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Overview
Distinct for its candid, job-site honesty: Tim is actually digging 51+ holes for a customer and walks through why the 1025R struggles with a post-hole auger, auger self-suckdown, stalling, inability to reverse, and near-impossible stuck-auger recovery. He directly responds to viewer criticism from a prior video and demonstrates slow-RPM technique, then explains why it still fails in clay. Best for 1025R owners weighing whether a tractor-mounted auger is realistic for their horsepower class.
An owner-operator channel focused on compact tractor projects, presented from a hobbyist-doing-paid-side-work perspective with no apparent dealership affiliation.
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