The X20 total solution provides farming operators with technological tools to combat the ever increasing cost of fuel, chemicals and fertilizers and the need to ensure improved environmental control. It is a completely integrated controller with modular extensions designed to control every aspect of agricultural system management. It is a single controller for a plethora of purposes covering equipment guidance, steering assistance, spraying, seeding, planting, fertilizing, spreading, incorporating auto section and variable rate control.
The X20 system maintains modular monitoring and control over the following aspects of agricultural tasks:
- Multi-constellation satellite guidance system
- Up to five bin/tank one-pass variable rate seeding/planting applications (including granular, liquid and NG3 control
- Up to 30 auto-boom section sprayer control
- Precise chemical control and application
- Harvester control and monitoring, and
- Complete documentation at every stage of farm operations
The X20 is the future of farming and it’s available to improve productivity in every farm operation, from planning to maximizing yield. This multi-functional console will control chemical and water waste and put more money in the pockets of farmers around the world.
The new X20 console has a super-bright, touch screen that is 70 percent larger than previous models for ease of viewing and use. Utilizing Windows XP Professional Operating System, the X20 provides the flexibility to add other applications such as wireless networking for connectivity to management systems being used by progressive farms, advanced OEMs and agribusiness customers worldwide.
A big benefit of the X20 is you can start with a simple screen-based manual guidance system and be able to quickly and easily add applications without cluttering up the equipment cab . . . a real bonus for any farmer.
In field tests and farm application studies, the guidance auto-steer plus variable rate application and mapping function has been documented to save 20 to 30 percent on fertilizer and chemicals, as well as more than 10 percent in fuel costs, due to fewer passes.
