Valtra Guide

Precision farming
Made easy

LET YOUR TRACTOR DO THE STEERING

Valtra Guide brings many benefits from cost and time savings to a lighter workload and better use of farmland. It all comes down to accurate, consistent driving every time, in every field, for all your work.

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INDEPENDENT STUDY: VALTRA HAS THE BEST GPS AUTOGUIDANCE ON THE MARKET

In an independent trial undertaken by the respected trade publications Koneviesti from Finland, Trekker from the Netherlands, Bedre Gårdsdrift from Norway, and TraktorTech from Denmark, Valtra’s autoguidance capabilities and user interface were found to be the best of all systems tested.

A total of seven tractors were assessed: a Valtra Q285, Massey Ferguson 8S.285 Dyna-VT, John Deere 6R250 AutoPowr, New Holland T7.300, Claas Axion 870 Cmatic, and McCormick X8.631. Valtra’s Q Series came out on top, scoring a total of 43.5 points compared to 40.1 for the next closest tractor and 33.6 points for the poorest result.

IMPROVED ACCURACY

Valtra Guide ensures your tractor’s precision with the best receivers and correction signals available. Without Valtra Guide, manual steering typically leads to a 30 cm overlap when mowing. But with Valtra Guide, that overlap reduces to just 5 cm. For seed drilling, achieve zero overlap—Valtra Guide handles steering accurately. Best of all, these results remain consistent, reliable, and repeatable year after year!

EASY WAYLINES

SmartTouch and Valtra Guide make it simple to create, save and manage your waylines for each field. These can easily be transferred between your tractor and FMIS. Use Valtra Guide to automatically follow the waylines you have created, for high pass-to-pass accuracy.

LOOK AFTER YOURSELF

Valtra Guide streamlines your workday. It follows waylines, reduces headland turning time, and frees you from constant steering. Now, focus on implements, important calls, and emails—less time in the farm office. You’ll feel fresher and more relaxed after work because there’s no need to concentrate on the steering all the time.

LOOK AFTER YOUR SOIL

By accurately keeping to defined waylines you'll drive over less of your soil and avoid compaction that can impact drainage and aeration. Consistent smooth headland turning minimises compaction and smearing at the headland. Automatically and accurately turn to alternate waylines at less sharp angles means you can turn more easily and return to work the skipped waylines without any mossed or double-worked areas. This results in better plant health and higher yield, even at the headland.

LOOKING OUT FOR YOU

...EVEN IN POOR VISIBILITY!

Valtra Guide will keep you exactly on track in all conditions. You’ll get the job done faster and easier whatever the weather, even in low visibility, even in dark, dusty or foggy conditions, day or night. In addition, you can mark obstacles on your field maps and Valtra Guide will warn you as you approach them.

Valtra Guide makes it easy

Valtra Guide is the best tractor autoguidance on the market as recognised by leading trade publications in independent analysis. Valtra Guide is the easiest system to set up and operate, with respected publication Koneviesti noting that ‘Valtra is the best when it comes to user interface in general’, and highlighting that the menus and display are ‘easy to use, both for defining A-B waylines, setting up implements, and generating field parcel data’.

Valtra Guide is easily operated using the 9” SmartTouch touchscreen. Valtra Guide uses GPS precision guidance to accurately steer your tractor for you. And with automatic field detection, all you need do is drive into the field 5 metres, and the tractor will automatically identify the field you are in.

Together with Auto U-Pilot and SmartTurn, the headland turn and sequence are fully automated without you needing to touch the steering wheel. By accurately following waylines, every pass and turn is more efficient. This reduces overlap and maximises the cultivated area even in the headlands and at the field edges.

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Boost Your Farm’s Efficiency with Valtra Guide

Valtra Guide is your key to precision farming. With accurate steering, you’ll save time, reduce fuel costs, and enjoy more free hours. Less overlap means fewer expenses on seeds, fertilisers, and pesticides while improving yields. Boost your profits effortlessly and get a higher return on investment. Plus, forget about steering fatigue—Valtra Guide handles it for you.

Choose from the best receivers and correction signals on the market, from sub-meter to centimetre accuracy. Upgrade anytime with an unlock code from AGCO Parts and receive wireless over-the-air updates without needing to visit your service provider.

Helping you achieve your sustainability goals

By eliminating overlaps, Valtra Guide saves on inputs while maximising yields. With Valtra Guide, soil compaction is minimised as your tractor will automatically follow the same waylines. With Auto U-Pilot and SmartTurn, consistent headland turning reduces soil compaction and smearing at the headland that can negatively impact yields.

How to acheive your sustinability goals

VALTRA GUIDE GO! AND FIELD MODES

Valtra Guide offers two ways of working. With GO! Mode you can simply and easily adjust the implement working width on the SmartTouch touchscreen, record an A B wayline by driving, and continue using Valtra Guide. In a review, respected trade magazine Koneviesti observed that Valtra Guide was the easiest guidance system they tested. They noted that with Valtra Guide Go! Mode, it only took 7-8 screen presses to get started, compared to some other manufacturers' models which took as many as 34 individual keystrokes to select an implement, field parcel, and create a way line.

The easy-to-use Field Mode offers more in-depth features for advanced users including manually starting or stopping worked areas, selecting and creating AB, A+, Contour, and Pivot waylines, creating field boundaries, setting up headland boundaries, managing and creating obstacles and starting or stopping TaskDoc tasks.

Wayline Assistant

Make the most out of your Valtra Guide

Valtra’s Wayline Assistant is available for G Series Active, N, and T Series, HiTech, Active, Versu, and Direct models and all Q and S Series! Create several waylines with the touch of a button based on your field boundary. Set up is incredibly easy. In a review of different tractor brands' autoguidance, it was demonstrated that with Valtra Guide, a wayline can be set up with as few as 7-8 taps of the Valtra SmartTouch interface.

Valtra Wayline Assistant adds the wayline types Segmented Wayline and Single Contour to the existing wayline types.

SEGMENTED WAYLINE

Efficient Wayline Creation:

Quick and easy wayline setup on headlands and in the field.

Automatic Segment Selection:

The system intelligently selects the right wayline segment during field work based on the tractor angle. This saves significant time as there is no need to manually navigate to the wayline menu to change the wayline.

Flexible Recording Options:

Operators can record segments, generate them from existing boundaries, or create segments from A-B lines or curves.

Time Savings and Quality:

Consistent use of Valtra Guide leads to significant time savings and improved work quality, even on headlands.

SINGLE CONTOUR

Special Crop Compatibility:

Ideal for crops like asparagus or strawberries that have not been planted using a guidance system.

Efficient Crop Care:

All tracks, including headland turns, can be consolidated into a single wayline during crop care tasks (e.g., spraying or fertilizing).

Optimized Operation:

Automatic turning manoeuvres simplify work, allowing operators to focus fully on their tasks.

Precise Turning:

No smoothing of the recorded wayline, enabling minimum turning radius around obstacles.

How to use Wayline Assistant

FULLY AUTOMATED FIELD DRIVING EXPERIENCE

Together with Valtra Guide and Auto U-Pilot, Valtra SmartTurn fully automates your field driving experience. Furthermore, with Valtra Guide, it is possible to individually adjust headlands or virtual headlands, including setting them to zero. This is perfect for working with SmartTurn automated headland turning, where only two headlands are required.

VALTRA GUIDE + AUTO U-PILOT + SMARTTURN

AUTO U-PILOT

Auto U-Pilot is the easy-to-use automated headland management system from Valtra. You can configure your headland sequence by recording it while driving or programming it when stationary using the SmartTouch 9” touch screen.

SMARTTURN

Valtra SmartTurn automatically turns your tractor at the headland, fully automating the field-driving experience when used with Valtra Guide and Auto U-Pilot.