Whether you're planting, sowing or harvesting, as an operator, you need to be on top form all day, every day, carrying out various tasks at the right time and in the right place to maximise output. As the hours tick by and fatigue sets in, manoeuvring and machine performance can become inconsistent and lead to rework or even mistakes that you have to live with for the rest of the season.
AutoTrac™ Turn Automation (ATTA) addresses these challenges head-on, by planning and automating precise, repeatable and efficient turns at the end of each pass.
AutoTrac™ Turn Automation is a feature that precisely automates headland turns during harvesting. When this feature is used in conjunction with other advanced John Deere technologies, field productivity increases while allowing for a virtually hands-free operating experience.
This type of turn is a simple and traditional end-of-row manoeuvre, where the combine turns directly into the next pass. Operators may use missed passes and/or change the direction of turn (left or right) when operating automatic U-turns.
This type of turn is useful for operators who need the discharge auger to be orientated to the harvested area for discharge while travelling (using Machine Sync).
This type of turn is particularly common in maize harvesting operations where the volume of crop entering the combine head is high. To use this type of turn, the operator enters the number of passes he wishes to harvest simultaneously in the ATTA module in Advanced Settings. The combine will begin harvesting on the rows in the middle of the defined area, making left turns in a „spiral out” pattern until the defined section of land is completely harvested.
This type of turn is similar to spiralling out, in that the operator first defines the „terrain” on which he wishes to work by the number of passes. When using the spiral-in pattern, the combine operator begins by harvesting the outermost rows on the left side of the defined area, making right turns in a „spiral-in” pattern until the defined section of land is completely harvested.