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VERY LITTLE SLOPE! John Deere 1025R Creates Swale For Water Drainage

VERY LITTLE SLOPE! John Deere 1025R Creates Swale For Water Drainage

Implements & attachments25 hp & underJohn Deere 1025R

Overview

Distinctively focused on using a laser-controlled box blade to cut a swale with barely 0.43% grade, a genuinely difficult real-world drainage problem. The video shows laser setup, grade math (tenths-of-a-foot calculations), troubleshooting beam interference, blade weighting decisions, and manual-versus-auto tilt technique. It's candid about trial and error rather than polished instruction. Best for 1025R owners considering a laser grading system for low-slope drainage work.

An owner-operator channel documenting hands-on projects on their own property, explicitly positioning itself as non-expert experimentation rather than professional instruction.

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
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