Not all autosteers created equal

Leo Jeanneau from Prud'homme, Sask., adds to the discussion from last week about GPS guidance in hilly land. He writes:

I have used three different types of GPS systems, one with a light bar only and two with autosteer. They are from three different brand and of different ages.

I have some hilly land and cannot believe how well our most recent unit compensates for the hills. (It’s Outback brand.) From what I have been told, the autosteer has gyros that measure tilt and yaw of the tractor and the computer is pretty good at determining how far left or right to adjust the placement of the tractor to allow for the air drill to hit the mark forth and back and forth. Not all units have the same quality of gyro sensor, some use two gyros, some use three. My theory is that the bigger and heavier the little black box that houses the tilt compensating components, the better. (Old school theory… I know.)

Not all auto steers are equal. Talk to neighbours who have hills and a GPS with a good tilt compensating autosteer. They might just make a believer out of you.