Pivot - Ag Leader EDGE User Manual

Pivot

does not yet provide guidance.
5. When you are almost back to the pivot arm or the edge of the field, set Point B.
7. Turn left or right for the next swath. The next swath is automatically selected.
8. Steer the vehicle so that you center the green lights in the lightbar as you drive forward along the path.
To work from the center of the field outwards, the initial pivot must have:
Use the Pivot pattern for a field that is irrigated using a center-pivot.
With this pattern, you can drive concentric circles around the center-
pivot. The display will calculate the center point based on where you
have driven. Otherwise, you can enter in the latitude and longitude of
the center point, if known.
1. At the Guidance Screen, press the New Pattern button. Choose
Pivot, and enter a swath width. Press the green check mark box when
finished. You will automatically return to the Map screen.
2. Position one wheel of the vehicle in a pivot wheel rut, with the rear of
the vehicle to the pivot arm.
3. To start the pivot, set Point A.
4. Drive around the field. Keep the vehicle wheel in the rut. The lightbar
6. A screen appears. It states: "Please wait while the Pivot Center is
calculated".
Next, you must set the Field Edge. You may do this
when the Pivot Field Edge screen appears on your display, as
shown left. From here, you may choose one of three options:
• Shift By Distance - This sets the field edge as the distance and direction
in relation to the AB Line created. In the Pivot Field Edge Distance portion
of the screen, enter the distance in feet and inches.
• Shift By Rows - This sets the field edge as the number of crop rows
multiplied by the number of spacing. In the Pivot Field Edge Distance
portion of the screen, enter the Number of Rows and Row Spacing. In
the example shown at bottom left, if you entered 3 rows and 30 inch-
spacing, the field edge would equal 90 inches.
• Close (red X)- The vehicle uses the driven pass as the AB Line.
Use the numeric keypads to enter the Number of Rows and Row
Spacing. Choose the direction relative to the AB Line (either
Outward or Inward), and press the green check mark box.
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