PRODUCT NEWS Left: Horticulture producers will now have greater access to the John Deere Digital Ecosystem with the latest updates Inset: The John Deere Digital Ecosystem has undergone a major update
good harvest John Deere has expanded the compatibility of Machine Sync to a wider range of machinery
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achine Sync, the technology that allows a harvester to control the speed and guidance of the chaser bin working beside it, has been updated to provide new features, broadened compatibility and new products. With the latest update, Machine Sync will become available to horticulture and forage producers as it is rolled out across selfpropelled forage harvesters and tractor to tractor applications specific to the industry. John Deere production system manager Ben Kelly says Machine Sync can automate the unloading process improving safety and productivity, representing a huge step towards improving multi-machine automation and operational logistics.
“The expansion of Machine Sync on more equipment now makes it accessible to producers across a far greater range of commodities – from grains to horticulture and forage,” Kelly says. “It brings powerful efficiency gains as the chaser bin is working at the optimal location and speed in relation to the harvester, which minimises the amount of crop lost and also enables the harvester to operate at maximum capacity while unloading. “There is also a new Controlled Traffic Farming (CTF) feature, which allows farmers wanting to use Machine Sync to ensure unloading equipment can stay on the CTF track when unloading. This helps prevent soil compaction and reduces the possibility of human error and collisions to make working conditions safer for the people in the field.” Maintenance tracking has also been improved and simplified by this round of updates with the introduction of Maintenance Manager to the JDLink Mobile App to replace the MyMaintenance App. “This consolidation will undoubtedly bring improved user experience by reducing the number of apps farmers need to learn and operate,” Kelly says. “Maintenance Manager allows operators to track the maintenance of their farm equipment in one place, including maintenance plans for non-connected equipment such as a truck or stationary irrigation pump engine. Prior to this update customers could only monitor their connected equipment.” Kelly says software updates are free and he encourages farmers and operators to update their equipment regularly to take full advantage of the suite of performance-enhancing tools available to them. “Both the Operations Center and the MyOperations App update automatically, while the available Gen 4 upgrades can be actioned by using a wireless connection or USB.”
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