Two years ago, Agco, along with its PTx Trimble division, showed the farming world its autonomous grain cart system.
It allows a tractor and grain cart to respond to remote unload requests from a combine operator without an operator in the tractor seat.
Initially Agco made the somewhat surprising decision to introduce it first for John Deere 8R tractors, rather than one of its own.
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Now the system is compatible with the Fendt 900 Series tractors as well.
When OutRun was first shown, Agco said it would eventually expand the system’s capabilities to include autonomous tillage. This year, that system becomes commercially available on the Fendt 900 tractors. This fall, it will also be available on the larger 1000 Series Fendts.
“We started with the 900 Series first,” says Brandon Montgomery, Fendt’s brand manager.
“It’s available in the grain cart version and tillage. Our next phase is the 1000 Series.
“On the 1000 Series, it’s unlocked from the factory for OutRun, so customers can order the 1000 Series with the OutRun system, but it’s physically installed. The completing parts will have to be physically installed at the dealership, and they will be available this fall, 2026.”
The system can handle implements with working widths up to about 55 feet. That is due to the vision limitations of the camera system the tractors use to “see” where they’re going.
However, there are no restrictions on which implements are used or from which manufacturer. The system works with any tillage implement from any brand.
