Method, control device and compacting vehicle for compacting harvested crops in a silo

A compacting vehicle, comprising:

• one or more wheels;
• a chassis supported by the one or more wheels;
• an engine;
• a compacting device for compacting silage in a silo, the compacting device connected to the chassis via an actuator, the compacting device exerting a downward contact force on the silage in the silo, the actuator varying a compacting action by the compacting device;
• and
• an electronic control device for controlling the compacting vehicle for compacting the silage in the silo;
• wherein the electronic control device operably controls the compacting vehicle to pass over the silage deposited in the silo and operably controls the actuator to locally vary the compacting action of the compacting device in a location-dependent manner as the compacting vehicle travels along a compacting path;
• wherein, in advance of a travel of the compacting vehicle, the electronic control device predetermines, for each of a plurality of different locations, a variance for the compacting action in the location-dependent manner;
• and
• wherein the compacting device comprises a roller extending more than a width of the compacting vehicle.