The growing awareness of soil compaction, along with periodical bouts of extremely wet weather, are making farmers leery about the weight of their implements. Whether it’s seeding, spraying or harvest equipment, farmers are asking manufacturers for better flotation.
Some producers speculate there may be a theoretical maximum to how much load you can put into an air cart.
To address that issue, manufacturers like Horsch Anderson offer a rubber track option for the cart.
Rubber tracks are an option on many big grain carts and are sometimes retrofitted to air carts in the corn belt where farmers typically seed in muddy conditions.
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Agco has another alternative to the twin problems of compaction and getting stuck. Instead of rubber tracks, duals or triples, they have developed an experimental tractor with three independently suspended drive wheels on each side.
They say the combination of three axles along with independent suspension offers major advantages in traction and flotation, and that these benefits can extend to other implements.
There’s a third method to deal with rutting and tire damage in the headlands and on side slopes. Some manufacturers now offer four-wheel steering on heavy liquid manure carts and liquid fertilizer carts.
