snipe
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- west yorkshire
I agree that axle weight it what causes deep compaction. But you can mitigate this by increasing the foot print and reducing tyre pressure. A 7t tractor on row crop will cause more damage than an 8t tractor on very large flotation tyres. Would you rather have a 12t trailer on super singles pulled across your field or a 14t with 560 65 22.5. ?? You also need to make sure the pressure points of each axle or wheels are not too close to each other, or the pressure waves will overlap causing increased compaction. Best way I can describe this is watching a polar bears on thin ice. It widens it’s stance so the ice can take its weight.at the end of the day snipe axle weigh is what it is 60 ton Bert harvester on 6 800 or 1000 tyres is still 10 ton a tyres. . How far down is the compaction