[VIDEO]Caterpillar Grade With Assist Automates Excavator Digging

New Grade with Assist function automatically controls boom and bucket angles to hold the excavator cutting edge precisely on grade. Operator only controls the speed of the cut with the stick

Nov 12, 2015

New Grade with Assist functionality will automatically control boom and bucket angles to hold the bucket cutting edge precisely on grade. The operator controls the speed of the cut with the stick. Grade with Assist can be added to Cat excavators with either Depth and Slope or Accugrade.

 

New Automated Grade Controls Usher in More Efficient Excavators

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