Field Notes & Equipment Knowledge

Contractors across the state are finding that a single excavator with an EngCon tiltrotator can handle grading, trenching, and material placement work that used to require a dozer, a skid steer, and a backhoe.

Permafrost moves. Benchmarks shift. Running machine control in Alaska means dealing with conditions Topcon did not design for in a lab. Here are the field-tested solutions our techs have figured out.

A walkthrough of a recent SharpGrade installation on a commercial parking lot project. From laser setup through final grade check, including the dual-slope drainage configuration.

We asked 15 operators who have run both EngCon EC-Oil and standard hydraulic quick couplers to compare them head to head. The speed difference surprised us. The reliability difference did not.

Your Topcon rep is not always on site when you need to swap machines. This guide walks through the full 3D-MC2 setup process for a Cat D6 dozer, from receiver mounting through first grade check.

Alaska winters are hard on laser grading boxes, receivers, and hydraulic components. Here is the maintenance checklist our service techs follow to keep equipment ready for spring breakup.