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Reading Time: < 1 minute With their tough mechanical drives instead of hydrostatic engines on each wheel, the Apache sprayers manufactured by Equipment Technologies differentiate themselves from other field sprayers. Key in this mechanical drive versus hydrostatic environment is tractiv effort, a concept which refers to transferring all possible power to the ground for maximum efficiency. Apache self-propelled sprayers include […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute On first sight, what you notice about Hagie sprayers is that the boom is located in front of the sprayer instead of in the traditional aft position. It is a complete reorientation for those spray operators who have been accustomed to spraying in the rear. Visibility on a Hagie STS sprayer obviously means something more […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute Topcon offers both electric steering and direct interface with the hydraulic system of a farm building through a standard isobus interface with their System 150. According to Topcon, their AES-25 electric steer is one of the only electric steer technologies to offer one-inch accuracy. It also has reverse line acquisition, which means it works going […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute Raven offers a wide range of precision agriculture applications based on their Raven Cruizer console for controlling precision applications. The console has a built-in WAAS receiver and is also able to receive signals from an external receiver that is scalable from the Omnistar XP to HP to RTK. Combined with the Raven SmartSteer, you can […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute John Deere offers myriad auto-steer options which can be fully integrated for increasing levels of precision. Included in their lineup, for instance, are AutoTrac SF1 with +/-10-inch accuracy, AutoTrac SF2 with +/-four-inch accuracy and RTK that is accurate to within an inch. Combined with a StarFire receiver and GreenStar display, the integrated steering kit, which […] Read more