Machine control and grade guidance systems have become standard equipment on larger dozers, excavators, and motor graders. Over the last 25 years, contractors have learned that grade control solutions offer a high return on investment based on minimized re-work, reduction of grading passes, increased material savings, and reduced surveying and engineering costs. These all put money in your pocket, and now those same advantages are available with compact machinery.

This technology outfits your compact track loader and mini excavator with solutions that support greater precision. Adding this automation can be vital in projects where extreme accuracy is necessary, such as completing tasks next to utility lines. Machine and positioning controls are also helpful in fast, precise final grading around site structures or obstacles to achieve grade in accordance with specs.

These solutions can boost your company’s overall performance and utilization by helping you benefit from higher productivity and more machine versatility. This lets you move on to new projects sooner and take on a wider variety of work to generate more revenue. Machines outfitted with grade control and guidance systems and attachments can still be used in other applications. A simple change of the grading attachment or blade can be dropped in favor of forks or a regular bucket.

Additionally, these systems provide a better experience for your operators. The technology is easy to learn and use with a shorter training window than some traditional approaches. Even less experienced crew members can often produce high-quality results with proper training and operation.