1. Implement Steering Implement Monitoring TrueGuide™ TrueTracker™

2. Different Types of Implement Guidance
Implement monitoring
Monitor & record implement location in real time
TrueGuide (Passive Implement Steering)
Control the implement by moving the tractor
GPS position on the implement, corrected with NavII on tractor
TrueTracker (Active Implement Steering)
Mechanically steer implement to follow exact path of tractor
GPS position on implement, corrected on implement

3. Implement Monitoring

4. Implement Monitoring Trimble components FmX Implement components
TrueGuide plug-in is free to
use in implement monitor mode
2nd GPS Receiver unlock and cables – utilize 30 day temporary passcodes to demo product to customers.
Mounting pole
Roll Correction applied from Nav Controller
Implement components
None required

5. Implement monitoring Manual Guidance or EZsteer AgGPS FmX display
Cabling
Mast
AgGPS FmX display
Ag25 Antenna
Manual Guidance or EZsteer

6. Passive Steering Tractor makes corrections for implement drift
TrueGuide
Passive Steering
Tractor makes corrections for implement drift

7. TrueGuide Trimble components Implement components FmX TrueGuide unlock
Receiver unlock and cables
Mounting pole
Implement components
None required

8. TrueGuide Key Facts Passive Implement Guidance
Reduces Implement XTE – applies “AUTO” vehicle nudge to position implement
Typically 50% improvement in implement XTE
Plug-in Unlock fee + second receiver unlock. For use with AutoPilot™.
Contact sales managers for a FmX 30 day unlock code to demo to prospective customers.
My planter drifts on hills and my guess rows are narrow and wide in the same pass. It’s moving leaving skips and overlaps which cost me money.
The cost of elite hybrid corn seed will exceed $ per bag ($100/ac) this spring and soybean seed can exceed $50.00 per bag ($50.00/ac).
Minimizing overlap is critical for maximum yields and profits.

9. TrueGuide - How does it work?
Control tractor based on combined input of tractor and implement location
System observes position of implement, compares it to position of tractor and steers tractor left or right to guide implement back to the line
Inexpensive (no extra Nav II, no extra hydraulics)
Immediate results

10. TrueGuide – Where and how can it be used?
Vehicle types supported
MFWD - tractors
Tracked tractors
4wd Articulated tractors
Line types
Straights – very high level of performance
Identical curves – limitation on tightness of curve
Pivots – not tested but same principle as curves
Where can it not be used today?
FreeForm – records the tractor position not the implement
Headlands with tight turns

11. TrueGuide components AgGPS® AUTOPILOT™ RTK Auto guidance system
AgGPS FMX display
AgGPS NavController II
AgGPS® TRUEGUIDE™
Trimble Kit
Cabling
Mast
Ag25 Antenna

12. TrueGuide – User Interface
Has it’s own aggressiveness
Can be turned on or off at anytime
Waits approximately two lengths of the implement for the tractor to react
Can be forced on at anytime by pressing the Auto button a second time

13. TrueGuide Setup – What to Know
Autopilot tractor must have good calibration for optimal performance
Autopilot that is tuned very aggressively may need standard calibration. Set Autopilot Online Aggressiveness to 100%.
Roll Calibration of Autopilot must be correct

14. TrueGuide Setup Correct Implement Geometry entered
No backward offsets
Minimize forward offset
Left/right better alternative
Aggressiveness – Starting Target Range %
Normal 50%
Slow Speed 70%
Steep Slopes 70%
Hi Speed operations > 12kmh 33%
Decreasing TrueGuide aggressiveness smoothes the response for moving vehicle offline.
Autopilot acquires the line before transition to TrueGuide.

15. TrueGuide – Field Experiences
Biggest challenges
Tight curves
Quick changes in terrain
Curves that change radius quickly
High speeds
Best practices
Keep the antenna as close to the pivot as possible
Reduce the antenna height
Use stabilizers – coulters to make the lateral movement of the implement more predictable

16. TrueGuide – How to Measure it’s Performance
Conditions effect performance
Sloping terrain
Stability of the implement
Changing curves
Use implement monitoring to gauge the drift of an implement
TrueGuide reduces drift by 50% or better, for example:
8” to 4”

17. Best TrueGuide Practices
Achieved at speeds of 0-8 mph
Mount implement antenna low and stable. Watch for antenna blockage.
When used with an implement that has increased draft / heavy pull like tillage tools, ground prep, air seeders, etc.
TrueGuide is not designed to work on row crop cultivation. This operation requires TrueTracker.

18. TrueGuide – FAQ’s
Can I use a different correction on the implement? No
What comes in the TrueGuide cabling
kit and unlock?
Cabling for a 40’ implement and a cable
for the FmX to hitch
Antenna hardware
Are there extensions? Yes, see FmX cabling guide
When will Articulated support be ready – v5.13 Nav II
Will TrueGuide replace my TrueTracker market? No, TrueGuide cannot replace repeatable sub-inch performance in all conditions

19. TrueTracker™
Active steering - The tractor holds the line and the implement steers itself

20. Why TrueTracker ? Precision and accuracy at the implement
Curved rows
Hill sides
Control in Reverse
Repeatable implement pattern
Inter-row seeding
Planting
Cultivation
Side Dressing
Row Crops
Fertilizer placement
Strip tillage
Harvest

21. TrueTracker Active Implement Steering via hydraulic articulation.
Introduced 5 years ago – has become the performance standard for Implement Steering.
Perception from customers is that it only works with steering coulters like the Orthman Tracker IV.
But there are many options………..
I strip till in the fall and plant to the fertilizer in the spring. I want to get the most out of my fertilizer and cultivate, side dress, or harvest the same rows later in the crop cycle.
Reduce fertilizer
Return in spring to place
seed within an inch of
your fertilizer or seedbed
Steer any implement
TramLines
Controlled Traffic
Where are the roots?
Where should fertilizer be?
Phils study: By reducing distance from planter row to center strip till zone 8” to 1” gain 19% increase in yield. Studies show
Tramlines
- save seed – If it is the implement placing the seed steering the implement to place is as important as steering the tractor so that the tramlines are used most efficiently on future passes
- set up guidance patterns for future operations
For no till environments
Minimize compaction with trailing implements
And vehicles

22. TrueTracker Orthman Tracker IV & Shadow Tracker
Tongue Steer – like ETS Soil Warrior
Load Bearing – Potato planter
3pt Side shift – like Ag Navigator
3pt Articulating - like Sunco
I strip till in the fall and plant to the fertilizer in the spring. I want to get the most out of my fertilizer and cultivate, side dress, or harvest the same rows later in the crop cycle.
Reduce fertilizer
Return in spring to place
seed within an inch of
your fertilizer or seedbed
Steer any implement
TramLines
Controlled Traffic
Where are the roots?
Where should fertilizer be?
Phils study: By reducing distance from planter row to center strip till zone 8” to 1” gain 19% increase in yield. Studies show
Tramlines
- save seed – If it is the implement placing the seed steering the implement to place is as important as steering the tractor so that the tramlines are used most efficiently on future passes
- set up guidance patterns for future operations
For no till environments
Minimize compaction with trailing implements
And vehicles

23. TrueTracker Trimble components Implement components FmX
TrueTracker unlock
Nav II + platform kit
Receiver unlock
Cable kit included in platform kit
Mounting pole
Implement components
Steering platform kit
10 platform kits available for all implement types
Accessories available a la cart for customizing to your implement needs

24. AgGPS TrueTracker – Steering Coulters
AgGPS® AUTOPILOT™ RTK
Auto guidance system
AgGPS® TRUETRACKER™
Trimble Kit
AG25 Antenna
AgGPS FmX Display
AgGPS NavController II
AG25 Antenna
Cabling
Orthman Tracker IV steering coulters
AgGPS NavController II +

25. Implement Steering Kits
Towed implements with steerable rear wheels
Towed implements with steerable coulter disks

26. AgGPS TrueTracker - Tongue Steering
Trimble Kit
AgGPS® AUTOPILOT™ RTK
Auto guidance system
Ag25 Antenna
AgGPS FmX display
AgGPS NavController II
Hyd valve
Ag25 Antenna
Cabling
Steering sensor
OEM Rear steering – Potato planter
Mast and Nav II Enclosure
AgGPS NavController II

27. AgGPS TrueTracker – Rear Steering
Trimble Kit
AgGPS® AUTOPILOT™ RTK
Auto guidance system
Ag25 Antenna
AgGPS FmX display
AgGPS NavController II
Hyd valve
Ag25 Antenna
Cabling
Steering sensor
OEM Rear steering – Potato planter
Mast and NavII Enclosure
AgGPS NavController II

28. AgGPS TrueTracker - Sunco
Trimble Kit
AgGPS® AUTOPILOT™ RTK
Auto guidance system
AG25 Antenna
AgGPS FmX display
AgGPS NavController II
AG25 Antenna
Cabling
Sunco Acura Trak 3-point guidance system
AgGPS NavController II +

29. AgGPS TrueTracker – Side Shift
Trimble Kit
AgGPS® AUTOPILOT™ RTK
Auto guidance system
Ag25 antenna
AgGPS FimXr display
AgGPS NavController II
Ag25 antenna
Cabling
Hyd valve
AgGPS NavController II
Mast and NavII Enclosure

30. AgGPS TrueTracker - Side Shift
3-point hitch implements with shiftable device installed between the 3-point hitch and the implement

31. QUESTIONS?