GPS and seeding

[shakalakka]

Hi,

Might be a stupid question, but here goes: We have the usual headland problem where the yield isnt what we would like, compaction etc. Even though we try to mix which sides we turn the most on, it usually is the same result. Would seeding with GPS/RTK and section control and proper alignment of the seeder settings for ISOBUS (how far behind is it, turning points) allow us to basically just go around in circles till completion? As in you only drive once on everything. Or would the turns be a problem for the drill, one side going faster then the other and the usual issues with turns.

I know, far-fetched, just looking for solutions..

 

[shakalakka]

Little language hickup there, guess the right term is drilling..

 

[Chae1]

Do you drill headlands last?

If you've headlands saved on gps do your inside run first with no seed, then use this mark to drop/lift drill on.

Once you've all inside of field drilled, get a tined cultivator and rip up ends/compaction where drill tractors been turning .

Then when this is done, drill headlands from outside in. Do all our fields like this. Normally have grubbers on loader tractor, its in field to remove large stones/load drill anyway.

 

[shakalakka]

Thanks for your reply! Yea, we try to do what you describe and it is absolutely better then headlands first. Just curious if technically it would be possible to drill this way with rtk and sectioncontrol. Would eliminate the problem if so

 

[Chae1]

Section control would save putting in the mark first.

 

[shakalakka]

True - but do you think it would be possible to just do an infinite loop till completion?

 

[Chae1]

True - but do you think it would be possible to just do an infinite loop till completion?

Definitely possible, but in my opinion by driving in a loop you're compacting headlands more. You'll be driving over a fair bit twice.

 

[shakalakka]

right, because of the offset between the tractor and the coulters.. thanks, always good with more eyes on something?

 

[KB6930]

You're best bet is to just miss a width then fill in in between I try to do this with the rollers as much as possible and it's amazing how much better the headlands are in fields i do compared to someone else who just works off 1 side