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There exists several companies that offer exactly that. However it's expensive and most smaller farmers just don't see the need.
by dagw 4y ago
There exists several companies that offer exactly that. However it's expensive and most smaller farmers just don't see the need.
- Nexxxeh 4y agoI suspect that's now "didn't see the need"...
- Animats 4y agoIt's really expensive.[1] "To put together a one-inch accurate RTK system for John Deere tractors, you start with an Autotrac automatic steering kit, which is $5,040 plus installation costs of $1,200. Then you add a monitor. John Deere offers three monitors: the basic Greenstar display for $1,700, Model 1800 colour display for $2,250, and Model 2600 touchscreen display for $6,294." "The standard receiver with StarFire 1 capability is $3,144. That gets you accurate to within eight inches either side of the desired path. To move up to StarFire 2 and its sub-four-inch accuracy, you need software upgrades: $5,040 for the Autotrac software upgrade and $2,500 for the receiver software upgrade." "To go from SF2 to RTK, you need a receiver that includes a radio to communicate with the RTK base station and with the satellites. This costs $1,695. You also need RTK activation, which costs $3,780." "Add it up. From square one, with the top-end monitor, you’re looking at around $30,000 to equip the tractor for RTK. But wait. You need a base station. A two-channel base station will cost another $15,000 or so." [1] https://www.grainews.ca/news/what-rtk-can-do-for-you/ https://www.grainews.ca/news/what-rtk-can-do-for-you/