I have heard of people doing it we are going to try it this fall and all you need to do is make sure you have the same heading as combine . Example combineing at 90 degrees set cart to 90 degrees and and all i have to do is snap a new line when under combine spout and engage

 

We have done it with a 9330 on cart and a 9870 with a 35 ft header sure a lot nicer when u are unloading just use the same heading number and you are good to go.

 

JD machine sync

 

That looks nice, but this is on a caseih 485 beside a 9120 and sometimes a 2388

 

Isn't Trimble doing sync as well?

 

Sounds interesting, probably lots of$$ tho. Does it have a name or any YouTube demo videos up yet?

 

JD AMS equipment can be put on Case equipment, if you want to spend the $$$.

If you already have the tractor set up for it then why not but I don't see the point in ever adding it just for that purpose.

 

We use autosteer every time with the cart. Use the exact same line as the combines. With our 35ft headers and long augers (JD),the tractor is merely set (offset) 51 inches to the right. We just pull up to the combines and hit resume,and keep a steady speed on the tractor. We let the combines adjust speed or auger to fill the cart. No spills or drama.

 

Is this with the free satellite signal? Has the GPS caused any close calls? I was kind of thinking of programming it to one of the smallest toolbar width setting so it wouldn't "snap" very far and then I would just worry about alignment once at the beginning of a unload and I wouldn't have to worry about a full cart at that point.

 

We tried it with outback system and JD system. Set the tractor (outback system) to 90 heading and after a few times it would start trying to find the line from in the spring seeding and get very close to the combine

 

We use our gps. Just set implement width to one foot pull up and engage. We always use 90 or 180. Works great.

 

So do you engage behind the combine and then pull up? I like to sit facing the combine and then time it so i do a quick u-ball and avoid the majority of the combine dust, and am worried about when the GPS locks on that it wont do something dumb like it has when harrowing, veering me off course, (maybe poor satillite or setting) but i do NOT want that crap happening when im a few feet from a 40ft flex

I guess the best time to try would be beside a pickup header, that would sure make night driving easier

 

When I'm on the cart I always use auto steer. I just hit the re mark button when I'm in line then it's good. You never know when combine driver has reset the line
Mbfarmers idea of setting to 1' would work great just be inline perfect before engaging and your set.

 

we use same heading as combine,then just tap that center button(shift track)everytime youre next the combine,works really good

 

I do the same. I also have the shift set to 10cm and make some more adjustments if I am a little close or far away.

 

No we pull in and engage. With the implement width at one foot it shouldn't dart too far when engaging.

 

okay thanks, i guess i probably set that gps wrong then. thanks for the help

 

We do it all the time with a JD 9330 tractor & four 9870 combines, they are all on SF1. Just the way our augers and everything works when the combines are picking up a swath I can go from one combine to the next without shifting. Just set the cart tractor to the same implement width as the combines. I would not recommend doing it with the free WASS signal, too much drift. With our SF1 I am totally comfortable within a foot or two of our combines heads, don't even think about it any more. We usually have more screwups without autosteer

 

Trimble uses true north for correction while Deere uses magnetic north I believe ( it maybe the other way around) thus the degree difference.

 

My bother who is a suryeyor summed it up thus:
"Simple...so you buy they're products/software.
Each company is unique."

I think he nailed it.

 

Ok good! haven't thought of that. that makes sense thanks for the info, I'll probably try it this fall!

 

Alex I heard the jd use magnetic nth and everyone else used true nth. Bit how does that work when magnetic nth moves around every year? Must have something worked into it.
I've been doing gps on grain carts for while now. No problem at home as same brand on rtk. But when I'm contract/custom harvesting we have 3different size machines on different brands as well as cart. Found it best 1 person does 1st cut then others copy. Works out great. Even though on free to air. Just make sure grain cart engages/nudges either behind or in front of combine so its not snapping online next to header. Makes cart and combine driving so much less stressfull.

 

With controlled traffic it is easier as the header always on its tracks and the chaser bin has its own set and only needs to go off it when picking up grain.

 

I just set my width to 1'. That way when I get to the combine, I can position myself and hit resume. I think my nudge is on 3".

 

Trimble does do it, you require the FMX displays and a wifi (DCM) modem. You can see the other vehicles without issue and warns you when the other vehicle is on the same line as you so multiple combines can wireless transfer autoguidance lines and yield data and can actually do fleet tracking with these modems as a small fee service.

You tube link

It works and the only real big cost is the displays

 

Interesting, but I guess vehicule sync is pretty expensive to unlock....

 

We have FMX on the combine and cart tractor, both RTK, when we first set it up we transferred all lines to both displays, then put both machines in the field, engaged combine and let it lock on its line, then manually drove cart tractor into position and checked offline distance, then entered a left offset, causing the cart to always be right of the line, directly under the auger, moth machines are using the same swath width, at night and in dusty conditions there is little to worry about, works on curves, contour lines, and a-b lines.

 

Yeah that seems like a great way of doing it! I will try it for sure this fall

 

Set your gps on one foot swath. Works very well.