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Equipment Experts
John Deere unveils 750K, 850K dozers with SmartGrade mast-free GPS
Last year at the World of Concrete John Deere introduced its first SmartGrade dozer, a 700K model. Now the company is makingĀ that same technology available on two larger size dozers as well: the 750K and 850K. RELATED >>Ā How to set up and operate a dozer using GPS blade control (VIDEO) The SmartGrade system is the [ā¦]
September 6, 2016
Machine control
John Deere unveils 750K, 850K dozers with SmartGrade mast-free GPS
Last year at the World of Concrete John Deere introduced its first SmartGrade dozer, a 700K model. Now the company is makingĀ that same technology available on two larger size dozers as well: the 750K and 850K. RELATED >>Ā How to set up and operate a dozer using GPS blade control (VIDEO) The SmartGrade system is the [ā¦]
September 6, 2016
Dealers
Constructionās Digital Divide: Itās culture, not age, that makes contractors tech-hesitant
The majority of contractors still arenāt using either telematics or GPS/GNSS; a fact that people in technology companies often lament. The cause is usually ascribed to a so-called ādigital divide.ā The young kids get it; they were raised on laptops and smart phones. The old guys donāt get it; theyāre just too slow on the [ā¦]
August 15, 2016
Dealers
How to set up and operate a dozer using GPS blade control
Editorās Note:Ā This is the thirdĀ in our four-part GPS/GNSS 101 series. To read more, click here. Bulldozers were the first machines to begin operating using GPS satellite data to guide the operator and position the blade. Today these systems have evolved to become more productive and user friendly, but you donāt just jump on one and [ā¦]
August 5, 2016
Construction Equipment
GPS Control for Excavators: How it works and how it can make an operatorās life much easier
This is the second in our four-part GPS/GNSS 101 series. To read more, click here. A new and surprisingly useful evolution of this technology Ā When GPS/GNSS made its first debut in the construction world, dozers and motor graders were the machines of choice to use this earthmoving technology. With precise satellite data and 3D [ā¦]
July 15, 2016
Construction Equipment
Komatsu unveils D85i-18 dozers, expanding semi-auto dozer lineup to 7
Komatsu is expanding its lineup of semi-automatic machines with the unveiling of a new intelligent Machine Control (iMC) dozer. The D85EXi/PXi-18Ā are the seventh iMC dozer model to be introduced to the lineup and fall between theĀ D65PXi-18 andĀ D155AXi-8. The D37PXi-23, D39PXi-24, D51PXi-23, D61PXi-23Ā form the rest of the lineup, which in 2013 introduced the concept of a [ā¦]
July 13, 2016
Machine control
GPS/GNSS 101: How machine control systems work and what you need to get started
For the contractors who invest in them, GPS/GNSS systems can deliver huge gains in earthmoving productivity, accuracy and speed. But because these are electronic and digital products, and because full blown GPS/GNSS systems for automated blade control can cost $60,000 to $100,000 per machine, many contractors have not taken the leap. If the complexity of [ā¦]
June 17, 2016
Dealers
Komatsuās new āSmart Constructionā service takes all the guesswork out of GPS/GNSS earthmoving
One-stop shopping is a concept everybody knows from the retail world. For Komatsu this same idea is the key to getting more customers to engage with GPS/GNSS earthmoving technology. Last week at its Cartersville, Georgia demonstration facility, Komatsu unveiled a program it callsĀ Ā āSmart Construction.ā And though it shares the name of Komatsuās radical drone-assisted, automated [ā¦]
June 3, 2016
Construction Equipment
Canāt Cut Too Deep: Komatsu unveils PC360, 490LCi semi-auto excavators. We put one to work
In addition to updating itsĀ fleet of new dozers sporting the companyās intelligent machine control with a radio-controlled model,Komatsu has added two new excavators to its lineup of GPS/GNSS-guided machines. At its Cartersville, Georgia, demo facility last week the company took the wraps off the new PC490LCi-11 and PC360LCi-11 and gave us a chance to put [ā¦]
May 31, 2016
Construction Equipment
How dozers are leading the way toward smarter, more productive heavy equipment of the future
Electronics continue to lead the dozer technology parade, but there have been two big shifts in the way electronics are used. First, nearly all machines offer electronics packages as standard or optional equipment, where these features were once restricted to high-end models. Second, electronics packages come in lots of sizes to fit a variety of [ā¦]
May 24, 2016
Construction Equipment
Komatsuās new D39PXi-24 semi-auto dozer brings reverse grading mode to iMC lineup
Less than a week out from a media event focusing on āthe jobsite of the futureā at its North American customer center in Catersville, Georgia, Komatsu on Thursday unveiled its latest semi-automatic dozer. The new D39PXi-24 replaces the D39PXi-23 which was introducedĀ in 2014. It is the second-smallest dozer in Komatsuās intelligent Machine Control (iMC) product [ā¦]
May 19, 2016
Equipment Experts
John Deere unveils 700K SmartGrade dozer, integrating Topcon system with machine refinements to accelerate operator productivity
āOne of the biggest challenges our customers tell us they have is finding skilled labor,ā says Liz Quinn, product marketing manager, John Deere Worksite. āWith the baby boomers retiring out of the workforce, getting these brand new guys up and running the way that their predecessors did is a challenge.ā The way Deere is meeting [ā¦]
February 8, 2016
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