1. 'Autopilot' trencher gets productivity tested
- Author
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Moore, Walt
- Subjects
Vermeer Manufacturing Co. -- Product information -- 00106399 ,Construction equipment industry -- Product information ,Trenching machinery -- Equipment and supplies ,Control systems -- Evaluation ,Business ,Construction and materials industries - Abstract
Vermeer Manufacturing Co.'s new TEC 2000 control system was developed mainly to simplify the operation of the company's track-type trenchers. The electronic control system allows new operators to be running productively in a significantly short time. Tests show that an operator can perform work twice as fast on the TEC 2000 than in standard-controls machines., Vermeer says the new TEC 2000 control system is designed to make its big track-type trenchers easier to operate. In this recent test, we found it does that...and more Scratch [...]
- Published
- 1996