On soybeans neither way makes a real big difference in normal conditions.
For corn they have found the two skinny tires straddling a row compact the ground really deeply on both sides of that row. The corn plant cant grow roots to,either side and end up growing in a 10 inch width and then down. This limits that row as most of our nutrients are in the top 2-3 inches of soil. So the dual skinny tires creates two rows that do poorly.
Pinch rows it is called. Both sides of the row is pinched with compaction.
They are still experimenting with those big wide tires. The belief is that they carry a low enough pressure and spread the companion over enough surface that it doesnt hurt the rows so very much at all. I think it has to be in firm ground, notill basically? And then it assumes good normal conditions. Get a little wet or loose ground and all bets are off.
Has he done anything with his planter? Most planters big enough for that tractor also carry a lot of weight on pairs of implement tires that also create compaction on both sides of a row, so that would need to be addressed as well. Many have gone to a single track instead of duals on each side of the planter. If there is heavy compaction on one side of the corn plant, it can still send roots the other direction and find nutrients.
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