ZXR17
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- Location
- South Dorset
I am considering using auto steer.
What realistic savings could be gained.
The farm is 210 ha of arable. Cultivations are mainly 2 sometimes 3 passes with a 3m Simba express or cultipress. Flat lift used when required. Drilling is with a 4.8 m tine drill. Rolling 6.3 m.
Spraying and liquid fert with a 24m sp sprayer.
Combining 6m header.
Work is all done by myself + student at harvest.
I think my driving is relatively accurate , Liquid fert over lap is showing from zero to average 1 dribble bar, more on side sloping ground.
Culivations and rolling are probably more inaccurate after all its the drilling that I and everyone sees all year!
I am thinking of a Trimble FM 750 + Ez steer which would then easily move from machine to machine. I could then in future get more from it with variable rate etc But , only the sprayer at the moment is capable of doing this. The drill is totally manual.
Obviously ease of use and less fatigue will be my biggest gain but the boss is going to want to know in £'s.
What realistic savings could be gained.
The farm is 210 ha of arable. Cultivations are mainly 2 sometimes 3 passes with a 3m Simba express or cultipress. Flat lift used when required. Drilling is with a 4.8 m tine drill. Rolling 6.3 m.
Spraying and liquid fert with a 24m sp sprayer.
Combining 6m header.
Work is all done by myself + student at harvest.
I think my driving is relatively accurate , Liquid fert over lap is showing from zero to average 1 dribble bar, more on side sloping ground.
Culivations and rolling are probably more inaccurate after all its the drilling that I and everyone sees all year!
I am thinking of a Trimble FM 750 + Ez steer which would then easily move from machine to machine. I could then in future get more from it with variable rate etc But , only the sprayer at the moment is capable of doing this. The drill is totally manual.
Obviously ease of use and less fatigue will be my biggest gain but the boss is going to want to know in £'s.