According to John Doyle, partnered products marketing manager for John Deere, these new products offer ideal solutions for large property owners who need to quickly move tree limbs, rocks, or brush, or who need to efficiently remove grass clippings, leaves, or pine needles from their property.

“The MC20210 is the ultimate material collection system for customers who use mid-mount mowers. It’s iMatch quick-hitch compatible and easy to install and remove. Its on-board blower system, and integrated storage stands, provide the power and ease customers are looking for with these systems. The hopper can be easily dumped from the seat of the tractor with the flip of a switch, helping operators be more productive and experience less fatigue while working,”

Doyle said.

The MC2014 and MC2120 come factory equipped with a hopper-fill sight glass so operators can keep a watchful eye on the fill level of the hopper while working. An optional audible fill sensor also can be ordered and provides increased productivity by sounding an audible alarm once the hopper is full, allowing the operator to focus on what’s happening in front of the machine, while they mow.

The other addition to the Frontier lineup is the MG20F, a loader-attached mechanical grapple. With a dump height of 53 inches or higher (depending on the model) from the ground, the grapple features dump angles and ultra-wide grapple openings for maximum material removal and easy material release.

The MG20F does not require third-function loader hydraulics to work and saves customers hundreds of dollars on extra parts and several hours of installation time. Once attached, the grapple utilizes the loader’s bucket cylinders to open and close its jaws and to keep loads intact while moving. Teeth on the upper and lower jaw tines are designed to prevent material rollout and help grab, remove or keep material in place once clamped.

“Similar to a standard loader bucket, the MG20F can be quickly attached to the tractor’s loader and utilizes the same quick-attach system common to the John Deere 120R, 220R, and the 300E Loaders that greatly reduces installation time when changing loader attachments. The minimal difference between the clamping pressure of a traditional third-function loader grapple and the clamping pressure of the bucket cylinders ensures operators can clamp material and move it to where it’s needed to be,”

Doyle said.

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Research from Hexagon’s Autonomy & Positioning division has resulted in breakthrough innovations in precise point positioning (PPP) that enable nearly instant global centimeter-level accuracy. These developments pave the way to bring “RTK From the Sky” performance to worldwide users through correction service products and GNSS receivers from Hexagon.

“RTK From the Sky” technology provides the quick accuracy of an RTK solution with the high accessibility and availability of PPP. Users will no longer have geographic or regional infrastructure restrictions – they will be free to operate anywhere around the world with the same premium level of positioning performance. “RTK From the Sky” technology removes the traditional PPP barrier of long convergence times as well as internet and radio communication limitations, delivering instantaneous convergence anywhere in the world. This breakthrough establishes the foundation for assured positioning with no downtime in marine, agriculture, and autonomous applications.

To achieve these results, there must be masterful attention to detail throughout the entire positioning ecosystem: no errors conveniently canceled and no errors ignored. All errors are carefully estimated and removed from the final GNSS position faster and more reliably than ever before. This end-to-end fine-tuning of measurement quality and error mitigation establishes the foundation for “RTK From the Sky” performance. No matter the location or application, users will be able to rely upon the highest availability and accuracy of corrections anywhere in the world, without the convergence time.

“In 2020, PPP has become RTK – without the mobility limitations, ‘RTK From the Sky’ has been a very satisfying development. To see this kind of positioning performance available anywhere in the world is the realization of the next step of innovation for GNSS.”

said Sandy Kennedy, VP of Innovation at Hexagon’s Autonomy & Positioning division.

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