General Information

Serial #

4913136144

Part Number

14

Total Parts

20

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

A black metal casing, with metal connectors [ports] and hardware and a black metal mounting plate.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

23.0 cm

Width

12.5 cm

Height

4.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Power sources

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Trimble

Country

United States of America

State/Province

California

City

Sunnyvale

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

2010+

Canada

The Smiths used the two devices on their mixed field crop operation outside of Port Colborne, Ontario where they grew mostly corn and soy beans for sale to livestock feed suppliers. They have farmed in the area for about the past fifty years. Specifically it was used on their John Deere 7800 series tractor and either their Tyler Patriot or Argo-Trend self-propelled sprayers. Mr. Smith also used the technology in his custom planting.

Function

The controller is a device which interfaces with the GPS and the EZ-Steer system.

Technical

It uses satellite technology to map the fields in which the implement is working. The cab is outfitted with an antenna to receive these signals and the unit collects that material in its "brain". Trimble touts the unit as allowing longer operating days as the normal visual control required during seeding and spraying can be replaced by the combination of the GPS and Auto-Steering attachments. The guidance system is equipped so that records can be transferred via USB to a PC for long term storage on its hard drive. When mounted in, the implement a small screen displays the field position in relation to data that either has been stored or is currently being received from a satellite. According to Trimble sales material the system has accuracy down to one inch of control.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Mfr's lable:"EZ-Steer ™ Controller/FC N324 WARNING 16VDC/THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES/OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS:/(1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, &/(2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED, INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDERSIRED OPERATIONS./PART/No.(1): 53057-10/PART No.(2): 87298304/SERIAL/No.:4913136144/Protected under US Patents:/6501422, 6703973, 6198992, 7188015, 7200490 and 7263442./Other patents pending./Made in USA." Mfr's plate:"EZ-STEER." Mfr's label:" [umbrella logo]KEEP DRY/TERRAIN COMPENSATION/MOUNTING ORIENTATION/[positioning diagram]view from above vehicle-mount on floor/[positioning diagram]view from back of vehicle-mount on back wall/Align controller with vehicle axes."

Missing

Nothing.

Finish

A metal casing, with metal connectors [ports] and metal hardware and mounting plate.

Decoration

None.