The effects of vehicle compaction on soil strength

The video shows how the strength of soil in the field is increased by even relatively infrequent traffic, such as a harvester and drill. Controlled traffic restores the soil to a much more amenable condition, good for crops, drainage and soil fauna, while minimising energy inputs.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Soil
• compaction
• controlled
• traffic
• no
• till
• structure
• strength

[TimotheusChamen]

I also despise bullshitting but even more so when I'm erroneously accused of it! There was absolutely no acting involved in this video - if I'd put any more weight behind it, I would have broken my fork and still not lifted out the soil on the trafficked site. I've seen exactly the same effect today following one pass of a chaser on a non-trafficked bed. Easy to dig out soil in the bed but impossible where the chaser had been. If you want proof, go and try it yourself in similar conditions!

[millechilli]

Thank you for this! It is great way to show the essence of controlled traffic approach.

[mallarchy]

No one is that weak and pathetic, there's a lot of acting going on here. You notice he puts his full weight behind the sample in the second field. I dispise bullshitting like this

[chameleon203mjjhp]

really helpful for my project!!

thanks!!