2024 John Deere 4200 Section Control Activation Base

2024 John Deere 4200 Section Control Activation

Reduce overlap and minimize skips ensuring precise placement of crop protectants and nutrients

Reduce product overlap by approximately 4.3 percent

Improve performance with tuning, plant-to-row, and boundary features

Reduce operator fatigue so they can stay in the field longer

Features may include:

• Reducing seed costs by an average savings of 4.3 percent (see reference below)

• Optimizing yield by preventing double application of seed that studies suggest reduces inputs between 1 to 12 percent yield loss (see reference below)

• Reducing operator fatigue, allowing for more operational hours in the field

• Get the best use of Section Control with performance tuning, which enables you to tune the planter mechanical delay on and off times so seed is placed at the intersection of two perpendicular passes. Correct skips and overlaps during entry and exit by setting the appropriate on/off time adjustments when entering distances and operating speed in the Section Control application. The application then makes the necessary changes to the system.

• Once the system has been tuned, you can visualize the mechanical delay turn on/off times so that driving performance can be seen and better understood. For example, if there are acceleration changes when coming into or out of coverage, it can impact the look-ahead times to properly turn the seeder on or off, which can lead to more overlap or gaps in seed coverage. This additional visualization provides feedback to the operator on how the system is functioning and when the planter is turning on or off.

• In addition to tuning, plant-to-row functionality enhances your field performance by allowing you to customize the in-line skip or overlap observed at the intersection of a perpendicular planting pass. Default Performance Tuning settings command the planters mechanical delay times to place seed at the intersection of the last outer headland row, but skip or overlap settings can be customized to meet the specific needs of your operation. For example, producers who want a 15.2-cm (6-in.) skip to allow the corn head snout to pass between rows would set a 15.2-cm (6-in.) skip within the Seed Placement Settings.

• An on/off shortcut key section status module allows you to quickly turn Section Control off for manual operation from any run page.

• Place the section status module on any run page to monitor Section Control performance on any screen with different layout options.

• Monitor individual section statuses with the diagnostics table, allowing you to understand if a section is on or why the section is commanded off.