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Read articles →This is a hands-on routine-maintenance walkthrough on an owner's own 1025R, structured around seven tasks: washing, tire pressure/lug checks, battery and radiator screen cleaning, checking engine/hydraulic dipsticks, inspecting the three-point linkage and rear PTO, greasing loader hardware, and greasing u-joints and the PTO slide underneath the tractor. It includes a candid story about the PTO slide seizing from dirty grease, useful for owners setting their own service intervals rather than shoppers comparing specs.
Posted by Don of the Florida Deere channel, an owner sharing his own hands-on upkeep habits on his 1025R rather than a dealer sales pitch.
| John Deere 1025R | John Deere 1023E | |
|---|---|---|
| PTO horsepower | 18 hp | 14.9 hp |
| Loader lift capacity | 120R NSL: 2008 lbf (49 in bucket) or 1816 lbf (53 in bucket); 120R MSL: 1591 lbf; D120: 1808 lbf; H120: 1819 lbf (at pivot pin) | 120R: 1823 lbf (49 in bucket) or 1816 lbf (53 in bucket); D120: 1808 lbf; H120: 1819 lbf (at pivot pin) |
| 3-point lift capacity | 1177 lb | 1177 lb |
| Hydraulic flow | 3.5 gpm | 3.5 gpm |
