Tractors in Precision Agriculture
- Most commonly, the term tractor[1] is used to describe the distinctive farm vehicle.
- A more detailed definition of a tractor is a vehicle designed to provide a high tractive effort at slow speeds.
- Purpose of tractors include:
- Hauling a trailer or machinery used in agriculture or construction.
- Tractors come in many sizes from lawn and garden size to an 8 wheel model and bigger.
- These tractors use John Deere’s Starfire technology[2].
- This technology is similar to the cotton pickers and combines, which also uses a GPS device.
- Like the cotton pickers and combines, the tractor is guided through the field however the farmer sets it up.
- The tractor can travel in circles, curves, or straight paths through the field.
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