Caterpillar's Smart Bucket Rotator Changes the Game with Automatic Grade and Depth Control

New Cat Smart-Attachment technology syncs the chip in this bucket tilt/rotator to the mini-excavator's controller to maintain precise cutting-edge angles and return-to-dig functionality in a complex working range

Dec 22, 2020
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