Trimble GCSFlexfor Excavators
Trimble GCSFlex for Excavators New Heavy and Highway
GCSFlex Product Family “System in a Case” design
– 2D excavator system– All system components,
cables, brackets in single case
Targets Excavators:– The untapped masses, non-adopted– The hurdles to adoption which we’re trying to overcome
with this customer base are:– Investment /cost – system price, infrastructure, people– MC Complexity – infrastructure, design files, services
– For owned, leased and rented machines– Doesn’t mean large contractors won’t buy this as well
Machine Control Product PositioningPr
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Features and Customer Value
GCS900CCS900GCS600
(2D and 3D)
Compact machines (“Mini’s)Small jobs, Rentals
H&H 2D Excavators Rental machines
Small / Medium jobs
H&H Trimble Ready Machines
Medium / Large JobsConnected Sites
GCSFlex Customer (Example) Contractor of the Year – Equipment
World magazine
– Characteristics: Owner operator / small site contractors Annual revenues between $3-$15 million Own at least five ride-on construction machines May rent additional machines over purchasing
GCSFlex Target Applications Target Applications (e.g., Contractor of the Year)
– Site development, utilities and public works jobs
(R. D. Jones Excavating - Harrod, Ohio)– Residential and commercial building construction, excavation
(C. Laney and Sons Construction)– Commercial building
(Elk Valley Development)– Mix of public and private highway, utility and site work
(Tennoca Construction)– Site work, pipeline and utility services
(Raydon Inc.)– Clearing residential and commercial lots, plus building roads and
installing foundations and septic tanks
(Bluestem Landscape & Design)
GCSFlex for Excavators - Overview
Add-on Kits:
2. Tilt-bucket
Standard 2D system: Depth, slope, with Laser Catcher
2. HS410 Heading Sensor
- A magnetic compass-based heading sensor
- Provides heading information
- Allows the operator to rotate the machine and still receive accurate guidance
- Mounted in the center of the counter balance
* does require mount plate to be welded
GCSFlex for Excavators “System in a Case”
– Installed & calibrated in ~2 hours by the dealer or customer
– No expensive tools, welding required
– Leverages existing CB450 control box, software, and sensors
GCSFlex for Excavators Everything you need in one case
Installation and Measure-up Tools
System Cables
Mounting Brackets
SensorsCarrying Case
Documentation
Control Box
Control Box Suction Cup Mount
and Bracket
GCSFlex for Excavators Standard 2D system configuration
– Depth, slope and Laser Catcher configuration– Includes 2D excavator software – only!– Add-on kits available
HS410 Heading Sensor Tilt-bucket
– Designed NOT to be upgraded to full 3D– IF you want to upgrade then, purchase separately:
Trimble Ready base kit Mast kits Control box software option keys
Make it Trimble Ready
Marketing Messages GCS900
– Premium level 2D/3D functionality– Typically installed by dealer– Fully upgradable, modular– Designed for portability – includes all earthmoving machines – Trimble Ready, permanent installation of rugged components
GCSFlex– Entry level 2D-only Excavator system– Installable and “learnable” by the customer in ~2hr– Ideal for rental machines – easy to move between machines– Cost engineered (e.g., minimum connectors)– Excavator only, not all machine types– Preconfigured “System-in-a-case”– Limited expandability/upgradability
GCSFlex benefits to customers Easy to use and install
– Customer installed, up and running in 2 hours– Share system among other excavators in fleet– Quickly installed/removed on rental machines
Affordable– Ideal for price sensitive, non-adopted contractor
Increase productivity– Less experienced operators become more productive, more
quickly– Reduce reliance upon manual labor / resource
Increase accuracy– Tells you where to dig, correctly, the first time
Increase quality– Perform higher quality work, get more jobs
GCSFlex benefits to SITECH
Easily demonstrated– Benefit for GCSFlex and GCS Premium
Easily installed, trained and supported– Common GCS components and user interface– Quick to install and train– Limited functionality, supported over the phone
Rental Systems– Rented by SITECH– Rented by OEM dealer / rental store with machines
Kits and Part Numbers GCSFlex for Excavators – System
– Use the following part numbers when ordering a complete GCSFlex 2D system
Part Number Description Quantity
74706-78 Kit - System, 2D Excavator, GCSFlex 1
81799 Cable - Excavator Linkage, 18.5m 1
91042-20 Option Key – 2D Excavator, GCSFlex 1
Kits and Part Numbers (cont’d) GCSFlex for Excavators – Add-on Kits
HS410 Heading Sensor
Tilt Bucket
Part Number Description Quantity
74706-79 Kit – Add-on, AS455 Angle Sensor, Tilt Bucket, Excavator, GCSFlex
1
Part Number Description Quantity
74706-20 Kit – Add-on, HS410 Heading Sensor, GCS 1
78174 Cable – Body Harness, Excavator, GCS 1
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