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Abstract: Soil adheres to the surfaces of soil engaging components of various tools. The adhesion of soil increases the draft and adversely affects the quality of work. For example, up to 50 % of the gross energy required for tillage operations may be consumed by adhesion and friction between soil and tillage tools. Therefore, it is important to find out the ways to reduce adhesion of soil to the surfaces of various tools. Soil animals such as ground beetles stay in moist sticky soils for extended periods without soil sticking to their bodies. The soil adhesion preventing mechanisms of such animals can be used as guide for improving the scouring properties of various tools. Both the surface morphology and chemical composition of soil animal’s cuticle play important role in preventing adhesion of soil to their bodies. The surfaces of mouldboard ploughs and bulldozing plates were modified based on the surface morphology of ground beetle and tested in the laboratory. Two materials such as Steel-45 and Ultra High Molecular Weight – Polyethylene (UHMW-PE) were used for convexes. The modified ploughs and plates have better scouring properties and required less draft than conventional tools. The size of convexes, their arrangement and the material of these convexes playe