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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EZ Guide 500 & EZ Steer
