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✓ John Deere Construction & Forestry John Deere 670B

Machine B

✓ Caterpillar 14M

Comparison Overview

The John Deere Construction & Forestry John Deere 670B and Caterpillar 14M are both Motor Grader models. This page compares their full specification sheets side by side to help you identify the right machine for your application. Use the full spec table below to compare all available data points including hydraulics, dimensions, and drivetrain specifications.

John Deere Construction & Forestry

John Deere 670B

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Caterpillar

14M

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Engine

Alternator Supplied Amperage

          42 A         

—

Articulation Angle

          25 deg  ↑         

          20 deg         

Base Power (1st Gear) - Net

—

259

Base Power (1st Gear) - Net - Metric

—

262

Base Power (All Gears) - Net

—

259

Blade Down Pressure

—

          38,666.90 lb         

Blade Pull At Max Weight

—

          39,678 lb         

Bore

—

          5.10 in         

Brakes - Service - Surface Area

—

          5,347          

Circle - Blade Beam Thickness

—

          2 in         

Circle - Diameter

—

          71.80 in         

Circle Gearbox Fluid Capacity

          3 gal  ↑         

          1.60 gal         

Cooling System Fluid Capacity

          7 gal         

          12.30 gal  ↑         

Derating Altitude

—

          13,000          

Displacement

          414 cu in         

          677 cu in  ↑         

Drawbar - Height

—

          8 ft         

Drawbar - Width

—

          3 ft         

Engine Make

2240

2236

Engine Model

          6068T         

          C11 ACERT VHP         

Forward/Reverse Gears

—

8

Front Axle - Height To Center

—

          25.20 ft         

Front Frame Structure - Height

—

          1.40 ft         

Front Frame Structure - Thickness

—

          0.10          

Front Frame Structure - Width

—

          1 ft         

Fuel Capacity

          70 gal         

          130 gal  ↑         

Gross Vehicle Weight - Base - Front Axle

—

          12,541 lb         

Gross Vehicle Weight - Base - Rear Axle

—

          34,255 lb         

Gross Vehicle Weight - Base - Total

—

          46,796 lb         

Gross Vehicle Weight - Maximum - Front Axle

—

          9,969 lb         

Gross Vehicle Weight - Maximum - Rear Axle

—

          44,021 lb         

Gross Vehicle Weight - Maximum - Total

—

          65,998 lb         

Gross Vehicle Weight - Typically Equipped

—

          53,738 lb         

Gross Vehicle Weight - Typically Equipped - Front Axle

—

          13,704 lb         

Gross Vehicle Weight - Typically Equipped - Rear Axle

—

          40,034 lb         

Gross Vehicle Weight - Typically Equipped - Total

—

          53,738 lb         

Ground Clearance

          1.90 ft         

—

Height

—

          24.30 ft         

High - Ambient Capability

—

122

High Ambient - Fan Speed - Maximum

—

          1,650 rpm         

High Ambient - Fan Speed - Minimum

—

          550 rpm         

Hydraulic System Fluid Capacity

          14 gal         

          15.90 gal  ↑         

Max Depth Of Cut

—

          17.30 ft         

Max Operation Weight - Front Axle

          9,870 lb         

          21,912 lb  ↑         

Max Operation Weight - Rear Axle

          23,440 lb         

          44,086 lb  ↑         

Max Operation Weight - Total

          33,310 lb         

          65,998 lb  ↑         

Max Power

          135 hp         

          274 hp  ↑         

Max Speed - Forward

          24.40 mph         

          31 mph  ↑         

Max Speed - Reverse

          8.20 mph         

          24.50 mph  ↑         

Maximum Lift Above Ground

—

          16.50 in         

Maximum Torque

—

          1,049 lb-ft         

Maximum Torque - Vhp Plus - Net

—

          1,049 lb-ft         

Moldboard Height

          24 in         

          27 in  ↑         

Moldboard Thickness

          0.90 in         

          1 in  ↑         

Moldboard Width

          12 ft         

          14 ft  ↑         

Net Power Gear 1-2

—

          259 hp         

Net Power Gear 4-6

—

          274 hp         

Net Power Gear 5-6

—

          274 hp         

Net Power Gears 7-8

          135 hp         

          274 hp  ↑         

Net Torque Gears 7-8

          460 lb-ft         

—

Number Of Gears - Forward

8

8

Number Of Gears - Reverse

4

          6   ↑         

Number of Cylinders

6

6

Oil System Fluid Capacity

          5 gal         

—

Operating Voltage

          24 V         

—

Operating Weight - Typically Equipped

—

          53,738 lb         

Oscillation - Total

          32 deg         

          32 deg         

Power Measured @

          2,300 rpm  ↑         

          1,800 rpm         

Pump Flow

          37.60 gal/min         

          74 gal/min  ↑         

Relief Valve Pressure

—

          3,500 psi         

Side Shift Left

          26.90 in         

          29.10 in  ↑         

Side Shift Right

          26.90 in         

          31.10 in  ↑         

Speed At Rated Power

—

          1,800 rpm         

Standard - Ambient Capability

—

109

Standard - Fan Speed - Maximum

—

          1,450 rpm         

Standard - Fan Speed - Minimum

—

          550 rpm         

Std Operation Weight - Front Axle

          8,620 lb         

          12,611 lb  ↑         

Std Operation Weight - Rear Axle

          20,410 lb         

          34,522 lb  ↑         

Std Operation Weight - Total

          29,030 lb         

          47,133 lb  ↑         

Steering

—

          ISO 5010:1992         

Stroke

—

          5.50 in         

Tandem Case Fluid Capacity (Each)

          5 gal         

          25.50 gal  ↑         

Tire Size

          13 in         

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Torque Measured @

          1,300 rpm         

—

Transmission Fluid Capacity

—

          23.50 gal         

Turning Radius

          22 ft         

          25.90 ft  ↑         

Vhp - Gears 4-8, Net

—

          273.60          

Wheel Lean

          20 deg  ↑         

          17.10 deg         

Width

—

          14 ft         

Dimensions

Blade Base

          8.76 in         

          9.33 in  ↑         

Blade Width

—

          14 ft         

Front Ground Clearance

          1.84 ft         

—

Ground Clearance - Rear Axle

—

          15.10 ft         

Height - Exhaust Stack

—

          128.20 in         

Height - Front Axle Center

—

          25.20 ft         

Height - Top Of Cab

—

          11.60 ft         

Height - Top Of Cab Product Link - Cellular

—

          148 in         

Height - Top Of Cylinders

—

          112.40 in         

Height To Top Of Isomount Cab

          10.04 ft         

          11.60 ft  ↑         

Length - Between Tandem Axles

—

          65 in         

Length - Counterweight To Ripper

—

          429 in         

Length - Front Axle To Mid Tandem

—

          258 in         

Length - Front Axle To Moldboard

—

          112 in         

Length - Front Tire To Rear Of Machine

—

          370.60 in         

Length - Push Plate To Ripper Retracted

—

          419 in         

Machine Length Increase, Beam Raised

—

          45.50 in         

Overall Length

          27.27 ft         

          30.88 ft  ↑         

Penetration Force

—

          27,222 lb         

Pry-Out Force

—

          28,146 lb         

Rear Ground Clearance

—

          1.26 ft         

Ripper Shank Holders

—

7

Ripping Depth - Maximum

—

          15.80 ft         

Shank Holder Spacing - Maximum

—

19

Shank Holder Spacing - Minimum

—

15

Tandem Axle Wheelbase

          5.06 ft         

          5.42 ft  ↑         

Wheelbase

          19.59 ft         

          21.50 ft  ↑         

Width - Outside Front Tires

—

          109.90 in         

Width - Outside Rear Tires

—

          109.90 in         

Width - Tire Center Lines

—

          93 in         

Width Over Tires

          7.85 ft         

          9.16 ft  ↑         

Hydraulics

Arc Radius

—

          16.30 ft         

Blade Down Pressure - Base Gvw

—

          22,130 lb         

Blade Down Pressure - Maximum Gvw

—

          38,781 lb         

Blade Pull - Base

—

          31,123 lb         

Blade Pull - Base Gvw

—

          30,829 lb         

Blade Pull - Maximum

—

          40,460 lb         

Blade Pull - Maximum Gvw

—

          39,619 lb         

Blade Tip Angle - Front

          49 deg  ↑         

          40 deg         

Blade Tip Angle - Rear

          5 deg         

          5 deg         

Cutting Edge Thickness

—

          0.60          

Cutting Edge Width

—

          8 ft         

Diameter

          59.90 in         

          71.80 in  ↑         

Down Pressure - Base

—

          22,318 psi         

Down Pressure - Maximum

—

          36,734 psi         

End Bit - Thickness

—

          0.60          

End Bit - Width

—

          6 ft         

Engine Oil

—

          7.90 gal         

Max Lift Above Ground

          17.50 in  ↑         

          16.50 in         

Max Reach Outside Tires - Left

          85.10 ft         

          85.40 ft  ↑         

Max Reach Outside Tires - Right

          83.10 ft         

          89.70 ft  ↑         

Maximum System Pressure

—

          3,500 psi         

Moldboard - Height

—

          27 ft         

Moldboard - Thickness

—

1

Moldboard - Width

—

          14 ft         

Pump Output

—

          74 gal/min         

Rotation

          360 deg         

—

Shift Left

          31 in  ↑         

          25.50 in         

Shift Right

          28.60 in  ↑         

          20.50 in         

Standby Pressure

—

          450 psi         

Throat Clearance

—

          4.60 ft         

Other

Circle Centershift - Left

—

          25.50          

Circle Centershift - Right

—

          20.50          

Circle Drive Housing

—

          1.60          

Drive Chain Pitch

—

          2.30          

Forward - 1st

—

          2.70          

Forward - 2nd

—

          3.70          

Forward - 3rd

—

          5.30          

Forward - 4th

—

          7.30          

Forward - 5th

—

          11.40          

Forward - 6th

—

          15.40          

Forward - 7th

—

          21.30          

Forward - 8th

—

31

Front Wheel Spindle Bearing Housing

—

          0.30          

Gear - Forward 1st

—

259

Gear - Forward 2nd

—

265

Gear - Forward 3rd

—

270

Gear - Forward 4th

—

275

Gear - Forward 5th

—

281

Gear - Forward 6th

—

286

Gear - Forward 7th

—

291

Gear - Forward 8th

—

297

Gear - Reverse 1st

—

259

Gear - Reverse 2nd

—

265

Gear - Reverse 3rd-6th

—

270

Hydraulic System - Tank

—

          15.90 gal         

Maximum Depth Of Cut

—

          17.30 ft         

Maximum Shoulder Reach Outside Of Tires - Left

—

          85.40 ft         

Maximum Shoulder Reach Outside Of Tires - Right

—

          89.70 ft         

Moldboard Sideshift - Left

—

          29.10          

Moldboard Sideshift - Right

—

          31.10          

Reverse - 1st

—

          2.10          

Reverse - 2nd

—

4

Reverse - 3rd

—

          5.80          

Reverse - 4th

—

9

Reverse - 5th

—

          16.90          

Reverse - 6th

—

          24.50          

Rops/Fops

—

          3,471          

Sidewall Thickness - Inner

—

          0.80          

Sidewall Thickness - Outer

—

          0.80          

Sound

—

          6,394          

Steering Range - Left/Right

—

          47.50          

Tandem Housing - Each

—

          25.50          

Tandem Oscillation - Front Down

—

25

Tandem Oscillation - Front Up

—

15

Top Speed - Forward

—

31

Top Speed - Reverse

—

          24.50          

Transmission - Differential - Final Drives

—

          23.50          

Turning Radius - Outside Front Tires

—

          25.90 ft         

Wheel Axle Spacing

—

          65 lb         

Width

—

          8.40 ft         

Brakes

—

          ISO 3450         

Cooling System

—

          12.30 gal         

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between the John Deere Construction & Forestry John Deere 670B and Caterpillar 14M? +

The John Deere Construction & Forestry John Deere 670B and Caterpillar 14M are both Motor Grader models with different specifications suited to different applications. Key differences include engine power, operating weight, and working dimensions. Review the full spec table above for a complete side-by-side comparison of all available data points.

Which is better for Motor Grader work, the John Deere Construction & Forestry John Deere 670B or Caterpillar 14M? +

The best choice between the John Deere Construction & Forestry John Deere 670B and Caterpillar 14M depends on your specific application requirements including required digging depth, lift capacity, site access constraints, and budget. Compare the full specification tables above and focus on the specs most relevant to your job — typically engine power, operating weight, and key working dimensions.

Where can I find the full specifications for the John Deere Construction & Forestry John Deere 670B and Caterpillar 14M? +

Full specifications for both machines are listed in the comparison table on this page. The John Deere Construction & Forestry John Deere 670B has 55 documented specification data points and the Caterpillar 14M has 192. You can also view each machine's individual spec page for additional details.