Am i right in thinking that John Deere did or still do a range of tractors with built in auto trac ready integrated into the command centre console? reason being is that I have recently upgraded my itc receiver to a sf6000 unit and now have this going spare. I am also having to consider buying a second tractor and would be swayed if i knew that there are machines out there which would allow me to plug this receiver in to get guidance for no additional spend. Probably thinking something around 125-180hp.
John Deere tractors with autotrac ready and built in console
- Thread starter GPHM
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- Location
- Pinnaroo. South Australia
U will need an autotrac activation on the command Center.
- Location
- MK43
Not sure about the r's but our rt isn't touch screen and we run auto trac through it. As others have said it will need the activation.
We have a 6170r that's not touch screen and autotrac
No will work with non touch screen
This is a 2015 model so maybe things have changed..... Not used it myself yet but it works ok apparently......
farmer1989
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- Location
- cumbria
i have a 125r with touch screen green star 3 built in we have a 300 dome on roof and use basic guidance but would live a auto steer does any you guys know if i can activate autotrac then buy the univeral steering wheel would that work might have to upgrade dome to 3000 ????
wuddy
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- Location
- Scottish Borders
Our 6190r is autotrac and not touch screen. It's nowhere near as handy as the other two with touch screen and you feel a right numpty when you haven't been in it for a while and wonder why it wont work when you press the screen! 
wuddy
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- Location
- Scottish Borders
We run one of these on our sands sprayer.
- Location
- North West
Yes, with an atu kit you can pretty much make anything autotrac, doesn’t even need to be a Deere. I run one on my older Jd tractor, also on a bateman and lexion. Have a couple of steering motors to save having to swap them around at busy times.
I’ve found it plenty accurate enough for everything from the corn drill to precision drilling beet.
If the pricing is similar to here, it will be about £3500 for a new sf6000 dome and activation key from a dealer. It is possible that the activation is cheaper for a mounted monitor, my tractors are too old for that, so i have only bought for removeable monitors.
Do I Need a Starfire Receiver then? If yes how do I make my 6900 Greenstar Ready?
- Location
- North West
A greenstar ready tractor just means it has a wiring loom fitted to plug a receiver and a screen into, not necessarily make it steer!
If you want to make it steer, you’ll need a starfire receiver (3000 or 6000) an atu300 (steering motor) a display with an autotrac universal activation and finally a wiring loom. There’s a number of displays available depending on your budget, also there’s a number of wiring looms available depending on what else you want it to do.
If it’s just autotrac then a universal loom will do, if you want isobus it’s a more expensive bigger loom.
The looms can be hidden behind panels etc or the universal loom can just plug into a fag lighter socket and run out the window and across the floor then you can swap between machines.
There’s also integrated autotrac kits available which plumb into the hydraulics, again it will depend on your budget.