Overview
An owner testing whether a 4-foot box blade is too small for a 4044M on a washed-out gravel driveway, and explicitly comparing results against a 2025R that repeatedly failed the same job. The video walks through scarifier use, blade adjustment, and a real before/after on a steep grade. Best for owners weighing box blade sizing or wondering whether a 4-series upgrade actually delivers meaningfully more pulling power.
Posted by the Woodward Acres channel, which appears to be an owner-operator sharing candid, unscripted impressions from work done on their own property.
John Deere 4044M
- PTO horsepower
- 32.3 hp
- Loader lift capacity
- At pivot: 3,853 lbf; @ 19.7 in ahead of pivot: 2,902 lbf
- 3-point lift capacity
- 3,130 lb
- Hydraulic flow
- 11.2 gpm
![John Deere 4044m using 4' Box Blade [will it break?]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uUNhCXSgcvk/mqdefault.jpg)