sixdogs
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- Joined
- Dec 8, 2007
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- Kubota M7040, Kubota MX5100, Deere 790 TLB, Farmall Super C
At farm shows, the talk is that robotic tractors of the future that run 24/7 with no operator will be much lighter 75 HP tractors doing narrower widths. That would dramatically reduce compaction on sensitive soils.The videos above are obviously selling tracks. here is Titan's video of LSW tires where they claim 38% less peak ground pressure and 16% less average ground pressure. All are sales documents - is there some real independent scientific data out there?
The one thing we can all agree on is that lighter is better because of less ground tear up and compaction. Does that mean ag will start going to smaller machinery?
After saying that, there is some research that shows compaction not necessarily the problem it appears to be and that total no-tillage is yielding better than minimum tillage.