Private or farm share RTK system

[biglentil]

Had RTK subscription ran out could not see a difference with seeder. No overlap set. After the 1st set of sprayer tracks, the autosteer stays off, find less trampling that way.

[SASKFARMER3]

I had he third Deere auto steer ever bought in canada and looked and tried RTK and unless your doing major landscaping or leveling for flood irrigation it’s not needed.

[bgmb]

There was a guy at ag days selling an rtk ditching program with hardware and software for 12,000 the price is sure coming down

[Tucker]

Bgmb I think those were the same receivers I saw. They are the same gps units I bought with a new sticker and a $6500 price instead of the $2000 I paid.

Sask3 when you can go straight to RTK accuracy for damn near what a Starfire yearly subscription costs why wouldn't you?

[SASKFARMER3]

You don’t want to know how much we paid for that original Deere system. Family I farmed with just about went nuts.

Yes stuff has come down.

Wish the Deere monitor was cheaper a iPad is way less in price and does more

[bucket]

Just replaced the touchscreen on my 2630 display. Barely 6 years old and store inside of a cab and in the house during winter.....1500 bucks.

[farmaholic]

There's a guy here who does one hell of a job farming...... but to him the icing on the cake is swathing in straight lines.... it sure looks good but doesn't increase his yields one iota! Other than the old sales pitch of less fatigue there is little economic benefit to the aesthetics.

This comment has nothing to do with field mapping or variable rate applications, or "micro" sectional control.

Ya, I have to admit, I wouldn't want to try and drive straight anymore while seeding or spraying but it's really only window dressing more than anything.

[workboots]

Has anyone priced out the 4640 monitors? I’m hearing $8k for a monitor and another $8k for a five year software subscription.

That’s $8,000 for Lines of code.

Farma, you arent running autosteer in your swather?

mas·och·ist
- (in general use) a person who enjoys an activity that appears to be painful or tedious.

[farmaholic]

Has anyone priced out the 4640 monitors? I’m hearing $8k for a monitor and another $8k for a five year software subscription.

That’s $8,000 for Lines of code.

Farma, you arent running autosteer in your swather?

mas·och·ist
- (in general use) a person who enjoys an activity that appears to be painful or tedious.

Nope, I have an brand new "POS" Raven Cruizer and a Phoenix antenna..... I should look into a hydraulic steering block and wiring harnesses and see if I can use any of the stuff I already have. Doesn't have to be fancy.... only steer the swather straight down the field. Using an 08 M150 MacDon(very few hours on it now) bought new, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't autosteer "ready". Trouble is everyone wants to sell you the "KIT" ..... ,more money and still have all my old new pieces >:-(

[blackpowder]

Look into EZ Steer by CaseIh.
If an operator couldnt swath mine would have it. Mine wont use it. Sometimes makes finding his swath interesting.
Anyone with an 'itis' or an 'ism'
wouldnt/couldnt be without.