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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DEERE GS2 AND AG LEADER INSIGHT FOR ANHYDROUS AMMONIA APPLICATION SYSTEMS

There are at least 10 significant issues when comparing Deere GS2 and Ag Leader Insight for anhydrous ammonia application. 

1. GS2 has a master control section which turns off when the last Implement Section turns off during swath control.  Insight has no such section.  Insight requires a work-around to simulate the master control. This is necessary when one has to turn off a pump at the end of rows.   Equalply® offers an option to solve simulate a master control for Insight.
2. GS2 has Implement Section signal wires capable of operating small solenoid valves.  Insight’s signal wires do not supply enough current to directly operate these solenoids.  Equalply® offers connection cables containing small relays to convert 3 wire control to 2 wire control.
3. Both Insight and GS2 are limited to 10 Implement Sections for anhydrous application.  For systems having more than 10 rows, swath control is impossible for individual row control.
4. Insight can monitor 3 separate pressures.  GS2 can monitor only one.  For pumped systems, reading at least 2 pressures is desirable.  Probably pump pressure is the most critical so it should be monitored by GS2. 
5. Insight can control 3 separate liquid streams.  This is important when both anhydrous and liquid fertilizer are applied simultaneously.  GS2 can only read one flow meter and control only one liquid stream.  Equalply® can supply a third party control system for liquid fertilizer which connects to GS2.
6. Insight supplies cables for multiple Implement Sections.  As of the time of this writing, GS2 has a cable for only a single manifold valve.  Equalply® has manufactured a GS2 cable for 10 sections, one pressure gauge, and a master control section with two extensions. 
7. GS2 can have a single cable.  Insight requires three cables, making it a bit more complex to hook up.
8. Trimble control for anhydrous is very similar to Ag Leader.
9. GS2 and Insight recommend only Raven control systems.  This puts their customers at a severe disadvantage for efficient utilization of anhydrous.  The Raven heat exchanger coolant line is a wild card in dividing flow equally among rows. 
10. As far as we know, Exactrix does not currently offer a kit to interface with either GS2 or Insight.  This leaves Equalply® as the only pumped system for row equality and cold weather performance.