John Deere Compact 3025D Gear Driven 5.5 Hour Initial Opinion

A small-farm owner shares first impressions after roughly 5.5 hours on a newly purchased 3025D with gear transmission and fixed 300E loader. Covers his reasons for choosing the gear drive over hydrostatic, R4 tire clearance issues (and his wheel-spacer regret), the fixed loader setup, the standard-duty bucket, four-wheel-drive engagement, and the Tractor Plus diagnostics app. Light on specs and numbers but useful for buyers weighing the gear-drive model specifically.

An owner-operator sharing early hands-on impressions from their own small farm, with no apparent dealer or brand affiliation evident in the transcript.