Bigironjim
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Flyball> What exactly are you looking for? Add a machine system? Base station, rover, data collector?
Is the 140H an ARO machine or will it need E/H valves and harness?
sent you a pm. i have that unit for saleIm a owner/operator looking to add a GPS system to a 140 H blade, no base unit, but complete system for a blade. (trimble)
get a GPS system near a mirror reflection and it has signal bounce, polished granite stone, marble etc or polished stainless steel will also enhance deterioration of the signal. A few call it ghost signals, or interference..
"In ten years that grade checker might have advanced through the ranks, and now be running a production machine..."
YES it will we have about 100 operators and the young guys with the gps run circles around the older guys without. It is no contest I see it at work all day.
Are the young guys using automatics, and if you get a job or situation where the GPS is not there, how good will they be then?
I dont know who feed you that bs, but their is no such thing as a ghost signal. Maybe you should get a new gps guy becase your is not up to par. Everything you said should have been handled in a few minutes.
manny,
I agree it is a great tool to speed up the work. Company I work for has trimble on all our dozers, etc. Problem can be, it can become a crutch to, I've seen guys get completely flustered if they don't have GPS cause they got so used to it. That's why I asked if the young guys are using automatics, cause anyone can push a button and steer. A good operator should still be able to grade to stakes and "feel" as they grade. Course that's just my thoughts on it... in so many years us operators will all be obsolete probably.
I undestand that the model is everything in machine control. But how much does the gps actually help an operator..For example can you take a operator with minimal experience and have him finish grade with a motorgrader or Dozer? or does it just benefit an operator that is already a good operator?