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Overview
An owner-operator walking through a real-world box blade gravel driveway job on a steep half-mile hill, specific to the 1025R. Covers weighting the tractor (suitcase weights and wheel weights), using a level to set a 3-4% crown angle, working uphill, and switching blade angle between passes. Before-and-after footage shows actual results. Most useful to compact-tractor owners tackling sloped gravel driveways.
Posted by the Hillcreek Outdoors channel, with content suggesting an owner-operator sharing practical experience from their own property.
Spec overview
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