Amazone amatron 4 guidance question

[Chimera]

Hoping the techies on here can help

Since last year we have had a new to us Amazone ZA-TS spinner, wich was eventaully fully set up with GPS switch, sectional control etc. No autosteer.
Now I may be thick, (probably) but what do people do for guidance with this? i.e. setting up and following AB lines? We have been told to just follow the little tractor on the screen. I've set the light bar at the top of the screen as well, but it's near impossible to follow at speed.

Is it a case of getting another gps unit like a blackbox just for guidance, or can the amatron be used in a better way through another screen to get usable gudance

Thanks

 

[KB6930]

All manual guidance is like that not the easiest to follow .

I used a patchwork black box for years and got pretty good with it but was never spot on straight

I've never used my amatron 4 for guidance as I have autosteer now

 

[Jim B]

Do you have it mounted above the steering wheel? Probably stand more chance that way, keep aiming straight and keep glancing down at it. Tricky to do, but its only guidance, not auto steer?

 

[Khan]

You will need some sort of GPS input to provide a position to the Amatron 4 and allow the GPS switch to run the section control. Have our Amazone sprayer on a MF with Trimble 382/Fieldstar autosteer. Previously we ran it with an older 6480 and Ezguide 250 on Egnos feeding into Amatron 4. As most of our trams were put in by the drill tractor no need to follow guidance line on screen but the autosteer is handy for setting out in OSR or grass. Our spreader is Amazone as well and we run it through Trimble GFX-750 for section control and guidance. Personally to get the best out of a ZA-TS at wide widths and speed you need autosteer if you don't have trams already in off drill especially on grassland.

 

[Chimera]

You will need some sort of GPS input to provide a position to the Amatron 4 and allow the GPS switch to run the section control. Have our Amazone sprayer on a MF with Trimble 382/Fieldstar autosteer. Previously we ran it with an older 6480 and Ezguide 250 on Egnos feeding into Amatron 4. As most of our trams were put in by the drill tractor no need to follow guidance line on screen but the autosteer is handy for setting out in OSR or grass. Our spreader is Amazone as well and we run it through Trimble GFX-750 for section control and guidance. Personally to get the best out of a ZA-TS at wide widths and speed you need autosteer if you don't have trams already in off drill especially on grassland.

It has its input from the amazone receiver. I was hoping for guidance more akin to the blackbox/trimble type where the ab line is followable and user friendly

 

[KB6930]

It has its input from the amazone receiver. I was hoping for guidance more akin to the blackbox/trimble type where the ab line is followable and user friendly

I'm trying to remember from last season can you change the view so you're looking along the line instead of down onto it .

 

[Chimera]

I'm trying to remember from last season can you change the view so you're looking along the line instead of down onto it .

Yes, that sort of thing. It's not designed to give guidance, so isn't any good at it

 

[iaincr]

Kverneland offer the isomatch in line which is compatible with their tellus isobus displays, don't know if it is compatible with all isobus displays or not.... or if another manufacturer offers anything similar. Its just an easy to see lightbar to stick on the front window so you're not looking over to your display whilst trying to drive in a straight line

 

[NeepClatter]

Amatron3 here with section control/auto on/off and FJD for Autosteer guidance.