Autosteer For Compact Tractor Retrofit?

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npalen

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I think that it is about time someone came to market with a consumer grade gps autosteer retrofit kit for compact tractors. Seems like it would "open up a whole new field".
Anyone hear of new developments in this area?
 
   / Autosteer For Compact Tractor Retrofit?
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Must have been another dumb question on my part. :)
Someone may feel like it's a solution looking for a problem?
I'm sure that gps autosteer is available in some of the smaller tractors but not sure how small.
May just be a matter of time before it becomes more common on CUT's?
 
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Well, I'm not really familiar with gps autosteer, but I'm assuming it is used to guide the tractor from point A to point B while the operator takes a nap or something! I could see where something like that might find use in the wheat, hay, and alfalfa fields around here, which range in size from hundreds to thousands of acres, often a mile or more on a side, relatively flat, and wide open. However, I have never seen a CUT in one of those fields, only large agricultural tractors, the smallest probably 100hp. CUTs tend to be used by owners of smaller properties, and often on wooded areas, and for small fields and yard maintenance. I can't imagine trying to use gps autosteer on my land. Between the trees, rocks, and buildings there are so many obstacles it would probably crash in less than 15 seconds.
Aside from that, the hardware to make it work would probably be difficult to fit onto a small tractor, but never having seen one, I don't know for sure what is involved. I guess it also depends on your definition of small tractor.
 
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One time I saw a small yard type push mower(20")that had memory and would mow around things.I believe it was electric.
 
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Something like this?
 

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Hey this could be great for my lazy ***** neighbor that doesn't mow his grass. Most he'd have to do is start it up..! ;)
 
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Driverless mowers sounds safer than driverless cars.
 

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