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Overview
This is an owner's practical how-to for actually mowing with a 2025R and 54-inch mid-mount deck, not a walkaround or spec review. It covers prepping the tractor (removing the bucket, leaving the loader on), adjusting cutting height via the rockshaft lever, setting mid-PTO RPM (running around 1,350-1,400), and the PTO safety stall in reverse and how to override it. Good for owners learning deck operation basics.
Posted by the Up North Guy channel, an owner sharing hands-on operating tips from his own 2025R.
Spec overview
John Deere 2025R
- PTO horsepower
- 18.2 hp
- Loader lift capacity
- Gen 1 (H130): 2,508 lb at pin; Gen 2 (120R): 1,963 lb at pivot
- 3-point lift capacity
- 915 lb
- Hydraulic flow
- 3.5 gpm