The GCS900 Grade Control System represents the next-generation 3D system from Trimble – the company that invented 3D grade control.
The GCS900 Grade Control System puts design surfaces, grades and alignments inside the cab. The system uses GPS, GPS and laser, or construction total station technology to accurately position the blade or bucket in real time, significantly reducing material overages and dramatically improving the contractor’s productivity and profitability.
GCS900 Configurations Use Trimble SPS730 and SPS930 Universal Total Stations
The new Trimble SPS730 and SPS930 Universal Total Stations, with exclusive Trimble MagDrive™ servo technology provides fast, responsive, and accurate tracking for high performance automatic machine guidance.
Unique Trimble Mul-tiTrack™ technology provides the ability to track and lock to a range of targets, including both active targets such as the Trimble MT900 Machine Target and passive targets such as a normal prism.
The Trimble GCS900 Grade Control System, using the new Trimble Universal Total Stations and MT900 Machine Target, is capable of providing advanced high speed, steep angle tracking for millimeter accuracy grade control. This allows operators to grade faster in higher gear with maximum machine uptime – resulting in increased productivity and a faster return on investment.
GCS900 Conventional Grade Control
The Trimble GCS900 is extremely flexible and can be used on excavators, dozers, motor graders, compactors and scrapers. The GCS900 conventional configurations incorporate functionality from the Trimble GCS300 through GCS600 conventional grade control product lines into the Trimble CB430 Control Box. Machine operators can quickly and easily create and save new 3D and conventional system configurations and swap between configurations and sensors as on-machine hardware, site infrastructure, or grading applications change. Both 3D and conventional grade control sensors are supported on one Trimble CB430 Control Box. This means the contractor doesn’t have to purchase multiple individual grade control systems to do multiple types of work.
On-Machine Software Enhancements
The GCS900 on-machine software contains user interface enhancements that allow the operator to configure and operate the system more quickly than ever before. The software can be configured to log a new productivity data file which includes information machine productivity data, such as time the system has been in use, terrain logging of all excavated material, and machine-specific productivity statistics. This recorded information can be processed in the office to assist the contractor in better project management, minimizing costs and improving project profit margins.
