Tilling 3 Acre Yard with Sub Compact Tractor; John Deere 1025R Tackles Huge Landscaping Project!
Overview
This is a real-world job diary, not a spec review: Tim uses his John Deere 1025R and rear tiller to till a rocky, rough-graded 3-4 acre yard for a customer, over multiple evening sessions. It candidly discusses where the 1025R runs out of horsepower, cruise control limits when pulling hard, tiller hop on rocks, and stripped-topsoil soil problems. Good for owners curious how a sub-compact handles a job this size, not a buying guide.
An owner-operator sharing hands-on, unscripted impressions from an actual paid tilling job on his own equipment.
John Deere 1025R
- PTO horsepower
- 18.2 hp
- Loader lift capacity
- 120R: 1,823 lbf at pivot point; H120: 1,724 lbf at pivot point
- 3-point lift capacity
- 758 lb
- Hydraulic flow
- 3.5 gpm
