[VIDEO] Caterpillar Grade Assist Reduces Manual Inputs, Errors and Fatigue

Caterpillar's Brian Stellbrink shares how Cat GRADE with Assist improves grading speed and accuracy by automating boom and bucket movements typically achieved by the operator

Dec 1, 2015

Caterpillar's Brian Stellbrink shares how Cat GRADE with Assist improves grading speed and accuracy by automating boom and bucket movements typically achieved by the operator.

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