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SD Drain® Ditch uses RTK-GPS data to create variable slope ditches where you move the least amount of soil to make water flow. SD Drain® Ditch receives elevation data from your RTK GPS receiver and automatically outputs signals to the hydraulics that control your scraper. An optional slope sensor allows for extra input data. The slope sensor can also be used for blade tilt control, if your equipment supports that option.
The first thing you do in the field is survey the ditch by driving the ditch path. As you survey, SD Drain Ditch will automatically capture elevation points to create a survey line. When the survey is completed, SD Drain Ditch will automatically generate a plan for the Ditch. The default plan will consist of the ditch bottom (Grade Line), and several slices (Pass Lines). The Pass Lines correlate to an ideal cut depth for your scraper.
Choose from one of 3 ways to cut your ditch:
Design Cut
Automatically cuts top, unworked pass line. The distance between pass lines is a user defined parameter called Pass Depth. This setting can be modified to reflect your scraper’s ideal cut depth based on current field conditions.
Pass Cut
Automatically cuts to an operator selected pass line. Pass lines are numbered from the bottom up so the final grade line is always pass 1, then next line up is pass 2, and so on.
Single Cut
The pass lines are removed and SD Drain Ditch automatically cuts to a single, final grade line. The operator can adjust the cut depth by tapping the triangles on horizontal light bar to offset the grade line. The offset distance is shown in the upper left-hand corner of the screen, above the horizontal light bar.
Choose from one of 3 ways to cut your ditch:
Design Cut – Automatically cuts top, unworked pass line. The distance between pass lines is a user defined parameter called Pass Depth. This setting can be modified to reflect your scraper’s ideal cut depth based on current field conditions.
Click image for Design Cut example
Pass Cut – Automatically cuts to an operator selected pass line. Pass lines are numbered from the bottom up so the final grade line is always pass 1, then next line up is pass 2, and so on.
Click image for Pass Cut example
Single Cut – The pass lines are removed. Automatically cuts to a single, final grade line. The operator can adjust the cut depth by tapping the triangles on horizontal light bar to offset the grade line. The offset distance is shown in the upper left-hand corner of the screen, above the horizontal light bar.
Click image for Single Cut example
Before you start cutting your ditch, you have the option to change how the final ditch design will look. You can modify the ditch design by changing the minimum or maximum slope values. You can also remove points in the survey pass. For example, if your ditch always washes out at the outlet, you can delete survey points to create a more gradual slope at the outlet of the ditch.
The patented Automated Backslope Cutting Feature (U.S. Patent No. 9,885,169) will allow SD Drain to automatically cut the blackslope of your ditch. This allows the scraper blade to step up as it moves away from the center of the ditch. You can modify the parameters of the backslope to allow for a steep slope or a gradual slope.
Benchmarks are used to compensate for GPS drift. GPS drift can happen when you power down a portable RTK-GPS base station. Portable base stations often use a quick average to calculate their location and this quick average my not be the same from day to day. By driving to a certain known point with your scraper, and capturing a benchmark, you now have the ability to return to that same location and recall that known point, correcting for any GPS drift.
After you drive your survey pass, SD Drain Ditch can simulate a single slope laser to cut your ditch. You can also use the simulated laser to make a zero slope, or flat surface.
The Ruggon PX-501B Tablet has a sunlight readable, high resolution WUXGA (1920x1200) touchscreen display. The battery works as a UPS so no worries if you lose power because of a tractor stall. With the wireless DAC 8000 interface installed, the only thing you need to plug into the PX501B is the power cable. Comes with rugged carrying case and RAM mounting hardware.
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The DAC 8000 is a wireless multi-valve control module. Communication between the Ruggon PX-501B Tablet PC and the DAC 8000 is achieved via a custom dedicated wireless interface. On a standard ditching system, the DAC 8000 will pass RTK-GPS data to the control computer and then automatically control your blade depth via your tractor’s existing Selectable Control Valve (SCV). Supported SCV control for John Deere, CNH, and Challenger A & B series tractors.
No need to add another DAC 8000 if you want to add more control to your scraper or blade. The DAC 8000 has the power to control up to 3 valves of various types, simultaneously. It can also receive inputs from up to two slope sensors, as well as the RTK-GPS signal. It’s all the control you’ll need - in one unit.
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