The first step in setting up a controlled traffic farming system is to do an inventory of machinery and measure it up to see how it might fit together, CTF Europe's Tim Chamen says.
It is not absolutely necessary for all the machinery to have the same wheel base or implement width, he explains.
For example, an AdTrac system, where there are two track widths and two implement base widths, can still cut traffic down to 30-40% of the field. That figure can be improved over time as machinery is replaced, by moving to one implement base width (or multiples of), such as an 8m combine cut and drill width and a 24m sprayer. This coupled with two overlapping track widths (OutTrac system) can reduce traffic to about 20% of the field.
