Tag: Deere SmartGrade

Construction Equipment

Equipment Roundup: Komatsu WA800-8 is Good For Your Wallet (Video); Deere Loader Expert Breaks Down Midsize improvements; Tilting, rotating Merlo R70 tele handlers; Deere improves Grade Pro, SmartGrade graders; Stackable TransCube mobile refueler

Get all the details on the Komatsu WA800, Deere's latest loaders and graders and more in this week's Equipment Roundup.

November 23, 2020

Machine control

Deere improves Grade Pro, SmartGrade motor graders with new features

John Deere Grade Pro graders receive new technology features, including Blade Stow and Auto-Gain for Cross Slope, as well as SmartGrade technology upgrades.

November 17, 2020

Machine control

The feature that makes Deere’s SmartGrade machine control for graders so unique

The mastless grade control system removes expensive equipment from vulnerable positions. Learn more about the machine control right here on Equipment World.

March 22, 2019

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Deere intros first mast-free GPS motor grader system; CTL market in fierce competition; Cat unveils 5-seater UTVs; JCB intros first 12,000-lb. capacity tele with no DEF, DPF; Gehl intros new DL telehandlers

Deere debuts industry’s first mast-free motor grader GPS system, Cat adds 5-seaters to UTV lineup, and Gehl intros new generation of DL telehandlers. More here!

August 27, 2018

Machine control

Deere adds integrated SmartGrade machine control to 950K with Power Angle Tilt blade

John Deere is now offering its 950K PAT model with fully integrated machine control from the factory. Introduced last year, the 950K PAT features an 8.6-cubic yard Power Angle Tilt blade. The machine allows operators to place material with greater precision thanks to the cutting angles the six-way blade provides. Deere says the PAT blade […]

April 13, 2018

Business

Year in Review: The Biggest Construction Equipment News Stories of 2016

While everyone has their sights on ConExpo in March, it might be easy to overlook what a busy year 2016 turned out to be. Here’s an quick overview, plus a timeline, of what happened in the construction equipment industry last year. Bonus: check out our editors’ quick predictions for 2017 on page 30. (Note: In order to meet […]

December 22, 2016

Equipment Experts

John Deere unveils 700K SmartGrade dozer, integrating Topcon system with machine refinements to accelerate operator productivity

“One of the biggest challenges our customers tell us they have is finding skilled labor,” says Liz Quinn, product marketing manager, John Deere Worksite. “With 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.” The way Deere is meeting […]

February 8, 2016

Construction Equipment

John Deere unveils 700K SmartGrade dozer, integrating Topcon system with machine refinements to accelerate operator productivity

“One of the biggest challenges our customers tell us they have is finding skilled labor,” says Liz Quinn, product marketing manager, John Deere Worksite. “With 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.” The way Deere is meeting […]

February 8, 2016