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Overview
An owner-taught walkthrough aimed at first-timers who just need to move a 2025R without breaking anything. Covers parking positions for loader and three-point hitch, fuel type, ROPS, throttle vs. directional pedals, parking brake, PTO basics, and joystick loader control, then actually demonstrates starting, raising implements, driving forward and backward, and shutting down. Skips specs and buying advice entirely; best for someone handed keys with zero prior instruction.
An owner-operator who self-describes learning the 2025R without dealer instruction, sharing practical beginner guidance from personal experience on their own property in northern Michigan.
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