Boost Harvest Efficiencies with Precision Planting’s Header Height and Row Guidance System
Precision Planting has advanced solutions to assist farmers in achieving accurate, hands-free harvesting with the help of its header height control and row guidance systems.
These systems, HeadSight and TrueSight, are designed to enhance productivity and reduce operator workload during harvest operations.
Farms.com recently met with Paul Harms, product support manager with Precision Planting, to learn more about these technologies and how they make for a smoother harvest season.
The HeadSight header height control system begins with a front-mounted sensor placed close to the snout tip of the combine.
This sensor touches the ground to provide quick and precise readings. It includes a poly sensor that helps filter out noise and field irregularities, allowing for smoother and more responsive adjustments.
As a result, it maintains the ideal head height automatically, enabling farmers to focus on steering and monitoring other equipment tasks.
Alongside this, the TrueSight row guidance system adds another layer of precision.
It features sensors and guiding arms located under the snout, which gently touch the two neighboring corn rows.
These arms detect the actual crop position and help guide the combine accordingly.
This method is more accurate than simply relying on GPS lines or pre-mapped field data, ensuring that the machinery stays aligned with the real crop rows.
Both of these technologies are compatible with a wide range of controllers and can easily integrate with ISO virtual terminals already installed in many machines.
Through this terminal, farmers can access diagnostics, make adjustments, and customize settings based on their unique field needs.
These innovative systems by Precision Planning are designed to offer flexibility, improve harvesting precision, and reduce operator fatigue.
Harms gives you a full overview of these technologies in the video below.