GPS Again

[Cabo]

I am wondering what GPS system with autosteer that you think is best if money were no object. I do a fair amount of spraying for folks and have the Trimble 500 that seems to do fair but not totally sure about it's accuracy. Your comments and opinions are solicited.

 

[Craig Miller]

 

[M-5]

yep
And a little pre planning and measurements a beer can on said post at correct spacing will suffice.

 

[bird dog]

can't you buy something (an upgrade?) from Trimble to make it more accurate. Saying that, do you have to be that close when spraying. I know those guys planting those huge farms have a system that will get within an inch but with spraying, I would think 6" would be more than adequate.

 

[ez14]

Still that way for us (maybe a post on top of the hills to help when you cant see the other side)

 

[M-5]

foam marker is what I use for spraying with my boom sprayer . You can build one for less than 20bucks.

 

[dun]

do you have to be that close when spraying. I know those guys planting those huge farms have a system that will get within an inch but with spraying, I would think 6" would be more than adequate.

You wuold think incorrectly. If that 6 inches is overlap you're wastin chemicals (more dollars out of pocket), if the 6 inches is a gap you would have to later go back and respray what you missed, more dollars out of pocket. Granted I have a little overlap with my foam marker system, but it sure is more accurate than the really expensive GPS system I bought 5-6 years ago.