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  1. Blade_Runner

    Grader driving videos

    A couple of in cab videos of a John Deere 670D maintenance grading in Western Australia..... Where do you operate your grader? Post a video response https://youtu.be/Y8f9v7LImnk https://youtu.be/P4pAtQtqLtQ
  2. Blade_Runner

    Torque vs HP

    Thanks Jerry. Found it and have downloaded it.
  3. Blade_Runner

    Torque vs HP

    Thanks for all of the great replies! The members of this forum certainly have a very deep and wide range of knowledge/experience in this field. The responses are extremely helpful, respectful and well thought out. As noted in my original post, I'm new to this job... having made a...
  4. Blade_Runner

    Torque vs HP

    Thanks for your reply biggrader. I see what you are saying about going faster but my question was about using a higher gear at the same speed (using lower rpms), not about moving mre dirt more quickly. This actually answers my question to some degree... as it helps me understand why the...
  5. Blade_Runner

    Torque vs HP

    Thanks lantraxco. Your feedback is appreciated and valued (more than 2 cents worth!). No better place to get good advise than from "an old mechanic"... and trust me, at half a century, I am no spring chicken either! :)
  6. Blade_Runner

    Torque vs HP

    Cmark, thanks for your responce. I hope I am not assuming anything. I included a brief intro, stating that I am new to grader driving, for that very reason. As far as I know the 670D does not have a "power mode", at least not one that is switchable by the operator. But according to the specs...
  7. Blade_Runner

    Torque vs HP

    G'day! I'm new to the forum (been reading for a few days) and new to grader driving, having just done my first week on a grader.... so I have all of about 30 hrs of actual grader driving experience! My job involves maintaining about 2000km of gravel roads within our shire (council, county)...
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