How agriculture works thread

[ovrszd]

No one has to be in the cab, no wages, unemployment, benefits, vacation time off or human errors and it runs 24/7 and on holidays if you wish. This is the size tractor they say will own the future. No pipe dream either and it will be available in a few months. The impossible is possible.

John Deere Unveils Fully Autonomous 8R Tractor

“The autonomous 8R tractor is doing something that was once thought impossible,” says Julian Sanchez, director, emerging technology for John Deere.

www.agriculture.com

Every sizeable farmer in my area has at least one 8series if they run JDs. My friend has 3. He also already has a digital footprint of all his fields.

In my area field size is relatively small for autonomous equipment.

Although I see the advantages, JD is overstating it's efficiency. Actually, it isn't 1% more efficient than it's previous models. It just doesn't require a human in the seat. Still requires a human to fuel it. Still requires a human to move it and set it up. Still requires a human to do field maintenance repairs to the equipment.

I'm sure my friend will be the first in my area to own one. He'll also be the first in my area to "Demo" one. I'll do a Drone fly over and video about it when he does.

Kinze has developed an autonomous grain cart. Story has it they are held up because JD doesn't want to give them access to their GPS system. So the cart is operating "blind" in a field GPS mapped by JD equipment. That's a killer.

 

[sixdogs]

The "right to repair" is becoming issue in agriculture in that manufacturers have created proprietary electronics systems in machinery and then legally refused to allow owners to repair them. It's a big deal and isn't going away.

This video explains:

 

[sixdogs]

It's said you never know where you're going till you know where you've been. Can you even imagine this and the reduction in needed labor from then till now? The tractor is probably only 25 HP. Tractor weighs 35 tons.

 

[EddieWalker]

On the History Channel, there is a series called The Machines That Built America. I've only watched the first episode, which was called "Tractor Revolution" It talked about the first tractors, how the Holts got involved and built steam powered tractors with big metal wheels and how they would get stuck in the mud. Being so heavy, getting them unstuck because a serious issue. This led to the creation of tracks, which got the nickname of looking like a Caterpillar. Then it went on to putting a gasoline engine into a tractor and making it smaller and lighter. Ford was huge in this, which I didn't realize. Seeing that video made me think of the TV show.

"The Machines That Built America" Tractor Revolution (TV Episode 2021) ⭐ 7.6 | Documentary

Tractor Revolution: Directed by Stuart Jones. With Nigel Barber, Simon Bass, Elly Bran, Josh Burdett. Caterpillar vs John Deere vs. Fordson. Tells the history of the farm tractor.

www.imdb.com

 

[sixdogs]

My father-in-law was in his 90's when he passed away and was raised in an orphanage in Pennsylvania. One of his jobs as a young boy was driving these coal fired giants between fields. They went so slow that it took a long time to get there and kids were perfect for the job.

I took him to a steam thresher show late in his life and he could comment on and recall the individual aspects of some of the different models. He was in a wheelchair then but you could see him recall what used to be. He never spoke much and was probably the only person in attendance that actually drove one when they were in use.

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On their incredible weight, he said to "stay out of the wet spots or you'll be there a while". It must have been a real effort for a lot of people to un-stuck 70,000 +/- pounds.

 

[ArlyA]

BIG machines in 1000 acre wheat fields combining and planting soybeans in western Kentucky. This is a big, big, big operation. My Bro-in-law has 9 series combines but a much smaller operation..

 

[ovrszd]

Them guys need a Drone!!!

 

[ArlyA]

BIG machines in 1000 acre wheat fields combining and planting soybeans in western Kentucky. This is a big, big, big operation. My Bro-in-law has 9 series combines but a much smaller operation..

They are running 45ft drapper heads and hence they need to flex in the center.

 

[ArlyA]

A library of congress film made of haying in Paradise valley Nevada in 1950 which is quite interesting. Seems we've been through that valley before.

 

[Jstpssng]

A library of congress film made of haying in Paradise valley Nevada in 1950 which is quite interesting. Seems we've been through that valley before.

Thank you, that was interesting. I was headed for bed when I noticed this, and it was worth staying up for another 9 minutes.