EZ Guide 150

[neilo]

I'm well aware that I may have an antique here...

I have an EZ Guide 150 (imported from the US many years ago, and I'm it's third owner now), which has been adequate for feet spreading & spraying, but has been becoming more temperamental of late. Today it's decided it can't find any sat signals, whatever I do with it, so thinking it might be time to replace. It has an AG15, so was considering another Trimble unit to make use of that antenna (as a spare/on other machine). 20-30cm accuracy is fine.

The EZ Guide 250 would appear to be more than adequate for my purposes, and would be my first choice. Any decent offers about on that unit anywhere?

Alternatively, should I forget about the EZ Guide and look at other makes?

 

[Simon Robbins]

Hi if you send me your email i can send you a quote for some new Topcon equipment...

 

[same crap different day]

Cant you spray your feet without EZ guide

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

I'm well aware that I may have an antique here...

I have an EZ Guide 150 (imported from the US many years ago, and I'm it's third owner now), which has been adequate for feet spreading & spraying, but has been becoming more temperamental of late. Today it's decided it can't find any sat signals, whatever I do with it, so thinking it might be time to replace. It has an AG15, so was considering another Trimble unit to make use of that antenna (as a spare/on other machine). 20-30cm accuracy is fine.

The EZ Guide 250 would appear to be more than adequate for my purposes, and would be my first choice. Any decent offers about on that unit anywhere?

Alternatively, should I forget about the EZ Guide and look at other makes?

http://www.agricarstore.com/NH-Guidance-GPS/EZ-Guide-250-Guidance-System

 

[neilo]

http://www.agricarstore.com/NH-Guidance-GPS/EZ-Guide-250-Guidance-System

Thank you. £300 less than anyone else I could find for that system.

 

[fermerboy]

They do a 750 lite now for not much more, looks good with bigger touch screen, and features. It's up gradeable if that's important.
I like my 250 it does more or less everything i need, the newer type are just a bit more user friendly.

 

[neilo]

They do a 750 lite now for not much more, looks good with bigger touch screen, and features. It's up gradeable if that's important.
I like my 250 it does more or less everything i need, the newer type are just a bit more user friendly.

Thanks. AS told me that system was about £300 more. With the '250' deal from Agricar, the 750 Lite would come in at £6-700 more.
The 250 will do everything I need on this small place, where I could never justify the expense of RTK, steering or automated sectional boom control. It'll still be an advance from my old EZ150 running firmware from 2006, but which still did everything I needed of it.

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Thanks. AS told me that system was about £300 more. With the '250' deal from Agricar, the 750 Lite would come in at £6-700 more.
The 250 will do everything I need on this small place, where I could never justify the expense of RTK, steering or automated sectional boom control. It'll still be an advance from my old EZ150 running firmware from 2006, but which still did everything I needed of it.

These things are always hard to justify until you have trided them, then they are hard to do without.

Don't even look at a 750 lite if you are happy with the 250 or you'll end up dissatisfied




Or running a 750

 

[fermerboy]

These things are always hard to justify until you have trided them, then they are hard to do without.

Don't even look at a 750 lite if you are happy with the 250 or you'll end up dissatisfied




Or running a 750

I've a 250 as i couldn't and still can't justify a fancier one.
It's a good tool and will do everything you need in advanced mode.
I'd still like a better one but you have to be sensible sometimes

 

[sleepy]

I'm well aware that I may have an antique here...

I have an EZ Guide 150 (imported from the US many years ago, and I'm it's third owner now), which has been adequate for feet spreading & spraying, but has been becoming more temperamental of late. Today it's decided it can't find any sat signals, whatever I do with it, so thinking it might be time to replace. It has an AG15, so was considering another Trimble unit to make use of that antenna (as a spare/on other machine). 20-30cm accuracy is fine.

The EZ Guide 250 would appear to be more than adequate for my purposes, and would be my first choice. Any decent offers about on that unit anywhere?

Alternatively, should I forget about the EZ Guide and look at other makes?

Your EZ Guide 150 probably just needs a firmware upgrade.

 

[marco]

Your EZ Guide 150 probably just needs a firmware upgrade.

maybe its the antenna cable, happened me on my 500.

 

[neilo]

Your EZ Guide 150 probably just needs a firmware upgrade.

It had a firmware upgrade recently, well back in 2006 anyway.

maybe its the antenna cable, happened me on my 500.

It appears the cable is fooked. The EZ Guide 150 worked this morning, of a fashion (as it did), with a new cable & antenna. I've been threatening to upgrade it for the last two years, every time a glitch meant it lost it's way.

New cable ordered (not from Trimble)now, so I can just swap the EZ Guide between vehicles and leave the AG15 in place.