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Laboratory Studies Into Undercarriage Systems<br />

The 680-680 was in the range of wheeled machines and is included in both diagrams as for<br />

the tracked types with the peak at the surface it creates the highest penetrometer resistance<br />

below 300 mm and for the wheeled type the least.<br />

Statistically these two groups could be partially defined whereby the 680-680 was not sig-<br />

nificantly different from either. Full statistical details are given in Table 6 whereby the<br />

average penetrometer resistance is given for each treatment. The statistical analysis consid-<br />

ered the penetrometer resistance with depth profile, too, such that this average comparison<br />

takes account of the individual change in penetrometer resistance with depth.<br />

Table 6: Average penetrometer resistance for whole machine treatments<br />

3.2.2 Soil Displacement<br />

(similar penetrometer resistance followed by the same letter)<br />

Treatment Penetrometer Resistance (MPa) Group<br />

Control 0.87<br />

23-11 1.329 A<br />

680-700 1.349 A<br />

900X3 1.352 A<br />

Track-700 1.386 AB<br />

Track-500/70 1.437 AC<br />

680Alt 1.510 AD<br />

680-680 1.612 DCB<br />

900-500/70 1.631 DC<br />

680-500/85 1.676 D<br />

900-700 1.698 D<br />

LSD 0.23<br />

As there was no difference among the penetrometer resistances for the different implement<br />

tyres the evaluation of soil displacement after the pass of the rear tyres was particularly<br />

interesting. Figure 31 shows the soil displacement depending on inflation pressure and size<br />

of the contact area. Larger contact areas and lower inflation pressure, respectively, reduced<br />

soil displacement. The 500-70/4.5/2.3 caused most soil displacement due to its high infla-<br />

tion pressure and small contact patch compared to all other rear tyres (p-values ranging<br />

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