Make the perfect end row turn at every headland across the entire field with AutoTrac™ Turn Automation

AutoTrac™ Turn Automation automatically guides the tractor through the optimum pass and carries out end-of-row functions at appropriate times during the sequence. This functionality reduces input costs and reduces strain on the operator.

When operators spend their workday manually steering a tractor and implement around an end-of-row turn while also watching for obstacles and executing end-of-row functions such as raising the implement and down shifting the tractor, they tend to get tired. This causes headland inconsistencies.

AutoTrac Turn Automation offers many benefits to the operator:

• Ability to focus on the job, making necessary adjustments and agronomic decision on the go
• Ability to watch the tractor and implement more closely, allowing for proactive measures rather than reactive fixes
• Ability to more closely watch for damaging obstacles such as rocks, washouts, or holes caused by broken tile lines
• Increased productivity through faster, more efficient, smoother end turns

All of these benefits result in more uptime for the equipment and an operator who is more alert at the end of the day.

Make every operator the best operator

AutoTrac Turn Automation enables operators to automate many in-cab tasks using the location of the machine, the location of the boundaries, and a sequence of functions. Machine and implement functions perform consistently on headlands or internal boundaries with this level of automation.

This system accurately guides the tractor around an optimal end-of-row turn that is generated using implement and machine dimensions input into the display.

By automating these tasks, this system also more accurately positions the machine and implement for the next field pass to increase accuracy and efficiency. Operating at optimal speeds with correct implement functions occurring is all made easy with AutoTrac Turn Automation.

AutoTrac Turn Automation helps you reach a higher level of precision and efficiency. It also reduces operator fatigue and increases efficiency.

Set up the system using different boundary options

FIVE TYPES OF BOUNDARIES EXIST:

• Exterior boundary
• Required for AutoTrac Turn Automation to operate and is the perimeter of the field. For best accuracy, these should be driven recorded boundaries.
• Exterior headland
• Required for AutoTrac Turn Automation to operate and is the end rows along the sides of the field where the end turns occur.
• Passable interior boundary
• Optional for AutoTrac Turn Automation to operate and is the perimeter of an area inside the field that is not farmed but can be crossed with a machine and implement. An example would be a waterway.
• Impassable interior boundary
• Optional for AutoTrac Turn Automation to operate and is the perimeter of an area inside the field that is not farmed and cannot be crossed with a machine and implement.
• Interior headland
• Optional for AutoTrac Turn Automation to operate and is the end rows or turn rows around an impassible interior boundary.

Headland boundaries can be created by constant offset headland boundaries.

Only exterior boundaries and impassible interior boundaries can have a headland boundary. Headland boundaries are displayed as dashed yellow lines. AutoTrac Turn Automation sequences, functions, and automated turns are generated using the headland’s distance from exterior or impassable interior boundaries. Headland boundaries can be entered as an offset from the exterior or interior boundary.