Pimp your tractor with the Trimble AgGPS EZ-Steer assisted steering system
by Marc Perton 
posted Apr 14th 2005 at 7:30AM
The Trimble AgGPS EZ-Steer assisted steering system is almost enough to make us want to leave the big city and
hightail it out to farm country. When hooked up to a tractor or other agricultural vehicle, the EZ-Steer turns it into
a GPS-powered, self-steering ride. According to Trimble, it can be installed in a half hour using just a wrench, and
can be hooked up to any "approved agricultural vehicle with power steering." Since we're not really going to get all
Green Acres, we're seriously tempted to hook one of these up to the Engadget cruiser and tool around the streets of New
York. You'll know it's us when you see the steering wheel turn itself as we check our location on the GPS. And you'd do
well to get out of our way.
[Via Futurismic]
Filed under: GPS
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Ashby @ Dec 19th 2005 1:38AM
I wonder how many farmers will buy this thinking "EZ-Steer" is something that will help them with an entirely different...ahem...*agricultural* task.
Won't they be disappointed.
Ben @ Dec 19th 2005 1:38AM
John Deere already have a much better version of this. It's called AutoTrac and can steer your tractor (with several metre wide implement on the back) to within 2-4 inches accuracy.
John Hughes @ Dec 19th 2005 1:38AM
Related to precision farming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precision_farming
marke @ Dec 19th 2005 1:38AM
no Knight Rider jokers?
Ryan gardner @ Dec 19th 2005 1:38AM
Uhmm.... Has anyone ever USED GPS? It's great. Even with a $500 consumer receiver you can stand in the same place for fifteen minutes and in the screen you will be dancing around in a small region. The accuracy is to within 3 meters. That's not very good when you are plowing a field, now is it? Especially since the accuracy is random and will be off in different directions from day to day. Basically, you would slowly bulldoze your field.
Ben @ Dec 19th 2005 1:38AM
@Ryan:
Actually, John Deere paid for their own satellite space, and it *is* accurate to within 2-4 inches. I've used it. The only downside is the 12,000 price tag.