Boasting an off-line correction of nearly 5 feet, it will deliver the same precision and sub-inch row accuracy results that have become synonymous with the ProTrakker brand. The WS9000T is specific to John Deere 9000T and 9000RT tractor models. These tractors have a wide swing mechanism that customers want to control and now can. "Just like our other hydraulic hitch models, the WS9000T can be controlled in multiple ways for the implement correction farmers are seeking," says company president Cory Miller.

Implement guidance is still an emerging technology in North America, but it is being utilized in other parts of the world to improve agricultural production. This recent article from Ag Contractor & Large Scale Farmer looks at some of the considerations for adding implement guidance to a farming operation.

ProTrakker, an Iowa-based implement guidance system manufacturer, introduced the WS9000T Hydraulic Hitch, specific to John Deere 9000T and 9000RT tractor models.

When paired with a ProTrakker Hydraulic Hitch, SonicTrakk precisely guides an implement on slopes and contour rows. It also provides farmers with the repeatability required for high accuracy farming practices such as no-till, strip-till, organic farming, etc.

Jason Pennycook, precision farming specialist with Johnson Tractor Inc., in Janesville, Wis., shares his strategies for selling implement guidance systems, some of the challenges to consider when targeting customers and future opportunities with the technology.

Implement guidance systems have risen in popularity in recent years and ProTrakker has seen an increase in customer demand because of it.