Removing tram lines in a wet year

[Stevejb44]

This year being extremely wet, tramlines are deep rutting what are people proposing to use after harvest to pull them out, subsoilers or ripper cultivators? We have some deep ones on heavy soil so wondering what is going to be best

 

[Alistair Nelson]

Run a tine either side of the wheeling rather than down the middle otherwise it will be just as deep next year.

 

[daveydiesel1]

Plough

 

[WillYorkshire]

Plough

Strip till at angle to tramlines. Always use same tramlines. The only place we get ruts is ploughed field for spuds.

 

[Farmer Roy]

We have a number of manufacturers who make machines specifically for this purpose, as CTF & permanent tramlines are very popular here

just one example

 

[Farmer Roy]

 

[nick...]

Some of the tramlines I’ve seen you will be needing a bulldozer.
nick…

 

[yellow belly]

since going notill


initially i subsoiled the deeper ruts which did not help as they apeared the next year in the same place

just subsoiling the ruts ensure that when it is next wet the water ends up in the subsoiled zone and weakens the loadbearing capacity of the soil

now mole water away

then make sure not to make ruts
patience
or failing that run slightly off the line to not make them deeper
after a couple of years the rutted areas got a lot less

the other important aspect is to not have very heavy sprayer or fertiliser kit
if needed also run with half a tank
and for known wet bits do those with less than 1/3 full

 

[Clive]

we will direct drill the lot

as @yellow belly less is more ! leave soil alone and you will be amazed what happens