John Deere is the first equipment manufacturer to offer integrated, on-board grade indication on skid steers and compact track loaders. The feature is a factory or field kit option on the large-frame G-Series skid steers (330G and 332G) and the large-frame G-Series compact track loaders (331G and 333G).
"Our industry-exclusive on-board grade indication was designed to be an indispensable unit for applications like water drainage, general site prep and clearing work, allowing operators to accurately monitor and alter grades from the seat of the cab," said Gregg Zupancic, product marketing manager, skid steers and compact track loaders, John Deere Construction & Forestry. "This feature is intuitive and easy to use so operators can take advantage of this technology without specialized training."
Grade indication provides operators with an accurate readout of the cross slope and main-fall slope of the machine. Cross slope and main fall information is displayed in real time through the machine’s main display monitor. Operators can easily configure the readout to display the slope as either a percentage or degrees.
Absolute and relative slope readouts provide enhanced information to the operator for specific applications. The absolute value readout is useful for providing information during general grading applications that do not need a local grade reference. The relative value readout is suited for operators looking to alter grade relative to an existing or reference grade.
