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Overview
This is less a 4052R product review than a personal property-project update: the owner uses a backhoe (580) to haul in fifteen to twenty loads of topsoil, then switches to the JD 4052R with a box blade to grade the yard before fall seeding. It covers real dirt-moving and grading work plus an aside on a leaking backhoe cylinder, but offers little dedicated tractor spec talk. Best for owners curious about box-blade grading results on soft ground rather than buyers wanting a walkaround or numbers.
An owner-operator documenting his own backhoe and tractor work on a personal property project, not a dealer or reviewer.
Spec overview
John Deere 4052R
- PTO horsepower
- 40.8 hp
- Loader lift capacity
- At pivot: 3,853 lbf; @ 19.7 in ahead of pivot: 2,902 lbf
- 3-point lift capacity
- 3,130 lb
- Hydraulic flow
- 11.2 gpm