Systems talking to each other

[AlanT]

How hard is it to get 2 tractors to talk to each other?
We have a fleet of MF and Valtra’s. When we are tanking or spreading bio solids it’s very difficult to see where each other is going.
Is there any way when the tractors pass each other they can somehow by Wi-Fi communicate and update the worked area on their gps screens?

 

[Northern farmer]

The later MF & Valtra models report their location and the past work (covered area on the map). The info is available through AGCO Connect. Sounds like you are asking something different like a fleet working on the same field would show the combined coverage of all tractors? Why would this be important? Or is it something still different that you are after?

 

[Andy26]

@cquick do I remember rightly you had two tractors cultivating and drilling sharing an AB line and coverage in real time?

 

[cquick]

@cquick do I remember rightly you had two tractors cultivating and drilling sharing an AB line and coverage in real time?

Not quite real time, I use Syncthing between the guidance PCs so that as soon as I make an AB line I'm able to open 'from existing' on the other PC and use the line. Different jobs so not sharing coverage info.
I haven't tested opening the same field, but I think there would be too many sync conflicts and AOG wouldn't know how to handle the file changing under its feet

 

[e3120]

Not quite real time, I use Syncthing between the guidance PCs so that as soon as I make an AB line I'm able to open 'from existing' on the other PC and use the line. Different jobs so not sharing coverage info.
I haven't tested opening the same field, but I think there would be too many sync conflicts and AOG wouldn't know how to handle the file changing under its feet

Ditto. You can do a lot with multiple instances of aog sharing files, but there's a limit and you have to be disciplined. Using the same profile or field at the same time descends into sync conflicts.

 

[AlanT]

I see John Deere do exactly as I want, in field data sharing.
If there are 3 of us spreading chicken litter at low rates in say a 40ha field, then we struggle to see where each other has spread.

 

[Andy26]

I see John Deere do exactly as I want, in field data sharing.
If there are 3 of us spreading chicken litter at low rates in say a 40ha field, then we struggle to see where each other has spread.

Could you not all use the same AB lines and just spread set numbered lines, if three of you,
Tractor 1 spreads 1,4,7,10
Tractor 2 spreads 2,5,8,11
Tractor 3 spreads 3,6,9,12 etc...

Would be about £25k cheaper than the JD unlocks!

 

[AlanT]

That’s basically what we do, but I can see a problem coming in the future when we have to start providing application maps to either the producers or the EA.

 

[Andy26]

You will just have three maps, use a headland boundary to turn on/off will be as good as one machine doing it all.

Three operators to witness the accurate application!

 

[Andy26]

You will just have three maps, use a headland boundary to turn on/off will be as good as one machine doing it all.

Three operators to witness the accurate application!

Probably integrate the applied maps in software like Omnia.

 

[GeoPard]

We aggregate & calibrate applications post factum, please see an example below (for Yield data). Don't know if anyone can do it in real time for different brands.

More info: docs.geopard.tech