Farmers can now choose between multiple track and tire technologies that help reduce the compaction risks around supersized grain carts.

Supersized grain carts a weighty problem

They can boost harvest efficiencies, but also ramp up risk of serious soil compaction. Here are some tips to reduce that risk

Grain carts can still cause serious soil compaction whether they’re on tracks or wheels, but Scott Shearer’s research at Ohio State indicates less of a yield hit with tracks compared to wheels in unfavourable soil conditions. Here are some tips to reduce compaction risk.

Surface contact pressure and axle load compaction

Surface contact pressure and axle load compaction

Q & A with an expert

Q: How does compaction affect soil? A: Soil compaction is the removal of the pore spaces in soil. In our agricultural fields, soil compaction is categorized under two types — surface contact pressure and axle load. Surface contact pressure compaction occurs in the top 12 inches of the soil. It occurs whenever there is contact […] Read more