Last Spring I had the pleasure of running a Demo JD672GP. I ran it for about 30 hours doing gravel road maintenance. I took lots of pictures and will try to most several, along with my personal opinions as always.
I should start with some clarity about the G model versus GP model. G model is standard lever rack design and steering wheel. GP model gets you arm rest controls plus a variety of electronic gadgetry for those that need/use that equipment. It also has a blade leveling ability which when set to a selected grade level allows you to maintain that grade with the operation of the right blade lift controller only. The left side automatically adjusts to maintain the preselected grade. Might be very useful in the construction world but was of no value to me. Don't quote me but I believe the salesman said it's a $17K option for the basic package.
There is a lot of difference in the design of the front main frame. Deere followed Cat's lead and raised the main beam to a more horizontal design. That change had the same effect as it had on the Cat M models. It killed forward visibility. Deere gained no blade movement or lift height with this design change, not sure about Cat.
In the D model you can see the ground 22 feet ahead of the machine. In the G model this distance stretches to 48 feet. That's a huge deal to me.
I should start with some clarity about the G model versus GP model. G model is standard lever rack design and steering wheel. GP model gets you arm rest controls plus a variety of electronic gadgetry for those that need/use that equipment. It also has a blade leveling ability which when set to a selected grade level allows you to maintain that grade with the operation of the right blade lift controller only. The left side automatically adjusts to maintain the preselected grade. Might be very useful in the construction world but was of no value to me. Don't quote me but I believe the salesman said it's a $17K option for the basic package.
There is a lot of difference in the design of the front main frame. Deere followed Cat's lead and raised the main beam to a more horizontal design. That change had the same effect as it had on the Cat M models. It killed forward visibility. Deere gained no blade movement or lift height with this design change, not sure about Cat.
In the D model you can see the ground 22 feet ahead of the machine. In the G model this distance stretches to 48 feet. That's a huge deal to me.
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