Homesteading With a John Deere Tractor - 110hr /1yr update (attachment & uses)
Overview
A one-year, 110-hour owner update from a two-person homestead using the 3046R daily across maple sugaring, milling, gardening, snow moving, and driveway grading. The couple covers their three attachments, bucket, forks, and three-point big tool rack, shares honest ergonomic feedback (hip replacement, visibility with forks, e-brake gripe), flags a sensor service call, and offers a useful oil filter tip. Best for prospective buyers wondering how a compact utility tractor actually holds up on a working hobby property.
An owner-operator couple sharing candid, hands-on impressions from their own 17-acre homestead property.
John Deere 3046R
- PTO horsepower
- 36.6 hp
- Loader lift capacity
- 2,855 lb at pivot; 2,032 lb @ 19.7 in
- 3-point lift capacity
- 2,530 lb at hitch ball
- Hydraulic flow
- 8.6 gpm
