ITC Receiver

Attention All John Deere Starfire ITC Owners!

by Joe Brunker, Monroe, WI 

We received word from John Deere that effective Jan 1, 2021, Starfire ITC GPS Receivers will no longer be able to receive the SF1 or SF2 corrections required for machines to Autotrac.  ITC receivers will still be able to show coverage, document, and be used for sectional control (in some cases) using the WAAS signal. This was not a decision made by John Deere or INMARSAT (the company that provides the bandwidth for our SF1 and SF2 correction signals). This change is happening because of a government satellite update where new satellites broadcasting the L5 signal are replacing the older signals. The hardware inside an ITC receiver will not allow it to receive the newer data. Starfire 3000s and 6000s are not affected by this change.

The complete government document can be found here:  See page 59 (Section 3.2.8) for more details.

If you still have an SF2 or RTK activation on an ITC receiver, John Deere has extended the transfer deadline again for you to transfer these activations to an SF3000 or SF6000 receiver.  This deadline is quickly coming up on August 1st, 2018. Contact us today at 217-693-6209 if you have any questions about this transition.

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Unfortunately, we are in the same position as our customer’s and we currently have too many Starfire ITC receivers in stock, so we can no longer accept trades.

Sloan Support is written by the product support team at Sloan Implement Co., a 20 location John Deere dealer in Illinois and Wisconsin.   Learn more at www.sloans.com

 

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SolutionsPlus Mobile App from John Deere

by Jared Wheeler, Assumption, IL

The John Deere SolutionsPlus app is your toolbox for managing technology products from John Deere. The SolutionsPlus app is used to support, configure, and enable John Deere precision technology products for agriculture, construction, and forestry industries.  The SolutionsPlus app can be used for updating software, transferring subscriptions, connecting MTG 4G LTE to a wireless network or configuring MTG 4G LTE to receive wireless connections.

Most impressively, the SolutionsPlus app can help you setup your GreenStar equipment before you head to the field this season.  It includes things such as:

  • How to setup your layout manager on the screen
  • Calibrate your TCM
  • Enter machine dimensions
  • Setup AutoTrac
  • Setup Documentation

You can also dive deeper into things like:

  • Prescriptions
  • Section Control
  • Boundaries
  • AutoTrac sensitivity settings and troubleshooting
  • Wireless Data Transfer
  • And more

Here are a couple of videos that show how to use the app for renewing an activation or submitting feedback directly to John Deere.

 

Download the SolutionPlus app today by going to the “Apps We Recommend” section of the Sloan Implement app or by following the links below.  You can learn more about the SolutionsPlus app by visiting Deere’s  MachineFinder Blog.

iTunes  

Google Play

Sloan Support is written by the product support team at Sloan Implement, a 20 location John Deere dealer in Illinois and Wisconsin.  Learn more at www.sloans.com

 

 

 

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Calibrating the TCM on a 2600/2630 Display

by Andy Syrcle, Assumption, IL

As you move your 2600 or 2630 Display into your combine this fall, you will need to calibrate your TCM to make sure you have the most accurate GPS signal and A/B Lines.  This Youtube video will help explain how to properly calibrate your TCM to assure your autotrac works properly in your Tractor, Combine, Sprayer, or any other self propelled vehicle.  Have a safe fall!

 

Sloan Support is written by the product support team at Sloan Implement, a 20 location John Deere dealer in Illinois and Wisconsin.  Learn more at www.sloans.com

 

 

 

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New MyAnalyzer App from John Deere

by Jared Wheeler, Assumption, IL

The MyAnalyzer app utilizes data from the Operations Center to provide a view of documented map layers and summaries of field operations. This is traditionally the same data viewed within the Field Analyzer and Field Summary tab in Operations Center. Utilizing smartphone location features, MyAnalyzer enhances the ability to perform in-field analysis of documented results.

End users will be able to:

  • Use the current location feature (blue dot) while viewing a map to ground truth recorded data
  • View documented map layers and operation details for a field
  • Get driving directions to the field
  • Export a PDF of a map layer and print or share via email and text
  • Shake the phone while viewing a map layer to easily cycle through map layers for an operation
  • Get a farm summary by crop for variety performance information
  • Seamlessly transition between MyAnalyzer and MyOperations apps with a single log in
  • Get support from partners, including dealers, based on permissions granted in John Deere Operations Center

Value:

  • Utilize documented map layers to ground truth recorded data and for insights into the effectiveness of farming practices
  • Pull up documented map layers on the spot or easily send them via text or email to another person to aid in conversations with advisers and landlords
  • Access summary information of product performance as it is being harvested to aid in seed selection decisions for next year.

You can download the MyAnalyzer app here on the Apple App Store

To get started, install the apps on a compatible smartphone and login to an existing Operations Center organization. Take advantage of the ways JDLink machine data and documented operations are combined. New and existing users will want to ensure they get the benefits of managing more acres, more precisely with these apps by enabling their equipment fleets with JDLink Connect, which seamlessly connects the machine to the Operations Center and takes the burden of data collection and transmission off of the grower.

You can learn more about Operations Center by clicking here.

Sloan Support is written by the product support team at Sloan Implement, a 20 location John Deere dealer in Illinois and Wisconsin.  Learn more at www.sloans.com

 

 

 

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New MyOperations App from John Deere

by Jared Wheeler, Assumption, IL

The new MyOperations app from John Deere provides insights from Operations Center and JDLink Connect data with daily summaries, field productivity, and quality details.  It allows farmers to evaluate their daily productivity — all on the go from their smartphones.

End users will be able to monitor their field work that occurred today and yesterday, including:

  • Daily summaries of work performed by date and by operation with total acres per operation and per field
  • Operation details at end of field such as rate, product, variety, yield, and moisture
  • Progress and path traveled with Location History
  • Field boundary locations on the map and driving directions
  • Analysis of equipment efficiency:
    • Equipment location on the map and driving directions
    • Fuel and diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tank levels of equipment to plan refueling logistics and timing
    • Equipment hours and utilization details such as time utilization, ground speed, engine load, wheel slip, fuel rate, and more
    • Remote Display Access (RDA) into the in-cab display
    • JDLink Machine alerts and notifications indicating machine health, operation, or misuse issues
  • Seamlessly transition to the MyAnalyzer app for a historical view of operations with a single login
  • Get support from partners, including dealers, based on permissions granted in John Deere Operations Center

Value:

  • Knowing current acres worked, fuel levels and idle time enables the grower to proactively manage their day to improve logistics, efficiency, and productivity
  • Quality metrics give the grower confidence that field work is being executed as planned and helps them adjust as conditions change

You can download the MyOperations app here on the Apple App Store

To get started, install the apps on a compatible smartphone and login to an existing Operations Center organization. Take advantage of the ways JDLink machine data and documented operations are combined. New and existing users will want to ensure they get the benefits of managing more acres, more precisely with these apps by enabling their equipment fleets with JDLink Connect, which seamlessly connects the machine to the Operations Center and takes the burden of data collection and transmission off of the grower.

You can learn more about JDLink Connect by clicking here.

Sloan Support is written by the product support team at Sloan Implement, a 20 location John Deere dealer in Illinois and Wisconsin.  Learn more at www.sloans.com

 

 

 

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Getting to Know the AMS Department

by Jared Wheeler, Assumption, IL

This post features Austin Shellhause and Joe Brunker.  Austin works in the Cuba City, Wisconsin location.  He is a graduate of Eastland High School class of  2010.  He later went on to graduate with an Ag Business and Farm Management degree from UW-Platteville in 2014.  Austin then started with Sloan’s shortly after in Product Support.  He enjoys spending time with his friends and family and anything outdoors.

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Austin Shellhause

 

Joe works out of our Monroe, Wisconsin location and also helps cover the Mt. Horeb and Montfort, Wisconsin locations. He started working Product Support for Sloan Implement in 2007.  Joe has 3 boys that keep him busy when he’s not at work. He also enjoys working outside on his property, hunting and fishing

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Joe Brunker

Sloan Support is written by the product support team at Sloan Implement, a 20 location John Deere dealer in Illinois and Wisconsin.  Learn more at www.sloans.com

 

 

 

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2016 Data Management Service Sign Up

by Jared Wheeler, Assumption, IL

Tired of struggling with Apex or just want to start mapping and keeping records of your data?  Contact us to get set up with our Data Management Service.  We will provide a new data card or flash drive each year so that you can keep your old data in a safe place for a backup.  We will update the software on all your displays and receivers and also get your displays loaded with all your setup data including farms, fields, clients, and varieties.  We can help organize your farm and field names to make sure they are consistent across all displays and all operations to avoid confusion amongst operators.  After planting, we will clean up and print your variety maps and reports and get you set up for harvest with variety locator.  We will then clean up, post calibrate, and print your harvest maps and reports after you are finished with the year’s harvest.  Now that we have the ability to upload historical data to MyJohnDeere.com, we would be happy to upload this data for you if you would like.  All of this is included for just $500 a year.

Sloan Support is written by the product support team at Sloan Implement, a 20 location John Deere dealer in Illinois and Wisconsin.  Learn more at www.sloans.com

 

 

 

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Gator Mapping Service

by Jared Wheeler, Assumption, IL

We will get started soon after the crops are out of the fields.  We can map boundary lines and waterways, as well as guidance lines using RTK signal.  This works great when using Section Control to plant or spray through waterways.  You can also utilize these boundaries to ensure that you or your operators are in the correct field.  Simply hit the “Find Field” button when you pull into a field with a mapped boundary and it will know the Client, Farm, and Field associated with it and populate them into the drop down boxes.  All your guidance lines for that field will be pre-loaded as well.  You can then select the line you want to use, center the line with where you’re at and take off.  This eliminates the need to make new guidance lines every time you enter a field.  Mapping is $1.25/acre with minimum acreage required.  Mapping is based on a first come, first served basis so please sign up before spots fill up.  Don’t wait until the last minute.

Sloan Support is written by the product support team at Sloan Implement, a 20 location John Deere dealer in Illinois and Wisconsin.  Learn more at www.sloans.com

 

 

 

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Sloan Support Call Center

Sloan Support Farmer Call Center

by Jared Wheeler, Assumption, IL

Don’t forget that the Sloan Support Team is here to help you this upcoming harvest season.   We can also help with those pre-harvest setup questions.

Calls made during our normal seasonal hours are FREE!!!

Our normal seasonal help line hours are as follows:

Monday-Friday:  7am-6pm

Saturday:  7am-3pm

Due to customer requests, we are continuing to offer our extended seasonal help line hours.  These calls will cost $50 per call.

Extended seasonal hours will be as follows:

Monday-Friday:  6pm-9pm

Saturday:  3pm-6pm

Sunday:  Noon-5pm

These extended hours calls will require you to leave a detailed voicemail stating your name, phone number, model number and a detailed description of the symptoms including any relevant trouble codes.  We will then call you back as soon as we can. Our targeted start date for seasonal hours is late August.  Please check our website and our blog closer to fall for an announcement on the exact date.

Please use this help line as your go to source for help.  We can generally get your questions answered faster than calling your local AMS/service person, with wait times averaging less than 30 seconds.

Call Center help line: 217-693-6209

Sloan Support is written by the product support team at Sloan Implement, a 20 location John Deere dealer in Illinois and Wisconsin.  Learn more at www.sloans.com

 

 

 

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JD Link Connect

by Jared Wheeler, Assumption, IL

Advantages of using JDLink Connect with a GS3 2630 Display:

  • No more USB sticks
  • Send setup data from your computer directly to the GS3
  • Send prescription files directly to the GS3
  • The GS3 sends data back to your computer once the field is complete
  • Less chance of losing data if something happens to the GS3

When you are done recording a field the data can be automatically sent to MyJohnDeere.com where you can retrieve it or share it with your trusted advisors.  It can also be set up to unload files directly into Apex.  You can view up-to-date data on Apex without ever touching a flash drive or just look at your data on MyJohnDeere.com.  Receive this machine information from the cloud.

  • Machine performance data
  • Machine location history
  • Remote Dealer Support
  • Wireless Data transfer

Older machines can also be retrofitted to have this ability.  Contact us for more information and to get setup today.

Sloan Support is written by the product support team at Sloan Implement, a 20 location John Deere dealer in Illinois and Wisconsin.  Learn more at www.sloans.com

 

 

 

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