Combines Outback S guidance systemIJ

[todd08]

Good luck reading the lights to within 4 to 8" all day. I will agree that when incorporated with an accurate, well calibrated steering system it would drive within 4 to 8". I use the Outback, along with the JD receiver on WAAS, and have noticed the Outback alot of times receives one more satelite than the JD. Probably in the construction (solder Joints) why the outback is better. I have also used the JD on SF2 subscription, you can tell there is less drift or movement when stationary. But I definitely wouldn't waste money buying subscription unless you have the accurate means to steer. So if your hands are doing the steering don't waste your money. Too many places for error.

 

[Wheaty1]

If you get the autosteer system with it you'll love it, without you will want to throw it out the door!!!!!!!!!!

 

[deeredriver]

Without mapping it has no antenae off set. We have one and when spraying with it, it is very hard to not shut it off when you cross over the headland when it tells you to. If you do you will have about 15ft of a miss and then going back into the pass you will have a 15ft overlap. They say you just have to get used to it. But most others gps systems have and offset on them, even with guidance only.

 

[todd08]

If it is a self-propelled spray rig, and this your concern (wouldn't be a concern of mine) mount the little white antenae directly over the boom. Otherwize anticipate the headlands wheeltracks and shut off according, If you drive your first two rounds in contour, then switch to parallel work, and have the latest software you can see the end lightbar lights blink at you when you cross over the headland. I like the fact that the outback has the two sets of lights, heading and position. Plus you can switch back and forth any time between contour and parallel mode. Nothing wrong with the outback for postion, but I am not advocating the E-drive is near the system that others are after all it is a bang-bang valve. But nothing wrong with purchasing it as a start up to GPS light bar guidance. And if you want to spend the money for accurate Auto-Steer, there are a few that know it is as accurate a receiver for WAAS as any other brand out there. After all several of them all use the same chip set, and several assembled at same place.

 

[NDl2]

I guess what I want to know is would this GPS be better than putting a set of markers on my air seederIJ They both cost about the same, if I find a set of markers at an auction sale.

 

[farmert]

outback is a joke we bought a e drive last spring would even work company is a joke wouldn't stand behind lieing salesman we wanted to use it for planting was misled JD not much better from I hear for repeatabilty or pass to pass if you want -1 pass to pass with out RTK buy a beeline, head and shoulders above the rest

 

[deeredriver]

Granted a person could do that, but why should you have to when All other guidance systems have antenae offset on them already. I don't know why outback couldn't have incorporated that into the guidance system without having to buy the mapping as well. If you do that a person would have to purchase longer cables and I don't think that I really want to spend any more on this system as it is. We do have the latest software and I do know how to use it. I just think that they could have spent alittle more time making the offset setting a part of the guidance software.

 

[HFl]

We have an outback. We use it only for spraying. We have it in the tractor cab and use it with our 100 ft pulltype sprayer. We set the width at 99.5 ft and never see any misses. We don't have the mapping component or the e drive. I love it.

 

[todd08]

Goat right ahead, first had a Beeline on a MT Cat, there are others just as good, believe whatever you want.

 

[jeff]

I have been custom spreading with outback for two years with minor problems. My customers love the maps from the 360. I had a bad data card and got a new one next day. Customer service is great. I wonder if farmertony is reading the instructions correctly.