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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
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.
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.
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.
"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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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"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