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Post by rod on Apr 28, 2021 17:01:52 GMT -6
My new ‘50 series has Telematics & was turned on after the first paddock of harvest data. The first lot of yld data is fine & imports into the latest version of SMS Basic ...... no problems.
The next paddocks of data (with Telematics turned on) ....... the yld data is unobtainable via the same process.
NOTE: This is a full automation machine (HarvestCommand) but the crop I’m currently harvesting (rice) is unsupported in HarvestCommand - at this stage - so you just operate the machine as per normal.
There is some known issues with crops being harvested without HarvestCommand ..... but nothing that’s serious. Things like it’ll close all the sieves down, rollup the concave & return all loss monitors to zero sensitivity after a days work. Not the end of the world issues .... just a glitch in the software that they’re working on.
The main PITA issue is with the yld data not being obtainable with Telematics turned on. I have no proof - at this stage - that Telematics is the culprit here. Hopefully I’ll be able to confirm this by turning Telematics off & do more harvesting & see if that fixes the problem.
Has anyone else had similar issues with Telematics ?
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Post by alanc on Apr 30, 2021 6:21:51 GMT -6
Please post the solution to your problem.
My '250 is being PD checked at the dealer. Then we start harvesting Sorghum/Milo which I too understand is not yet supported.
It will be a bummer if I can't download yield data into SMS Basic.
Will be a good two weeks before I can confirm if the same happens here though.
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Post by rod on May 1, 2021 15:59:56 GMT -6
OK ..... found the culprit here.
The data is recorded fine with Telematics turned on & an unsupported crop type in HarvestCommand. The problem was in SMS Basic. I had the latest version (21) but for some reason it wouldn’t recognise the index file. The AgLeader Australia bloke said to backup your file, delete SMS & download the full build version of 21 ...... reinstall the backup ...... & it all works fine now. 👍
Just on HarvestCommand & Feed rate control. Even though rice is not supported & it seems sorghum isn’t either at this stage, you’ll be pretty impressed with what FeedRate Control can do.
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Post by alanc on May 2, 2021 10:01:36 GMT -6
Glad you found the issue.
I will look into it when the machine arrives.
FeedRate Control? Does that slow the machine when it starts getting too much material? Or work more with the variable feeder?
I've been viewing ( almost to many) product videos trying to educate myself on all the bells and wissels.
Upgrading from a 2366, no afs / no field tracker, to the 8250 is a major step for me.
What size draper would you match the combine to. Currently pondering a Honeybee 50ft or Macdon 45 ft or Case 45ft or Gerringhof 45ft.
I need a flexable draper in my beans (1.5- 4ton/ha) and ridgid mode for 450mm cutting hieght of sorghum / milo yielding between 4 - 10ton/ha.
I would be happier wide and slow VS narrow and fast.
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Post by alanc on May 2, 2021 10:11:30 GMT -6
Watched the video. Can't wait to try it in high yielding sorghum.
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Post by rod on May 2, 2021 16:45:04 GMT -6
Feed Rate Control does slow the machine down ...... & It depends upon what setting (Performance, Max Throughput etc.) you're running in & what parameters you set.
The videos are helpful & there's a bloke in the US on Ytube (Jessie Williams, Case product specialist) that's very good at explaining what does what, & why you're best to run it in this setting. Great starting points ..... but you've still got to try it out for yourself in the paddock. One thing you will have to understand is HarvestCommand takes time to learn (Pass-to-pass learning its called) & it gets better & better the more it learns & the more you understand it. In other words .... patience is required.
The major thing I'd say to you here is, the flagship machines are not just a bigger 2388! They similar but are very different. Extremely important the concaves are "level" & "centre" in these machines & sieves are checked for evenness of opening from side to side & back to front. Also, be prepared to spend some money on better aftermarket modules (concaves).
As for draper ...... I'd go the expensive option. MacDon FD145. They are something to see working. Yes, much better off to go wider than faster.
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Post by rod on Oct 13, 2021 23:34:33 GMT -6
Just another AFS enquiry. It seems the battery in the modem is flat. So the obvious question is ……. does it charge up when the machine is running?  |
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