Lemken cuts cost and complication of precision hoe controls
The necessity to have two terminals in the tractor cab to operate one of Lemken’s precision hoes with image guidance and section control has been overcome by integrating all functions into an isobus system.
Previously, growers needed to have an isobus terminal for section control – to lift hoe sections where the implement has already worked – and a second monitor to display the camera image that enables the hoe to be positioned consistent with the crop rows.
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Lemken engineers have now made it possible to run everything on one isobus-compatible screen, either the CCI 800 or CCI 1200 that Lemken and a number of other equipment manufacturers offer, or any third-party isobus display.
In addition, operators can use a tractor’s isobus-ready joystick or a third-party version to operate the hoe functions.
As well as eliminating the cost of a second terminal, this latest development for the company’s iQblue Weeder software reduces clutter in the cab and allows auto wireless updates and remote access by services technicians to optimise settings and for troubleshooting and maintenance.
In use, the isobus system records the implement position and tractor speed, while the iQblue software performs the precision hoeing functions illustrated on the display.