ez steer or pilot

jon9000

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Location
yorkshire
complete newbie to this gps stuff. planning on buying a trimble 750 options are ether a 750 lite and trying a shop soiled ez steer, or going for a bundle with a ez steer

also on another subject can i drill on rangepoint????
 

Shutesy

Moderator
Arable Farmer
complete newbie to this gps stuff. planning on buying a trimble 750 options are ether a 750 lite and trying a shop soiled ez steer, or going for a bundle with a ez steer

also on another subject can i drill on rangepoint????
We have a normal 750 on Rangepoint and an ez pilot wheel. Works very well for drilling, makes life so much easier! Not sure a 750 lite will do steering unless you upgrade it in which case you might as well go straight to a normal 750. Im sure EZ steer works ok but we went for EZ pilot as a more integrated system and its works very nicely.
 

Tractor Boy

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Location
Suffolk
I have an EZ steer and a 750. Went for EZ steer not pilot as it's cheaper and you can move it to other machines in minutes if you need to do that. I drilled with Rangepoint with a Claydon drill no problem as its wide row bands don't show slightly wide or narrow joints. I have,however, just unlocked the next level and am trying centrepoint as with my 750a drill there were some slightly wide/narrow joints and this is where the blackgrass thrives.
 

7800

Member
Location
cambridgeshire
the only problem with ez pilot is it takes away about 20% of your power steering (because of turning the motor & smaller steering wheel) when steering manually, with ez steer rubber wheel motor when its disconnected your power steering is as per normal
 

Badshot

Member
Location
Kent
the only problem with ez pilot is it takes away about 20% of your power steering (because of turning the motor & smaller steering wheel) when steering manually, with ez steer rubber wheel motor when its disconnected your power steering is as per normal
Mine is fitted to a Bateman, it's only an issue when the oil's cold, once warmed up its fine.
 

PSQ

Member
Arable Farmer
750 with Rangepoint RTX and EZ Steer here. Does everything we ask of it, as long as you remember to use a marker on your last pass before 'lousing time' as it can drift a foot when left over extended periods. Line up with the marker for your first pass in the morning and press 'shift to here' under the guidance tab (DONT save) and jobs a good un, no gaps or overlaps (y)
 

Against_the_grain

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Arable Farmer
Location
S.E
Does anybody who runs an ez pilot find that the wheel drifts when going down the road? This is when the wheel is not engaged on the highway and travelling in a straight line I have to constantly keep adjusting the wheel clockwise just to stay straight.
 

Case140

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Wicklow, Ireland
Does anybody who runs an ez pilot find that the wheel drifts when going down the road? This is when the wheel is not engaged on the highway and travelling in a straight line I have to constantly keep adjusting the wheel clockwise just to stay straight.
I had that problem on my case mxm140. Replaced seals in two small steering rams solved the problem. In my case nothing to do with ez pilot.
 

clbarclay

Member
Location
Worcestershire
I drill on rangepoint, but rather than drilling every next run line normal with bout markers, I drill in lands or every other bout across the field and back again, to make headland turns quicker and easier.

If you do this then you do have to keep an eye on where the drill is between previous runs and occasionally nudge it to stay just right between then.
 

Case140

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Wicklow, Ireland
I drill on rangepoint, but rather than drilling every next run line normal with bout markers, I drill in lands or every other bout across the field and back again, to make headland turns quicker and easier.

If you do this then you do have to keep an eye on where the drill is between previous runs and occasionally nudge it to stay just right between then.
Same here. But it makes drilling much easier on driver, tractor, drill and headlands. Just finish bout before leaving for refil/tea!. Then when you come back to the job just shift to present position and way you go!
 

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