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Deere Debuts 3D-Ready 210L Tractor Loaders and an Improved Box Blade
The John Deere 210L and 210L EP tractor loaders are now available with both a grade control-ready option and a grade indicate option—both of which are installed at the factory. Combined with an updated box blade, the systems give the machines productivity increases in jobs such as site prep, road building and landscaping jobs, Deere […]
September 24, 2020
Construction Equipment
Deere intros 333G compact track loader with integrated grade control, DozerMode
With the push of a button, the CTL goes into DozerMode to function like a crawler dozer.
March 24, 2020
Machine control
Komatsu says Proactive Dozing Control “Closes the Skill Gap”. But what is it?
Komatsu has introduced a new grade control technology for dozers that it says can be used 100 percent of the time, unlike other grade control systems which are typically only used for finish grading. In this video we break down how the system works and why Komatsu says it “closes the skill gap” between experienced […]
December 23, 2019
Equipment Experts
Cat D3K2, D4K2 and D5K2 dozers get factory-installed GRADE with 3D option
Cat has added the GRADE with 3D system as a factory-installed option to its small D3K2, D4K2 and D5K2 dozer lineup. The automated grade control system uses GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) to position the blade without operator input from “from start to finish on the jobsite,” says Joel Fritts, product applications specialist with Caterpillar. […]
December 19, 2018
Machine control
Cat D3K2, D4K2 and D5K2 dozers get factory-installed GRADE with 3D option
GRADE with 3D allows operators of all skill levels to achieve specified grades faster and more accurately while reducing staking costs. Details here.
December 19, 2018
Dealers
John Deere dealer Brooks Tractor named authorized Topcon OEM dealer
Brooks Tractor, a John Deere dealer based in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, is now an authorized Topcon OEM dealer via its Brooks Positioning Systems division. “We are excited to announce that we added Topcon to our portfolio of positioning products,” says Mary Kay Brooks, general manager, Brooks Tractor. “When John Deere announced SmartGrade, their first in […]
November 18, 2016
Construction Equipment
Trimble speeds up GPS dozer grade control, intros wireless data sharing between compactors with GCS900, CCS900 systems
GPS grade control systems can only go as fast as the machine’s receivers can process the signals and hydraulic valves react. Trimble has improved this situation with it’s new GradeMax Plus technology for dozers. Used in the Trimble GCS900, GradeMax Plus employs an inertial measurement sensor to detect the rate of acceleration and changes in […]
April 20, 2015
Technology
PHOTOS: A tour of Trimble’s connected jobsite: Network of dozers, workers and the office removes chaos from construction
[imagebrowser id=142] When Trimble president and CEO Steve Berglund opened the company’s 2014 Dimensions user conference Monday, he mentioned how, from a technology standpoint, not much has changed for the company over the last several years. On a slide he showed three categories the company offers solutions for: 1) Modeling, analytics and decisions support; 2) […]
November 6, 2014
Technology
NTEA Work Truck Show 2012 sets new records
NTEA, the Work Truck Show 2012, held March 6-8 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, was the biggest work truck event in history. It broke all standing event records, with a verified 10,408 attendees checking out work trucks and equipment from 563 exhibitors. The event’s Green Truck Summit on March 5-6 also hit new […]
March 27, 2012
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Conexpo-Con/AGG 2014
Event: Start Date: 03/04/14 End Date: 03/08/14 Phone: (800) 867-6060 Web: www.conexpoconagg.com
March 21, 2012
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American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA)
Event: 49th Annual Meeting Start Date: 11/26/12 End Date: 11/30/12 Phone: (847) 966-2272 Web: www.pavement.com
March 21, 2012
Roadbuilding
Conexpo-Con/AGG 2014
Event: Start Date: 03/04/14 End Date: 03/08/14 Phone: (800) 867-6060 Web: www.conexpoconagg.com
March 21, 2012
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