Trailed forager in courseplay

[dandare75]

Hello all,can anyone help? Want to use a trailed forager, the JF 1060 one to be precise.what I would like to do is very similar to using the krone big x or new holland forager in having a trailer run alongside, and when full drive off to tip point than cone back again to repeat the process.courseplay does not recognise the trailed forager as a harvester. Does anyone know if it is possible to run this set up or will it have to be that I attach a trailer to the forager?

Many thanks in advance

Does it work with the pottinger mex 6 in the default harvester range?

[leifege640]

If I remember correctly, as of FS2013 Courseplay couldn't handle trailed forage harvesters properly. I believe that same applies to FS15. So unfortunately, you are stuck having to harvest forage yourself unless you upgrade to a self-propelled forage harvester like the Krone BigX or the Rostselmash RSM.

As for the Pöttinger Mex 5, I have yet to try it with courseplay.

[JohnDeere318]

It is not too difficult

Watch this video on how to do it with trailered forager: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8LSRqI311M

[BostonJohnny1226]

You have to remember to record the course WITHOUT the trailer attached to the tractor

[JohnDeere318]

You have to remember to record the course WITHOUT the trailer attached to the tractor

Yes and no, I always do it with the trailer attached, but that's just my preference. I would guess it would be a lot easier doing it without a trailer

[AndyK70]

Yes and no, I always do it with the trailer attached, but that's just my preference. I would guess it would be a lot easier doing it without a trailer

Even if you record with trailer, remember the tractor is the vehicle for which the waypoints are generated!
When CP is going reverse it will line up the trailer to the waypoints the tractor has generated.
If you went in a bend or worse in a curve while recording in reverse and you had to correct your steering because of the trailer, the recorded waypoints are not really where they should be when CP will drive the course.

Of course, if you just going backwards a little straight, you wont notice the difference.