Hand using the iPad-based control system Väderstad E-Control

E-Services with prescription map tillage

With E-Services, the cultivator TopDown enter a new generation. The system features the iPad-based control system Väderstad E-Control and offers the possibility of applying prescription map tillage via ISOBUS Task Control.
Hand using the control system Väderstad E-Control in the tractor

Control each working zone individually

Gain full control of the machine directly from the tractor cab. Set the individual working depth or intensity of the discs, tines, levellers, or packer on the go with a touch of a button.

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Prescription map tillage

The introduction of E-Services on TopDown makes the machine able to use prescription maps, to control the machine setting automatically on the go using a field map.

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Field partly tilled

Save diesel & improve soil health

By adapting the tillage to the soil condition you can save diesel while achieving the same yield and disturbing the soil as little as possible.

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Topdown and Opus

Gain full control of the machine

Adding E-Services for TopDown means that the control of the machine is fully moved to the tractor cab. This opens up the possibility of gaining full control of the machine via the iPad-based control system Väderstad E-Control, as well as operating the machine via the tractor ISOBUS terminal. In the field, the driver has three options for controlling the machine:

  1. Individual adjustments of each working zone
  2. Automatic control via a prescription map
  3. Quick adjustment via pre-set buttons
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Hand using the control system Väderstad E-Control in the tractor

Individual adjustments of each working zone

Using the iPad-based control system Väderstad E-Control, the operator will be able to gain full control of the machine directly from the tractor cab. With the touch of a button, the driver can set the individual working depth or intensity of the discs, tines, levellers, or packer on the go. When one working zone is changed, the others will compensate automatically to maintain their individually selected depth.

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Automatic control via a prescription map

The introduction of E-Services on TopDown allows the machines to use prescription maps to adjust the machine settings automatically on the go using a field map. This means that before going to the field, the farmer can program how the individual working zones – discs, tines, levellers, and packer – should behave at specific spots in the field. Decisions can be based on, for example, a soil type map, yield map, or the farmer's own experience of the field characteristics. In the cab, the prescription map is inserted into the tractor ISOBUS terminal, which then connects to the Väderstad E-Control system to take control of the machine.

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Quick adjustment via pre-set buttons

The control system is designed to support the driver in optimizing the tillage operation while also enhancing the user experience. With four pre-set buttons, the farmer can store their most common machine configurations to quickly adjust multiple working zones at once. For example, using pre-set 1 for standard fieldwork, pre-set 2 for tramlines, pre-set 3 for tough areas, and so on.

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Wolfram Hastolz in front of a TopDown in a Väderstad cap
"We see a demand from farmers to optimize the tillage operation even further. By being able to adjust the machine setting to the conditions on the field, it is possible to optimise the agronomy and working results. The introduction of E-Services to TopDown is the key to this."

 

Wolfram Hastolz
Commercial Manager Tillage, Väderstad

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The future of tillage is optimized

The next step after variable rate application of seed and fertilizer is to apply the same thinking to tillage. Here savings wait to be unleashed using the rule “as much as necessary, as little as possible”. Some of the benefits come as diesel savings and improved soil health, others by the possibility to increase the working speed as well as reducing the wear. In addition, this enables an autonomous farming future.

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Variable soils enable diesel savings

Most fields have a variation of soil conditions within their boundaries. Heavier soils often mean challenges in creating a seedbed, while some lighter soils tend to self- compact, calling for a more intensive tillage. Today all soil types on a field are often being worked the same way. By adapting the tillage to the soil condition there is a possibility to save diesel while achieving the same yield.

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Emergence in a field

Protect your most valuable asset

Soil should neither be worked too much or too little. By adapting the tillage to the actual needs, we make sure to disturb the soil as little as possible. This minimizes the possible negative impacts of tillage, such as carbon losses, moisture evaporation and erosion.

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Loosen only where needed

On many fields there is soil compaction of some degree. The problem is that it is seldom evenly distributed. Many times, it is limited to the headlands and tramlines. By increasing the cultivation intensity only on problem areas, the rest of the field can be worked using less fuel.

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Better reconsolidation

By adapting the reconsolidation pressure according to the working depth, soil type or moisture content in the soil the following crop is guaranteed the best possible growth conditions.

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Residue in a field

Better residue handling

More residues generally means a need for more working depth to incorporate them properly. Adapting the working depth to a yield map, enables a better germination and a more even crop.

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Farmers' experiences with E-Services

Curious about what farmers think of E-Services on TopDown?
Watch this short video testimonial and learn about E-Services' impact straight from the farmer.

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"By being able to vary the working depth of the machine, I can see a benefit in being more efficient in regard to time, fuel cost and the biggest thing to me is not overworking our biggest asset – which are our soils. Having that control with the E-Services is perfect for our business."

Jamie Robson
Thoresby Farming, UK

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TopDown and Opus on field

Full control from the cab

  • Individual zone control: Directly from the tractor cab, use the iPad-based control system Väderstad E-Control to adjust the working depth or intensity for the discs, tines, levellers, or packer.
  • Pre-set configurations: Four pre-set buttons allow for quick changes between different machine configurations, enhancing field work efficiency.
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Prescription map tillage

  • ISOBUS-ready: Connect your tractors' ISOBUS terminal to automate the control the machine via prescription maps.
  • Automated adjustments: Use prescription maps for automatic machine setting adjustments, optimizing the tillage operation based on field map data. I.e. soil type map, yield map, etc.
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Variable soil conditions

  • Adaptive tillage: Tailor tillage operations to the specific soil conditions of each field to conserve diesel and maintain yields.
  • Soil type consideration: Manage heavy and light soils effectively to overcome seedbed preparation challenges and avoid unnecessary compaction.
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Target compacted areas

  • Focus on problem areas: Increase cultivation intensity only where soil compaction is detected, reducing overall fuel consumption.
  • Efficient use of resources: By adapting the cultivating intesity problem areas, the rest of the field benefits from less intensive tillage.
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Reconsolidation & residue handling

  • Optimized reconsolidation: Adjust reconsolidation pressure based on soil conditions, ensuring the next crop has the best growth conditions.
  • Improved residue handling: Adapting working depth according to a yield map allows for better residue incorporation, germination, and crop uniformity.
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Protect your soil

  • Minimal soil disturbance: Adjust tillage to the soil's exact needs to reduce carbon losses, moisture evaporation, and erosion risks.
  • Preserving soil health: Ensuring the soil is worked just enough to meet agronomic needs without overdoing it.
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E-Services including prescription map tillage is available for: