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Ossian, IN | I've got my eye on a complete EZ Guide 500 & EZ Steer setup and just searching for some answers before diving in. Does the foam wheel free spin when manually turning around on the ends or do you have to tilt it back every time? Does the it automatically do the coverage map when the steering is engaged, or does that have to be selected as an option? Is it better to use the add-on keypad remote, or wire in your own switch? From what I've read in the past day, if adding your own switch, for engaging auto steer it needs to be a momentary switch? If doing it this way, does it disengage once you've turn so far off the path or do you need to push the button again to disengage? And for coverage map & steering it needs to be a on or off switch? Sounds like an old printer cable is all that is needed to actually wire in your own switch, just depends which pins you use for what kind of function you want? And the homemade switch or actual foot switch plugs into the EZ steer controller? If went with the actual EZ Trimble keypad, does that plug into the EZ Guide or the EZ steer controller? Thanks | ||
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| PVK |
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Southeast Iowa | FamousLee - 7/21/2016 09:00 I've got my eye on a complete EZ Guide 500 & EZ Steer setup and just searching for some answers before diving in. Does the foam wheel free spin when manually turning around on the ends or do you have to tilt it back every time? Does the it automatically do the coverage map when the steering is engaged, or does that have to be selected as an option? Is it better to use the add-on keypad remote, or wire in your own switch? From what I've read in the past day, if adding your own switch, for engaging auto steer it needs to be a momentary switch? If doing it this way, does it disengage once you've turn so far off the path or do you need to push the button again to disengage? And for coverage map & steering it needs to be a on or off switch? Sounds like an old printer cable is all that is needed to actually wire in your own switch, just depends which pins you use for what kind of function you want? And the homemade switch or actual foot switch plugs into the EZ steer controller? If went with the actual EZ Trimble keypad, does that plug into the EZ Guide or the EZ steer controller? Thanks Yes, foam wheel spins when manually turning. You can tilt the wheel away at any time to save the foam. The foam wheels are replaceable too. Most units will have already have the coverage map set to turn on when steering is engaged but if it isn't, its just a setting that needs to be changed. The add-on keypad plugs into the EZ-Guide. It is just a remote pad that has the 6 buttons that are on the EZ-Guide. Easier to access the pad than reaching for buttons on the screen. Yes, the remote engage switch is a momentary switch. The connector is a D-sub 25 pin connector. I can't remember right now what pins it uses for remote engage. If you are wanting to coverage to turn on when steering is engaged, you won't need another switch. You don't even have to have the remote engage switch for that. | ||
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| jd8560 |
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Pipestone MN | I would get the remote engage foots witch ( or wire in your own switch) the remote keypad is ok but just pushes the buttons on the side of the 500. It's ok to have but the engage one is more important. | ||
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| 4beanpod |
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Madison, Mississippi | When at end of the pass and ready to turn around.....1st disengage auto steer preferably with a foot switch because you will be steering, throttling, raising/lowering implements with your hands and your foot will be free just to step on the switch. This is much easier than the key pad (at least for me) All of my work and this explanation my 500 works is based on the free WAAS signal. The 500 can can be unlocked to Omni and rtk so it probably even better on a better signal When you disengage auto steer, the foam wheel motor disengages also. (Kind of like going into neutral) The foam wheel is still pressing on the steering wheel but manual steering is much easier when autosteer is not engaged, not quite as easy as if foam wheel was pushed back steering wheel but almost. Also at disengage, the small green steering wheel icon in bottom left of 500 screen will switch to yellow. Next make turn manually. Then as the tractor icon in middle of screen approaches alignment line for new pass and you are steering, throttling up, and lowering implements.....step on the foot petal to engage auto steer. Small steering wheel goes back to back to green and auto steer takes control. Just be sure you are almost lined up or are approaching pass line at a slight angle as to not overrun pass line before auto steer can pick up signal. If you have to maneuver, whether auto steer disengaged or not, just push spring loaded auto steer motor with foam wheel away from steering wheel into latched position. Release latch to engage steer motor with foam wheel when ready for auto steer. You can use keypad but you really won't use it when working. It is just something else to plug up, another cable in the way and something else you have to put somewhere. Foot switch is a big plug with only two pins that plugs into T2 Controller. Foot switch also has 1/2 to 3/4 second delay. Not immediate engage/disengage. At least mine does. Because the 500 can do so much, there are many wiring harnesses configurations. Layout the 500, T2 Controller, steer motor, foot switch and keypad and anything you want to use and be sure all components connect. | ||
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