The second Ideal 8T doesn’t have IDEALharvest, but it is equipped with Fendt’s Machine to Machine communication feature. This allows settings and data including A-B guidance lines to be shared. Once Ben has identified optimum harvesting settings they can be sent to the other combine for acceptance by operator Alex Robinson to use as a starting point, then he can tweak them as required. Both operators use the Ideals’ HarvestPlus function which allows maximum threshing load and travel speeds to be set for the combine to try to maintain, but Alex said that working side by side in variable crops highlights the benefits of IDEALharvest, as his combine struggles to match Ben’s work rate and grain sample. “The automation definitely increases productivity,” he confirmed.
Other operator aids which are popular with the users include automatic raising of the header when the main control joystick is pulled back quickly. “It’s especially useful when working around the field edges,” said Ben. “If you suddenly notice an obstruction the natural reaction is to pull the stick back quickly to stop the machine, and when you do that on the Ideal the table lifts too. As soon as the stick is pushed forward again the table returns to its previous working position, so it’s a useful feature. There is also hydraulic header pitch adjustment which allows the table to be tilted forwards or back up to six degrees, to suit the crop type and conditions.”
The second Ideal 8T doesn’t have IDEALharvest, but it is equipped with Fendt’s Machine to Machine communication feature. This allows settings and data including A-B guidance lines to be shared. Once Ben has identified optimum harvesting settings they can be sent to the other combine for acceptance by operator Alex Robinson to use as a starting point, then he can tweak them as required. Both operators use the Ideals’ HarvestPlus function which allows maximum threshing load and travel speeds to be set for the combine to try to maintain, but Alex said that working side by side in variable crops highlights the benefits of IDEALharvest, as his combine struggles to match Ben’s work rate and grain sample. “The automation definitely increases productivity,” he confirmed.
Other operator aids which are popular with the users include automatic raising of the header when the main control joystick is pulled back quickly. “It’s especially useful when working around the field edges,” said Ben. “If you suddenly notice an obstruction the natural reaction is to pull the stick back quickly to stop the machine, and when you do that on the Ideal the table lifts too. As soon as the stick is pushed forward again the table returns to its previous working position, so it’s a useful feature. There is also hydraulic header pitch adjustment which allows the table to be tilted forwards or back up to six degrees, to suit the crop type and conditions.”