Drummond & Etheridge

Drummond & Etheridge

DRUMMOND & ETHERIDGE ASHBURTON CHRISTCHURCH TIMARU

Electronic helping hand

Paul Galletly shows off the latest in tractor mounted GPS technology.

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• Cars • Vans • 4WD’s • Tractors • Combine Harvesters • Trucks • Trailers • Earthmoving Equipment • Motor Homes • Boats Graeme, Andrew, Stephen, Adam and Jason congratulate Drummond and Etheridge on their new John Deere workshop, spareparts and admin building.

“Don’t be afraid to push buttons,” Paul Galletly tells customers who buy GPS technology. “John Deere’s technology is easy to use, but if you do make a mistake I’m only a phone call away” Paul shows farmers and contractors how to make the most of their new technology, so they can be more efficient from day one.

GPS systems, or Agricultural Management Solutions as John Deere calls it, range from a basic model at $4500 to ones with plenty of extras at $45,000.

Paul says they are invaluable modern-day farm tools, used for guidance, collecting crop data and the variable rate application of chemicals and fertilisers.

In short, they help farmers get the most out of the soil and the crop, with just the right amount of input.

D&E has been selling GPS systems since 2004, with Paul

(a qualified tractor mechanic) stepping up to the challenging role in 2005.

Guidance models offer auto steer or parallel tracking that eliminates overlap and even turns tractors at the end of a run. Yield mapping, where an electronic eye analyses a crop as a vehicle passes over it, is also becoming popular.

Introducing the technology can be a scary prospect to some though.

“The hardest thing is to get customers who are shy about technology to push buttons,” Paul said. “But there are lots of positives that arise from GPS. It is not just about saving fuel and being more efficient by eliminating overlap, drivers are less fatigued at the end of the day.”

He said feedback from farmers who had benefited from the technology was rewarding, and he hoped others would catch on.

Young Electrical were proud to be chosen as the main electrical contractor for the new Drummond & Etheridge building.

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The team at Young Electrical wish Drummond & Etheridge every success at their wonderful new site.

4 Watson Street Riverside Industrial Park, Ashburton Call us now

Phone 308 5222

Ph 03 308 8049 Ashburton

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