Intelligent Boom Control IBC
John Deere introduced Intelligent Boom Control (IBC) for forwarders in 2013.
With IBC, boom control is precise, fast and easy because the operator can focus on controlling the grapple rather than the boom joint movements.
IBC for Harvesters
IBC was also introduced for harvesters in 2017. In the harvester, IBC has been adjusted to the work cycle; the trajectory and functioning of the boom adjust automatically to the harvester's work phases.
Intelligent Boom Control is taking the use of harvesters to a completely new level. With the harvester’s IBC, the operator controls only the harvester head while the system takes care of the boom’s movement.
Janne Junnonen from Lamerit Oy, Finland, has been operating a 1070G harvester with H212 and IBC for six weeks. His first comments are quite positive: "As an average I process 10-15 stems more in an hour with IBC than without it."
