Installed to a written standard

Power, ground and data. Every A1 takes power from a fused source, a clean chassis ground and engine data from the J1939 diagnostic connector or a harness tee behind it, with no factory wires cut. Our installers are trained on 12 and 24 volt heavy-equipment electrical systems, and the A1 accepts 9 to 36 volts, so one standard covers a compact skid steer and a large dozer. Harnesses are loomed, routed away from heat and pinch points, and sealed against dust and washdown.

Mounting per machine class. The gateway goes where the operator will not kick it and a passerby will not see it, with a clear view of the sky for GPS. Mounting points are agreed per machine class on the first day and repeated across the fleet, so any mechanic can find the unit years later without a search. On an A1S, the satellite antenna needs open sky overhead, so it mounts higher on the machine.

Commissioning. An install is not finished until the machine reports. Before the crew leaves, each gateway shows a GPS fix, checks in over cellular or satellite, reads engine hours that match the cab meter and reports fault codes where the engine provides them. A machine that fails a check is fixed before the crew moves on, not on a return trip. Photos and the test report go into that machine’s record in Gytix.

Travel and partners. Our crews cover New Mexico, the Permian Basin of West Texas, El Paso, Arizona and southern Colorado. Travel is included in New Mexico; elsewhere in that area, a flat trip fee is quoted before the visit, and we batch nearby yards and jobs into one trip to keep crew days down. Beyond it, partner installers fit to the same written standard, with the same photo record and test report.