Cat 140H With Topcon GPS / Part one

A look at a Topcon GPS system outfitted on a Caterpillar 140H motorgrader.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• caterpillar
• motorgrader
• dirt
• work
• topcon
• gps
• system
• heavy
• equipment

[rockstardad01]

so, what happens when your job not setup for gps,,,,,Blue Tops.... I've been runnin blades 25 plus years, seen more than one hand run off cuz he could'nt finish. I can 2D, 3D, and No D, nothin works like a bubble in your ass

[cjminokc]

Yes, pretty much always use bluetops. This company mainly just used GPS for big big dirtjobs.

[corghhh]

that system is bad ass. i operate a 18 year old grader for the state of florida dot only computer i have is in my head would love to try one of those

[cjminokc]

This is the old System 5. It will correct 100 times per second, so u have to go slow. The new 3D MC systems will correct 1000 times per second and will keep up as fast as the machine will go.

[jmsmoot]

thanks for the video, the GPS looks simple to operate, I know the blade isn't I've been learning for the last couple weeks, harder than looks.

[cjminokc]

I don't care for em much myself, I'm a dozer hand.

[NeedleInTheGroove1]

@Hpangirl id say "Cleveland"!

[TheKelloggReport]

The Kellogg Report website maintains a feature-for-feature comparison of Topcon, Leica, Trimble, AccuGrade and Prolec 3D machine control systems.

[Hpangirl]

Is it me or one of the guys sounds exctly like the character "Bruce" from "Family Guy"?

[ThatBladeMan]

TOPCON FTW

MOVE THAT DIRT

[TheMango121]

This crap never works for me. I can do it by hand just as fast, plus it looks a lot better. This gps makes stupid humps in the grade.

[cudarat]

@jerelsilva no you set the blade on a benchmark every morning to zero it out like a scale. they are nice toys but not all that practical very often and can sometimes get u in to trouble if something goes wrong. i.e. you lose signal or the satelittes arent alingned you need three satellite to make it work