Topcon Introduces System 250 Autosteering System

February 16, 2010

Topcon Precision Agriculture introduces the System 250 autosteering application that combines multi-constellation and combination receiver/controller features of the AGI-3 with the all-in-one control features of Topcon’s X20 console.

A wide range of off-road vehicles are supported for this autosteering system, utilizing either direct interface through CANbus or ISObus, or the high-performance AES-25 Electric Steering. The system is designed specifically for parallel autosteering operations.

The X20 console provides farming operators with technological tools to combat the increasing cost of fuel, chemicals and fertilizers and the need to ensure improved environmental control, Topcon said. It is a completely integrated controller with modular extensions designed to control every aspect of agricultural system management including, spraying, seeding, spreading, fertilizing, autosection control, variable rate control, and the new CropSpec crop canopy sensor.

Orders are now being accepted for the new system.

Steering Kits. Topcon also has released six new AES-25 electric steering kits. The new kits "maximize electric steering performance in a variety of farm vehicles," according to Rod Haarberg, North American sales manager.

The new kits are available for standard row crop tractors, articulating tractors, track tractors, sprayers, combines and windrowers. Available kits include: CIH, Fendt, John Deere, New Holland, Buhler, RoGator, Gleaner, and MacDon.