Placing asphalt is only a single battle in the war to reach project specifications. What comes after paving — breakdown, intermediate and finish compaction — is where bonus checks are often earned (or ...

“Even though the compaction of soil is a process [that] began hundreds, if not thousands, of years ago,” Luke Sevcik product application and training specialist for Wacker Neuson, guesstimates, “the ...

Soil compaction is a global threat to soil ecosystem services, causing tremendous costs to society. The costs of soil compaction are borne by the cumulative loss of soil functionality (e.g. yield loss ...

2017 has been a “wet” spring for planting which also can cause compaction issues; side-wall and pinch-row compaction. Compaction of any kind can lead to emergence issues and possible yield loss.

Prioritize fields to ensure tillage is completed on your most compacted areas. Pinch-row compaction has existed since we first went to the field with a tractor. But today’s heavy tractors and ...