Grade Control For Dozers

Only GCS900 with GradeMax Plus lets you grade higher quality surfaces 35-40% faster, in any material type.

Trimble GCS900 grade control with GradeMax™ Plus technology for dozers. Smarter, faster, and more accurate grading, with standard Connected Machine functionality to bring the office and the machine together for increased efficiency.

BULK EARTHWORKS

• Display design information and live cut/fill indications in the cab
• Monitor avoidance zones with real-time information
• Collect as-built data as the machine cuts to grade
• Keep tighter control over safety issues
• See precisely where dirt is being moved on-site

GRADING

• Determine the position of each tip of the blade and compare it to the design elevation to compute cut or fill to grade
• Drive the valves for automatic blade control or view in-cab lightbars based on the cut or fill data
• Control the machine’s automatic blade control settings in real-time
• Adjust the machine’s response to differing material conditions
• Optimize the machine’s performance for a particular grading task

FINISHED GRADING

• Achieve finished grade to millimeter accuracy with fewer passes
• Place finished grade materials more accurately and in a shorter time period
• Keep the material costs to a minimum and realize better profits

APPLICATIONS

Used with a total station, single or dual GNSS receivers, GCS900 3D is ideal for bulk earthwork, grading, and fine grading applications such as:

• Material spreading
• Highway and railway construction
• Airport construction
• Concrete pours and slab placement
• Residential and commercial site construction

CONFIGURATIONS

• SINGLE GNSS – Measures the position and slope of the blade and compares that to design data for rough grading and mass excavation on complex design surfaces
• DUAL GNSS – Measures the exact position, cross slope, and heading of the blade for rough grading and mass excavation on steep slopes and complex design surfaces
• SINGLE OR DUAL GNSS WITH LASER AUGMENTATION – Single and dual GNSS systems enhanced with laser augmentation to improve vertical accuracy for high accuracy guidance to complex design surfaces such as super-elevation grading from rough through finished grade work
• UNIVERSAL TOTAL STATIONS – Total station based system for extreme accuracy for lift and layer control, material monitoring, or where GNSS is not the ideal solution because of overhead obstructions

A 2D Trimble GCS900 Grade Control System is an excellent first investment for contractors new to construction technology.

GRADING

• Use a single laser and laser receiver  to measure the lift and tilt of the blade
• Add another laser receiver or a slope sensor to measure the slope of the blade
• Get elevation and slope guidance to get to grade quickly and accurately
• Easily upgrade to a 3D Grade Control System

APPLICATIONS

Using a 2D system with a grade laser, you can improve your dozer operations on projects such as:

• Road and highway projects
• Land reclamation projects
• Dam and reservoir construction
• New infrastructure projects

CONFIGURATIONS

• SINGLE ELEVATION PLUS CROSS-SLOPE – Single control system uses a laser or sonic receiver to control the lift of the machine blade and the cross-slope for flat, slope work, and finished grading
• DUAL ELEVATION – Dual control system that uses two laser or sonic receivers for higher accuracy lift control. Blade edge can be controlled independently