With the planting season just around the corner, now is the time to focus on thorough preparation to ensure your equipment and precision technology are ready to perform flawlessly. At SymAgri, we’re committed to helping you minimise downtime and inefficiencies by ensuring your PTx Trimble solutions are properly configured and optimised before you sow your first seed.
Here’s a comprehensive checklist of proactive steps to help you start the planting season on the right foot:
1. Organise Your Display and Trimble Ag Software Account
A little effort in advance can save you significant time later. Ensuring all field and equipment information is up to date in your display and TAS account is crucial. By inputting accurate tractor, field, and farm data ahead of time, you’ll reduce the chances of last-minute troubleshooting during planting.
Key actions to take:
Verify that your field boundaries and planting maps are correctly loaded into your system.
Update planting equipment profiles so your display recognises every implement you’ll be using.
2. Transition Displays and Receivers
If your displays and receivers were used in combines, auger wagons, or other equipment during harvest, now is the ideal time to transfer them to your planter tractor or other planting equipment. Proper installation ensures that your guidance and correction systems will be operational from day one.
3. Test the TeamViewer Support Process
Unforeseen challenges in the field can lead to costly downtime during planting. Fortunately, every PTx Trimble Precision-IQ™ equipped display comes with TeamViewer QuickSupport, enabling remote troubleshooting by our team. This tool ensures we can swiftly address issues, helping you get back to work with minimal disruption.
To prepare:
Test the TeamViewer connection to confirm it is properly configured.
Run through the TeamViewer support process with your planting crew to familiarise them with the system.
4. Update Precision-IQ™ Firmware
Firmware updates are essential to improving functionality and resolving potential issues. The latest Precision-IQ™ firmware includes new features and fixes to optimise your system’s performance during planting.
Steps to follow:
Download and verify that all displays are running the most recent firmware version.
Contact us for assistance if you require help with these updates.
5. Consider an ISOBUS Upgrade
Whether you operate a single-brand fleet or a mixed-brand one, upgrading your planter with ISOBUS technology can significantly enhance planting accuracy and efficiency. ISOBUS ensures seamless communication between your equipment and display, creating a unified technology ecosystem across your entire operation.
6. Schedule a Pre-Planting Tech Check-Up
Our team at SymAgri is here to support you every step of the way. Scheduling a pre-planting tech inspection will ensure that your system is configured for peak performance when planting begins.
During the check-up, we will:
Confirm that all technology is correctly installed and calibrated.
Identify and address potential issues before they lead to downtime.
Offer tailored recommendations for upgrades or enhancements to optimise your operations.
Ready to Get Started?
Don’t leave your pre-season preparations until the last minute. Contact us at SymAgri today to schedule your tech check-up. Give us a call or email us at info@symagri.co.uk, and let’s make planting season 2025 your most productive yet.
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