Previous crop, amount of crop residue, soil type,drainage, previous tillage operations, and weather all require adjustments in incorporation equipment. Tillage implements spraying during a field operation. If wheel hydraulic cylinders do not have stop adjustments, install them for precise resetting of depth. As soil and residue moisture conditions change during the day, operating depth may need to be increased. Adjust adjoining implement wings so they operate at the same depth as the center tillage unit.
Implement wings are lighter and tend to ride up and operate shallower than the center unit.
Unequal tire sizes across the tool may make adjustment impossible without tire replacement. Adjust implements so that all soil is being worked across the entire width of the tool. A misplaced shank, broken tines or worn tillage components can result in nonuniform incorporation. In addition, tractor and tillage equipment tracks need to be tilled for uniform incorporation. It may be necessary to move a field-cultivator shank over slightly or add a shank behind equipment tires to till the tire tracks.