CASE STUDY: John Deere’s new 500R sprayer
John Deere’s brand new 500R sprayer will be unveiled for the first time at Agritechnica. A complete redesign positions the cab right at the front, does away with CANbus in favour of ethernet, and creates a platform with a host of automated and precision farming features which are ready to use now and will be built upon in the future. iVT finds out about the thinking behind the new design and the challenges that had to be overcome to deliver this future-ready machine When John Deere’s engineering team analysed their European sprayer lineup in 2019, they faced a critical decision: upgrade their existing platform or start afresh. Continue reading CASE STUDY: John Deere’s new 500R sprayer at Industrial Vehicle Technology International.
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John Deere’s brand new 500R sprayer will be unveiled for the first time at Agritechnica. A complete redesign positions the cab right at the front, does away with CANbus in favour of ethernet, and creates a platform with a host of automated and precision farming features which are ready to use now and will be built upon in the future. iVT finds out about the thinking behind the new design and the challenges that had to be overcome to deliver this future-ready machine
When John Deere’s engineering team analysed their European sprayer lineup in 2019, they faced a critical decision: upgrade their existing platform or start afresh.
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