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John Deere Motor Grader 570B Information

A motor or road grader is a piece of heavy equipment that flattens out rough or uneven surfaces, and this piece of equipment is used to create roads, especially gravel and dirt roads. A motor grader has one large blade on the base of the machine that pushes and flattens material. John Deere, a brand of Deere and Company, produces different graders, including the 570B Motor Grader. A homeowner may rent graders from local landscaping or home improvement store.
  1. Power

    • The John Deere 570B Motor Grader uses a John Deere 6059D, natural aspiration, six cylinder engine, and it produces up to 2,300 revolutions per minute (rpm) of power. The engine displacement is 359 cubic inches, which is how much volume the pistons can push through the cylinders in a single action. The 570B grader uses a power shift transmission, and it has eight forward and four reverse gears. It moves up to 21.6 miles per hour (mph) going forward and up to 7.1 mph backwards. This grader also uses a pressure controlled variable displacement hydraulic pump, which can move up to 27 gallons per minute.

    Body

    • The John Deere 570B grader is yellow with four wheels on the cab and two large wheels near the blade. The dimensions are 24 feet 4 inches long by 7 feet 9 inches wide by 10 feet 1 inch high. The wheel base (distance between two front tires) is 17 feet 3 inches. The ground clearance for the cab section of the grader is 2 feet. The mold board is 12 feet by 1 foot 10 inches, and it is .62 inches thick.

    Blade

    • The John Deere 570B Motor Grader blade rotates up to 360 degrees, and it is 4 feet 5 inches in diameter. It can reach up to 6 feet 4 inches on the left side and up to 6 feet on the right side. The blade moves up to 1 foot 1 inch above the ground.

    Operation

    • The total operation weight of this machine is 21,703 lbs., which includes the weight of the machine, a person and a full tank of gas. The fuel tank holds up to 50 gallons, and the oil tank holds up to 2.9 gallons. It needs at least 24 volts to operate, and the alternator supplies up to 42 amps of power. The 570B grader uses 13.00-24 sized tires, and it has a turning radius of 18 feet.