If you read nothing else in the Knowledgebase, at least read through the steps below to get you up and running!


  1. DOWNLOAD THE DITCH ASSIST APP ONTO YOUR ANDROID DEVICE: Go to the Play Store and search for “Ditch Assist”
  2. ENTER YOUR BLADE TO GROUND MEASUREMENT IN SETTINGS: In transport/survey position measure from cutting edge to ground and enter this in Settings
  3. ENTER YOUR GPS TO BLADE HEIGHT IN SETTINGS
  4. CONFIGURE YOUR GPS TO WORK WITH DITCH ASSIST: Info here
  5. SETUP DITCH ASSIST HARDWARE ON TRACTOR AND IMPLEMENT: Info here
  6. POWER ON CONTROL MODULE AND CONNECT TO IT VIA WI-FI ON YOUR ANDROID TABLET: The default wi-fi password is 12345678
  7. OPEN DITCH ASSIST APP & TAP "CONNECT WI-FI": Make sure you see you are connected and can see GPS info on left hand side
  8. TO BEGIN SIMPLE GRADING: Either run a survey first to determine grade between two points, or go straight to Grading screen and enter a target grade in the box. Select Uphill/Downhill (info here). Lower implement to ground level. Hit START. Begin working!
  9. TO BEGIN ADVANCED GRADING WITH SLOPE-IQ: Read this!
  10. TO CREATE A VARIABLE SLOPE PLANE WITH SLOPE IQ: Read this!