John Deere SmartGrade excavator

The SmartGrade 470G LC excavator from John Deere, Moline, Ill., is the latest model to join the company’s excavator lineup that includes a full range of grade management solutions. From digging trench and structural foundations to shaping ditches or slopes, the excavator with factory-installed with the 3D SmartGrade system can deliver increased productivity and accuracy on the job and real-time displays of distance-to-grade reduces time to final grade, the company says.