To help fix the problem of drifting on uneven terrain or when turning in the field, Case IH has designed a new piece of technology to help implements stay on course.
The company calls it Active Implement Guidance, and it shares guidance line data between your implement and tractor to help ensure your planting and tillage efforts — for example — stay on track.
“We know that the implement doesn’t always track directly behind the tractor,” Kendal Quandahl, precision segment lead with Case IH, said at the National Farm Machinery Show in Kentucky in February. “What we’ve released is the ability to control the specific placement of the implement.”
Read Also
Deere’s Tier 4 engines get B30 upgrade
John Deere has just announced it is increasing the biodiesel approval rating on its Final Tier 4 diesel engines from B20 to B30.
This can help when you return to the field for any other work and potentially avoid any crop damage, Quandahl says.
How it works
Essentially, Active Implement Guidance involves installing a receiver on your implement in addition to the one on your tractor. This allows it to follow the guidance line of your tractor.
In other words, it’s one digital brain talking to another to make sure they’re moving in tandem.
“We add that receiver directly to the implement so we know its exact location,” Quandahl says, “and then we typically use a hitch control type that will actually move and independently control the planter.”
This active communication between the devices allows the implement and tractor to follow the same guidance line, reducing drift.
The new system works on any 2000 series Case IH planter and comes with a number of preconfigured profiles to help make setup easier.
Earlier-model planters or tillage units can be set up with the new guidance system as well, but Quandahl urges owners to speak with their local dealers for help setting up a profile that works best for their situation.
Case IH plans to have Active Implement Guidance available this spring at dealerships all across North America.
