Near Intersection of I-35 & I-90 Southern Mn. | jd8560 - 3/18/2017 07:02
The the tractor have radar. Factory radar plug is located in the right side console in the front, in behind the fuse panel cover. It is a 2 pin weather pack connector.
It is actually a 2 pin Metri-pak rather than a Weather Pak. Same company different series.
On these tractors this connection can be used to get a Radar signal OUT for planter monitors, spray controllers etc if the tractor is already equipped with Radar OR get a Radar signal IN for the tractor dash from some source. With a clever adapter it can do both.
In your case I would probably do it that way. Get a cable for GPS speed out of the 500 with a branch for the planter monitor but also back feed that branch back into the tractor for % slip etc.
I have personally used a Sky-Track GPS unit that output Radar speed on Deere tractors. I made an adapter so the Sky-Track connected to the Deere harness behind the muffler on the 8xxx series tractors. There is a 3 pin stub cable there that used to lead to the radar gun. This 3 pin connector provides power/ground to the Sky-Track and GPS radar into the tractor. Then the 2 pin inside the cab can be used for a planter monitor etc. This is the cleanest setup for a Sky-Track.
Edited by tedbear 3/18/2017 08:34
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GPS instead of radar - JD Planter
