Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2016, 64(3), 877-882 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201664030877

Evaluation of Changes in Soil Compaction Due to the Passage of Combine Harvester

Martin Svoboda1, Marek Brennensthul2, Jiří Pospíšil1
1 Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
2 The Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology, Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Wrocław University of Life Sciences and Technology, C. K. Norwida, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland

This paper concerns the results of changes in soil compaction after the passages of combine harvester. The research was done on the maize-stubble; the soil was the mold formed in the sand. The measured parameter was a penetration of resistance in range of depth 0-60 cm. The measurements were done in the ruts after the passages the front and rear wheel of combine harvester. During the experiment two levels of vertical load of wheels were applied - these levels were dependent on filling of grain tank of harvester. Moreover, the influence of the lateral tilt of harvester on the soil compaction was analyzed (the harvester was equipped with the leveling system which allowed to obtain the tilt). The obtained results shows that the increase in vertical load caused greater compaction in ruts. Furthermore, it was found that the passage of tilted harvester caused lower compaction than the harvester without tilt.

Keywords: soil compaction, penetration resistance, wheel, combine harvester, vertical load

Prepublished online: July 4, 2016; Published: July 1, 2016  Show citation

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Svoboda, M., Brennensthul, M., & Pospíšil, J. (2016). Evaluation of Changes in Soil Compaction Due to the Passage of Combine Harvester. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 64(3), 877-882. doi: 10.11118/actaun201664030877
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