Anyone tried the eFarmer FieldBEE

[Ireland_mike]

I don't want to tell Fieldbee how they should run their business(rather than bother with all the online innovation in advertising themselves)- but i were them and i had a reliable product that i had faith in and that i know that works the first thing i would do is hand over a demo of the product to the machinery editors of the Farmers Weekly and The Irish Farmers Journal and let them review it in field conditions. Then if all was well i would publish their reviews on the Fieldbee Website, so why have they not done this yet?

 

[steveR]

I don't want to tell Fieldbee how they should run their business(rather than bother with all the online innovation in advertising themselves)- but i were them and i had a reliable product that i had faith in and that i know that works the first thing i would do is hand over a demo of the product to the machinery editors of the Farmers Weekly and The Irish Farmers Journal and let them review it in field conditions. Then if all was well i would publish their reviews on the Fieldbee Website, so why have they not done this yet?

I am yet to see any feedback from a UK farmer in the afdvertising blurb which is a little surprising. You make an excellent point about some independent testing Mike...

To be honest, I really like the idea of a turnkey simple setup, that does not require a lot of tech knowhow but the L2 unit is pushing the pricing a little too much when it's not on "special offer", with the Reach RS2 at the same price!

The Reach probably offers more flexibility and capability... BUT teh Fieldbee would be a better for using with their autosteer I am sure....

 

[ajd132]

Just buy a decent second hand Trimble or topcon system and be done with it, they are very affordable now.

 

[steveR]

Just buy a decent second hand Trimble or topcon system and be done with it, they are very affordable now.

And the annual charge is...?

 

[Northern farmer]

Just buy a decent second hand Trimble or topcon system and be done with it, they are very affordable now.

Anyone selling a second hand Topcon kit capable for auto-steer on a non-autosteer-ready tractor, supporting RTK and at least a dual constellation dual frequency receiver at the price of the Fieldbee kit? I'll buy one immediately for a friend of mine.

 

[ajd132]

Anyone selling a second hand Topcon kit capable for auto-steer on a non-autosteer-ready tractor, supporting RTK and at least a dual constellation dual frequency receiver at the price of the Fieldbee kit? I'll buy one immediately for a friend of mine.

Probably not as cheap, but it will work and have some continuity.

 

[Northern farmer]

Probably not as cheap, but it will work and have some continuity.

Not the correct thread to comment but I'd still be interested even if the price was a bit higher than that of FieldBee. I just don't find these second hand units at all (of reasonable age).

 

[steveR]

Not the correct thread to comment but I'd still be interested even if the price was a bit higher than that of FieldBee. I just don't find these second hand units at all (of reasonable age).

Other than those dodgy ones floating around on eBay a few months back....

They were commented one here!