"pied piper" wrote in message
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totally defeating the object the ride on causes more compaction than u are
relieving

If that was the case why do Golf Courses do this at regular intervals......
It's called "Aeration" and has little to do with relieving compaction which
is an entirely different technique and utilises the same tractor usually.

As the Op states elsewhere the width of the tyres. coupled with lower
pressure per square cm leaves little lasting effect on ground that is
already as compacted as it can get with the sward density in it.