[AT] OT-now GPS

[Herb Metz]

A large acreage farmer (s.GA & n.FL) recently told me their terraced acreage 
was a problem with GPS; solution was locating all GPS just two foot above 
ground.  That makes sense once you think about the process; the higher the 
sensors, the more erratic their indications when going over a terrace. They 
were John Deere and used Trammel(?). Herb(GA)

-----Original Message----- 
From: jtchall at nc.rr.com
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2015 7:21 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] OT--- 800 IH plate planter
I rode with the guy spreading lime for me last summer and he had GPS. Now
that is the way to go! When he ran out he just paused the machine, went and
got another load, and picked right back up where he left off. Absolutely
easy. If I farmed for a living I'd be using that on anything spraying or
spreading. Looks cheap enough to justify real quick.
John


-----Original Message----- 
From: Ralph Goff
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 10:14 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] OT--- 800 IH plate planter
On 4/3/2015 7:50 PM, jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote:
> I'm hoping to finish the controls on my foam marker on my sprayer tomorrow
> so I can get the planter in the shop for a once over. One thing I have
> started doing on my grain drill is tying a piece of baler twine(with
> several
> knots in the end to serve as a weight) to use as a row marker.  When I
> started growing milo I had to block off every other spout so I needed a
> more
> accurate way to drill than guessing, this works surprisingly well. Its
> positioned to run right over the last row on milo, second to last on
> everything else.
John , it is reassuring to hear that I am not the only farmer still
doing his own steering
without relying on GPS and auto steer. Although I do use the trimble
ezee guide to show
me where to steer and mark how much ground I have covered.
Ralph in Sask.