More than one conveyor belt at a time

[Machete.Panda]

I added a second conveyor belt to my silage bunker to fill up two trailers at the same time. But one is not working. Can two run at the same time from the same silage bunker?

[HeTiCu7]

That's a really good question. I have over 60 various type belts around my farm performing various functions, but none of the pick-up belts share the same outsource. There are pick-ups (one each) at each manure stall, and at each cow, sheep and chicken food slop area, but I never tried having more than one at a silage bunker. It could be that they won't share the same discharge node.

Try boarding the one that doesn't run and turning on the belt. If it still doesn't pick up, or run, then I would guess they can't share. All of the belts can be uncooperative and finicky at times. If what you are trying to do is speed up the collection process of silage (and the pick-up belts do transfer at a very slow rate) then there are 2 other options you could try:

1. Edit the xml for the Lizard pick-up belt (its in your main game vehicles directory; its not a mod) and increase the flow rate. If you are not comfortable editing xml files, try this other option.
UPDATE: If you plan on playing multi-player at some time, then you may not want to mess with any of your core game xml files. There is a warning from GIANTS in the directory to that effect.

2. Use a Grimme SL8022 transfer belt to receive from the pick-up belt and send it up into an auger wagon placed at the end of the silage bunker. Then go work on other chores, and come back and transfer the silage in the auger wagon to your silo, or where-ever you intend to take it. That way you aren't waiting on the belt.

This is how I have all of my animal cleaning areas set up. That way I don't have to manually clean up after them; they stay 100% clean all the time. I just drive by with my main auger wagon and collect from the stationary auger wagons, from time to time.

[Machete.Panda]

Auger wagon is a very good idea. Will try the XML too

[HeTiCu7]

There is another option I forgot about (I haven't used bunkers for my silage in over a year).

You can also use a forage wagon to pick up the silage at a much faster rate than a belt. You will have to drive up and over the pile of silage, and make several passes, but it can be done, and rather quickly.

[rhwilson1953]

You can use the FS19_Fraese.zip to fill trailers from the silage bunker. It's available from the in-game modhub. Have the belt loading from one end and use the FS19_Fraese.zip at the other end.

[Machete.Panda]

Originally posted by rhwilson1953:

You can use the FS19_Fraese.zip to fill trailers from the silage bunker. It's available from the in-game modhub. Have the belt loading from one end and use the FS19_Fraese.zip at the other end.

That is also a great idea.

[bplus410]

Have def had 2 belts running into the same trailer, also had 2 systems filling 2 separate trailers.

[Machete.Panda]

Originally posted by bplus410:

Have def had 2 belts running into the same trailer, also had 2 systems filling 2 separate trailers.

From the same silage bunker?

[bplus410]

Originally posted by Machete.Panda:

Originally posted by bplus410:

Have def had 2 belts running into the same trailer, also had 2 systems filling 2 separate trailers.

From the same silage bunker?

Yep