AgOpenGPS - Around the World

[wd9]

My tractor this spring, doing the rolling while i seed. Collision avoidance to drive around sloughs, geo bubbles for equipment. Much fun.

[Sodbuster]

Looks great, does it help to motivate the seeder operator to keep ahead of the roller? Keep up the good work.😁👍

[wd9]

Looks great, does it help to motivate the seeder operator to keep ahead of the roller? Keep up the good work.😁👍

It really does. Funny thing, sent the roller off a 3 mph because it always caught up - never had to have lunch or go pee......

[farmaholic]

I will probably only watch from the sidelines.

Neat to see it happening.

Is there an option for the "auto steer ready" equipment? Using the hydraulic steering of the unit versus the steering wheel mounted version?

At least I can say I'm not paying anyone subscription fees to use GPS. It may not be the hair splitting sub- millimeter technology that the machinery companies want us to believe we can't farm without.....to shave that last nickel off our production costs through all the savings from less inputs because of the "priceless" technology.....only to give those savings to some one else or have someone take it from us!!!

ps, sorry for that.

Otherwise good job and very interesting.

[wd9]

I will probably only watch from the sidelines.

Neat to see it happening.

Is there an option for the "auto steer ready" equipment? Using the hydraulic steering of the unit versus the steering wheel mounted version?

At least I can say I'm not paying anyone subscription fees to use GPS. It may not be the hair splitting sub- millimeter technology that the machinery companies want us to believe we can't farm without.....to shave that last nickel off our production costs through all the savings from less inputs because of the "priceless" technology.....only to give those savings to some one else or have someone take it from us!!!

ps, sorry for that.

Otherwise good job and very interesting.

Many guys either install their own valves, replace the canbus drive to normal solenoids and use factory valves, or the motor. There is no real difference in overall operation. Hydraulic is the fastest responding.

RTK today only costs a few hundred bucks, is mature tech and easy to set up. Many countries don't have the wealth like we do spending the big bucks on commercial products, so they are a lot more creative out of necessity.

What they end up with a system that has many more useful features like uturns and full machine control for a tiny fraction of the price stuff sold here is. They build it and learn a lot about so many things. something we as farmers have maybe lost along the way of the big buck emphasis of buying everything.

[LEP]

I like the idea of retrofitting an older tractor to be fully remotely operated. Never had a John Deere with a power shift transmission. I assuming no clutch is needed?

The electronics and jargon are outside my area of interest. I would be interested in getting a system like this sometime, but I don't want to solder parts together. I currently have a 7830 with an ivt that could be flanged up pretty easily. But alot of my terrain makes your fields look like Regina plains.

I may need a drone to follow the outfit so I can maneuver the roller around these obstacles while running the seeder. You can lose sight of the other outfit even while you are on the same field.

[FarmJunkie]

Cool stuff Wd. Keep posting this stuff. Thanks

[tweety]

Cool stuff Wd. Keep posting this stuff. Thanks

This is really cool stuff!!!

[woodland]

Very cool👍

Could you show us how the controls run your Deere? I’m with LEP though where you’d need wheel brakes to hold the tractor straight while on the side hills of here.

[LEP]

One time on probably one of my worst hills, I came over the top and headed downhill. My tractor couldn’t hold back the drill and cart so I put in the clutch and freewheeled. I gained speed ... with the drill in the ground.

Needless to say it is interesting cutting lentils on this piece too.