Your Guide to Smart Attachments for Construction

Smart Technology

What separates Smart Attachments from standard attachments is their technology. D3 Series machines are able to recognize the attachment you’ve plugged in and display the right controls for you.

Once connected, the Smart Attachments will enable a special display on the machine’s screen. This display gives you additional information about an attachment’s position, rotation and slope.

The most significant feature of Smart Technology, though, is the advanced controls. For example, the Smart Grader Blade allows the machine’s left joystick to control driving while the right joystick controls the attachment itself. Standard attachments typically use buttons and thumb rollers, making precise movements a bit harder to control. The Smart Backhoe lets you use both joysticks to control the attachment instead of any levers, which has the added benefit of letting you stay in the cab during operation.

ASSIST Features

ASSIST adds an extra layer of control and stability to your job, making it easier to finish quickly. Traditionally, you’d have to manually fix a grader or dozer blade to your desired position and slope, but ASSIST corrects and maintains the position and slope of the blade itself. Additionally, you can use the joysticks to set a blade slope for the machine to remember for future use.

Through Smart Technology, Smart Attachments can make construction jobs safer and easier than ever before, allowing you to have more control over your equipment without having to leave the cab. As technology advances, we will continue to see improvements in equipment and attachments. Cat Smart Attachments are leading the industry in plug-and-play recognition, helping you minimize downtime and maximize productivity.