Posted by andy r on April 04, 2016 at 21:36:11 from (75.91.149.15):
Last fall a contractor started on a series of push - up terraces. The topsoil was pushed to the side and clay was used to build the terraces. The topsoil was then pushed back. The majority of three terraces went through the winter and froze out. About 1/3 of the total footage was finished mid March. The areas that were done in November/December are so soft you can hardly drive a tractor across without sinking in 6 inches and traction is limited. In the fall constructed areas there were a couple places that looked like there was a broken tile (water coming to the top). There were no tile there to break. All of the work that was done this spring is normal - not soft and spongy.
My guess is that the topsoil that was pushed back was so loose it soaked up all of the water like a sponge compared to non - tilled ground. Just more water in it. Secondly I am guessing that the loose topsoil isn't transferring water to the compacted clay below as it would normally. Also the clay area under the topsoil would have been compacted by the dozer tracks and blade a great deal. Fortunately this field goes into soybeans. Just wondering what I should do. I think I might subsoil the area at an angle downhill towards the new tile lines. I think I can get through it by pulling it downhill. Maybe I would wait a day and chisel plow it lightly followed by the field cultivator in a day or two. It is almost like it needs a good packing. I haven't gotten much rain this spring, so maybe it just hasn't settled like it should. Thanks for your ideas.
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