How agriculture works thread

[Creamer]

The PSI the tires are filled with will pretty much tell you there ground PSI. Ground impaction is a big deal impacting yields, but some area's soil types its more so, than others.

Agreed - what is the psi produced by tracks?

 

[ptsg]

Strip farming and harvesting of red cabbages, carrots and Belgian endive. Pretty cool machines.

 

[sixdogs]

The average consumer has no idea they are so fortunate to have machines like this to do the work of countless field hands. Food today is the lowest price it has likely ever been and with an assortment in excess of what kings used to have. Were farmers not to farm, or were food prices to not be as low as they are, the world would be a very different place.

Image, we could have a meal with spices from around the world, grains from Montana, lettuce from California, oranges from Florida, grapes from Chile and Lamb from New Zealand on silverware from Taiwan. All this at likely the lowest amount labor ever required to earn the money to pay for it.

Talk about a fortunate son.

 

[lman]

The average consumer has no idea they are so fortunate to have machines like this to do the work of countless field hands. Food today is the lowest price it has likely ever been and with an assortment in excess of what kings used to have. Were farmers not to farm, or were food prices to not be as low as they are, the world would be a very different place.

Image, we could have a meal with spices from around the world, grains from Montana, lettuce from California, oranges from Florida, grapes from Chile and Lamb from New Zealand on silverware from Taiwan. All this at likely the lowest amount labor ever required to earn the money to pay for it.

Talk about a fortunate son.

You apparently haven't been to the grocery store lately. Food prices have jumped in the last year and a half.

 

[sixdogs]

For all the snowflakes we all know, have them skip to 11:30 on this clip and watch a 10 year old grain cart driver. The kid understands rapid fire directions and is responsible for maybe $325,000 - $400,000 worth of equip that he could easily damage if his head wasn't on straight. Plus, the kid can maneuver the correct speed to load, drive 20 tons of crop and equip back to another truck and then successfully unload. Dad is helping the kid learn and watching close and that's what parenting and good citizenship involves. Farming is a family effort, especially at harvest. All hands on deck.

This is how you get your food and a surprising amount of the everyday things we have come to survive on. A list of things made from corn and soybeans would likely stretch to the moon.

 

[ArlyA]

For all the snowflakes we all know, have them skip to 11:30 on this clip and watch a 10 year old grain cart driver. The kid understands rapid fire directions and is responsible for maybe $325,000 - $400,000 worth of equip that he could easily damage if his head wasn't on straight. Plus, the kid can maneuver the correct speed to load, drive 20 tons of crop and equip back to another truck and then successfully unload. Dad is helping the kid learn and watching close and that's what parenting and good citizenship involves. Farming is a family effort, especially at harvest. All hands on deck.

This is how you get your food and a surprising amount of the everyday things we have come to survive on. A list of things made from corn and soybeans would likely stretch to the moon.

Most kids who come from the Ag industry operated large machines long before they have driver licenses. I'm one of them. (long, long ago )

 

[ArlyA]

You apparently haven't been to the grocery store lately. Food prices have jumped in the last year and a half.

Yes prices have gone up but that doesn't represent the efficiency of North American farmers. I can't comment on the rest of the world and I'm not knocking them either. A box of cereal lets say was grown, processed and boxed in 1850, today might cost $50 +. Farmers get lots done with few hands. Most industries go this way and NA farmers did as well.

 

[ArlyA]

Agreed - what is the psi produced by tracks?

I found this on the web so I know its true! Seems many tractor tires are running 13 to 18 psi. Feel free to correct me if anyone cares to.







On average, tracks deliver about 4-8 psi of ground bearing pressure to the soil when parked. This can change some when the tractor is under a drawbar load, and because of track stiffness.Apr 7, 2020

 

[ptsg]

A very recent video covering the track vs tires differences.

 

[Creamer]

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?

Titan International - LSW tires vs Tracks

LSW tires vs Tracks

www.titan-intl.com