new holland 7040 gps

[turbokid]

hi, a friend of mine has a 7040 newholland auto steer ready and is looking to get gps installed for drilling, bed forming etc.. what would be the cheapest and easiest way to go about this without having to go back to main dealer

 

[SinisaB]

He could use a new Trimble kit GFX 750 + CNH NAVIII controler.

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

without having to go back to main dealer

That might restrict your friend if he wants to at least look into/price NH gear no, which would seem rather short sighted, especially if “cheap and easy” are the key selection criteria

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

He could use a new Trimble kit GFX 750 + CNH NAVIII controler.

Fresh platform and appear to be fairly competitively priced, definitely one for the demo/shopping list.

 

[Giles Scrote]

If its steer ready and has an intelliview display in the cab what about this? I know it's branded Case but with a NH dealers assistance .... along with its RTK.

https://classifieds.thefarmingforum...ble-gps-and-precision-farming-equipment-18345

 

[SinisaB]

If its steer ready and has an intelliview display in the cab what about this? I know it's branded Case but with a NH dealers assistance .... along with its RTK.

https://classifieds.thefarmingforum...ble-gps-and-precision-farming-equipment-18345

Yes, you're right.
This is a pretty fair price for the gear.

 

[turbokid]

thanks for the replies.. i will show my friend and let him make up his own mind.

 

[B'o'B]

He could use a new Trimble kit GFX 750 + CNH NAVIII controler.

If you go for a GFX-750 you wouldn’t need a NAV controller for an autosteer ready tractor as it is already built into the dome.

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

If you go for a GFX-750 you wouldn’t need a NAV controller for an autosteer ready tractor as it is already built into the dome.

Appears Trimble have moved away from their traditional ‘separate’ box setup with antenna on roof, coax running to the screen/receiver and a separate steering controller.

The new setup is far better integrated and Topcon-like, if you will.

No doubt the better integration and lower number of boxes translates to a cheaper overall system cost - hence why folks are seeing a £2K difference between a GFX-750 setup and a CFX-750 based setup.

 

[GPS_Support_2014]

If you go for a GFX-750 you wouldn’t need a NAV controller for an autosteer ready tractor as it is already built into the dome.

The NAV900 that comes with the GFX-750 / XCN-1050 will only drive CAN based valves.
The T7040 does not have a CAN based valve so you would still need a NAV II/III Controller

 

[B'o'B]

The NAV900 that comes with the GFX-750 / XCN-1050 will only drive CAN based valves.
The T7040 does not have a CAN based valve so you would still need a NAV II/III Controller

I see, I had assumed the tractor would be CAN-bus plug and play.

 

[GPS_Support_2014]

The latest T7 tractors do but not the models from circa 2011