INLAND TARP & LINER

For years, world wide, grain farmers have recognized it makes no sense to spend thousands of dollars to produce piles of grain only to let it spoil. Consequently grain is typically stored in steel, concrete, or wooden bins and sent out by truck, rail and/or barge to key shipping locations. Sometimes the grain harvest is too large for the storage facility. Grain tarps provide an excellent temporary storage option.

The following information is provided as a way for you to compare the different methods available for outdoor grain storage. When indoor storage is full, outdoor storage is a convenient and inexpensive alternative.

Medium to long-term grain storage is typically done in earthen, steel, concrete or wooden grain bins, rings or bunkers, often on asphalt surfaces. Hay bales also make suitable bunker walls if an inner liner is used to prevent grain from leaking through the gaps and a cable is used to hold the bales in place against the pressure of the grain pile.

Grain tarps also known as grain pile covers or bunker covers are available in several different types:

Flat sheets with no sewn hem
Flat sheets with sewn hem and reinforced D-rings or grommets
One piece Conical grain pile covers for small to medium piles
Multiple section Conical grain pile covers for large (one-million bushel) piles

Grain covers are also available in a variety of material thicknesses and colors:

12 mil white/black woven polyethylene
15 mil white/silver woven polyethylene
16 mil white/silver woven polyethylene
14, 18 or 22 oz Vinyl

Calculating the correct size of your grain pile cover depends upon the method of containment, the width and height of the grain pile, and the angle of repose of the type of grain being stored. In addition, how the tarp is to be secured will be taken into consideration. Will the cover be nailed or strapped to the bunker wall? Or, will the cover be buried into a trench, and will a protective apron be required? Our highly trained Customer Service Department can assist you in calculating the correct size of cover for your particular application.

Flat sheet bunker covers for concrete or wooden bunkers are typically stretched over the bunker wall and secured with lumber boards nailed or bolted to the bunker wall. This application is best suited for long-term grain storage where regular access to the grain is not required, such as national grain reserves.

Grain Pile Covers for steel sided bins or bunkers typically have sewn hems with D-rings or grommets around the outside edge. Optional 2" seatbelt webbing reinforced with 4 rows of stitching ensure a strong grain cover preimeter to secure your grain pile cover.

Bunker and grain pile covers are fabricated as large pre-welded panels that minimize the need for in-field sewing or welding. The panels are then accordion folded and rolled so that they can be easily deployed over the grain pile.

Should small repairs of tears and holes be required, Inland Tarp & Cover, Inc. provides the strongest tarp repair tape in the industry. Made to our exacting specifications from the same durable 16 mil UV resistant tarp fabric as our premium hay tarps. This is NOT duct tape! Our regular 3" x 60' tape has 5 mils of adhesive, while the Heavy Duty tape has 20 mils of adhesive and comes in rolls that are 3" or 6" x 100'.