John Deere Gives Gators Hands-Free Steering with AutoTrac
Select full-size John Deere Gator utility vehicles (UVs) can now come AutoTrac Ready from the factory starting with model year 2023.
The UVs come with the necessary wiring harnesses and brackets to be paired with a 4640 display and StarFire 7000 receiver–or other guidance units.
“John Deere is enabling the productivity gains farmers have seen while using AutoTrac technology on their tractors and integrating it into a smaller, more nimble machine – a Gator Utility Vehicle,” Maureen McCormack, Go-to-Market manager, Gator Utility Vehicles for John Deere said in a product announcement. “Farmers and ranchers can use their AutoTrac equipped Gator Utility Vehicle for precise grid sampling, spraying and field boundary creation. AutoTrac equipped Gator UVs feature a combination of functionality and versatility that helps drive efficiency and productivity in everyday jobs.”
The models currently available with this capability are John Deere 835/865 cab units including:
- XUV835M HVAC
- XUV835R
- XUV835R Signature Edition
- XUV865M HVAC
- XUV865R
- XUV865R Signature Edition
For the model year 2023 full-size Gators, John Deere also announced the following six features included in the base price:
- Factory-installed side mirrors to improve visibility on cab vehicles
- Spray-in liner in the cargo box for added durability on M- and R-trim vehicles
- Cargo box power lift for easy dumping on all R-trim models
- Brake and taillights for added visibility on M- and R-trim vehicles
- Maxxis Bighorn 2.0 extreme-terrain radial tires on steel wheels on M-trim vehicles
- Predator Heavy-Duty all-terrain radial tires on alloy wheels on R-trim vehicles
