JAJ
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone
I have been meaning to post this thread for a while and seeing the shiny 12G in the last thread has reminded me to do it.
I have a 12G with a 12ft blade (8in edges) and have been doing work building erosion control banks lately. I have been finding the 12G a bit underpowered for what I’m doing and wondered how much I could safely turn up the horse power on it… or how to know if it’s already been played with.
Has anyone turned up the naturally aspirated 3306 and if so how much?
Not sure if it’s possible to add a turbo easily either. I don’t know if it would need internal components as well as the obvious bits on the outside?
The specs for the banks we are building are:
min height: 500mm (about 20in)
Aiming for min width at base: 1500mm (about 60in)
The height is the most important bit.
The banks are different lengths from short up to 250m long.
Most of the graders being used are 16 size machines apparently. One other bloke has a 160H ii. He has been doing the work near us but is too busy and we got a chance. I have worked out how I can build a bank in the same number of passes that the 160H does but I am at the limit of the 12G. Pre ripping then 4 blade passes is the current method.
A bit more power would let it do it easier but long term a bigger grader would be needed I think if we keep getting the work.
Interested to hear people’s thoughts on options there too.
The 16’s are too big to be useful for other work so no good for me. I had a drive of the 160 and liked it, bit hard to find though. Other options would be 143 or a 14. I haven’t driven these though so hoping people might be able to share their experiences. John Deere graders seem pretty good options too but anything other than Caterpillar the parts are harder to get.
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated!!
I have been meaning to post this thread for a while and seeing the shiny 12G in the last thread has reminded me to do it.
I have a 12G with a 12ft blade (8in edges) and have been doing work building erosion control banks lately. I have been finding the 12G a bit underpowered for what I’m doing and wondered how much I could safely turn up the horse power on it… or how to know if it’s already been played with.
Has anyone turned up the naturally aspirated 3306 and if so how much?
Not sure if it’s possible to add a turbo easily either. I don’t know if it would need internal components as well as the obvious bits on the outside?
The specs for the banks we are building are:
min height: 500mm (about 20in)
Aiming for min width at base: 1500mm (about 60in)
The height is the most important bit.
The banks are different lengths from short up to 250m long.
Most of the graders being used are 16 size machines apparently. One other bloke has a 160H ii. He has been doing the work near us but is too busy and we got a chance. I have worked out how I can build a bank in the same number of passes that the 160H does but I am at the limit of the 12G. Pre ripping then 4 blade passes is the current method.
A bit more power would let it do it easier but long term a bigger grader would be needed I think if we keep getting the work.
Interested to hear people’s thoughts on options there too.
The 16’s are too big to be useful for other work so no good for me. I had a drive of the 160 and liked it, bit hard to find though. Other options would be 143 or a 14. I haven’t driven these though so hoping people might be able to share their experiences. John Deere graders seem pretty good options too but anything other than Caterpillar the parts are harder to get.
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated!!
