GPS Issues

[pourfarmer]

Since I only have waas litebar guidance,
can someone tell me how much the annual
subscription to deere's cheapest SF
solution is? I see the deere receivers
getting cheaper on kijiji lately.

[FarmRanger]

The cheapest is SF1, which is free.

[wheatsnowcanola]

JD 2630's SF3000 on RTK. Zero shifting with our machine's..ever.
Zero yearly cost. Our own base station.
No problems. This is our 11th crop put in by autosteer. There is nothing more relaxing good GPS.

[fjlip]

Strongly agree, auto steer is the best part of farming at present. Eight years and so far NO repairs needed, very reliable for such a complicated technology!
Could never go back. Hope stuff works for all of you.

[rdnk]

All you guys running WAAS, a large portion of that line drift is when your unit shifts between the waas sats. This year is especially bad. Set your unit to only use 1 if possible. I use prn138 but prn135 works too. You will be amazed with the results. Cuts short term line drift considerably.
I have done it to outback s2, trimble 500, trimble 372, cultiva atc.

[makar]

If i had bought a different brand of lite bar would that have helped my east west issue?

[rdnk]

Probably not. Most of the units now are pretty good its all in the settings for the most part. The equipment is capable of much more than is usually used. The disconnect is the knowledge of the tech that sets these things up.
What torques me up is when this stuff isn't doing its job and the blame is flying, oh its the stars, moon etc.
Then the user gets fed up never uses that brand again,cant blame him either

[rdnk]

Another overlooked problem in this area is having a unit powered by a cigarette plug or clamps to starter terminal. Just don't. You need to hook it directly to battery, any swing in voltage can cause glitches. As usual I learned that the hard way

[ado089]

Another common source of frustration come from
not having the antenna in the proper position or
having the proper height setting for gyro corrected
units. The antenna should be over the pivot point
of the vehicle , this is the front axle on 4wd and
the back axle on rwd units. With that said it should
always be on top of the cab. Most GPS u its have
default height that is a couple of feet lower than
most of these new huge beasts.

[Hopperbin]

I was told when I had problems with wavy tracking that I should put the antenae on the front hood. Tried everything else, corrected it somewhat but quite unsatified on perfection. Anyone actually use the outback tower??? Satisfied? Its a lot of bucks to invest.

[Hopperbin]

Have to admit again the JD guys have straight rows.

[fjlip]

Plus we get software updates twice a year online...for twice the initial cost, support is NOT free however.