Hopefully your Deere dealer gave you a nice bundle price! The 3025E, with its larger frame, larger tires, and higher three point lift height does make it potentially more useful for some implements and jobs than the 1025R which has the same HP. But that 25HP will limit how big an implement you can drive with the PTO and the heavier body will tax the engine more. It's a compromise that should work for you as long as you don't expect too much from that combination of relatively low HP with a heavy frame. I chose the New Holland Workmaster 25 (a competitor 25 HP larger frame compact tractor) over the 3025E for two reasons: the New Holland came with a set of rear remotes already installed and the entire loader could be easily removed (and, truth be told, cost was more for the JD). I expected to do field work with a plow and disc in a small area and I wanted to be able to lighten the tractor as much as possible and shorten the overall length to get into tighter spaces. But I don't think you will be unhappy. So long as you are not in any great hurry to finish jobs the slower pace of a 25HP machine limits you to, it will be such a massive improvement over a zero-turn, shovel, and wheelbarrow you will be giddy.
Nice tractor!!
Thank you!
Looks like it's going to be a workhorse, so cool! Also, I'm glad to finally know definitively that cows are real!
Ha ha. Too funny about the cows.
Hopefully your Deere dealer gave you a nice bundle price! The 3025E, with its larger frame, larger tires, and higher three point lift height does make it potentially more useful for some implements and jobs than the 1025R which has the same HP. But that 25HP will limit how big an implement you can drive with the PTO and the heavier body will tax the engine more. It's a compromise that should work for you as long as you don't expect too much from that combination of relatively low HP with a heavy frame.
I chose the New Holland Workmaster 25 (a competitor 25 HP larger frame compact tractor) over the 3025E for two reasons: the New Holland came with a set of rear remotes already installed and the entire loader could be easily removed (and, truth be told, cost was more for the JD). I expected to do field work with a plow and disc in a small area and I wanted to be able to lighten the tractor as much as possible and shorten the overall length to get into tighter spaces.
But I don't think you will be unhappy. So long as you are not in any great hurry to finish jobs the slower pace of a 25HP machine limits you to, it will be such a massive improvement over a zero-turn, shovel, and wheelbarrow you will be giddy.
You know quite a lot about these things. ha ha. Good to know I picked a good one. -Bruce
It depends on transmission you get. Don't get hydrostatic but rather the 3 speed shuttle shift. It will do everything you want it to do.
And you get what you pay for in life. New Holland comes in 3rd or 4th in the compact tractor field. Mahrinda is probably next best.
@@graderboy41 Too late...already have the hydrostatic. ;)
Way to go, Rebecca! (@6:51) Don't let him have all the fun! Way to go, Bruce! Make sure someone else can do the mowing too!
Ha ha. I have to take control sometimes! -Rebecca
That tractor will be very useful both now and as you develop the property!
I’m sure that’s true. It was too good of a deal
Congratulations, tractors are awesome. One of my favorite purchases ever was my John Deere 4044m. I was sad when we sold it to move.
Oh man, 44HP? That would be nice
Nice addition to the family. I hope it works its ass off for you over the years.
I’m sure it will! We will work it hard
Congratulations! You will have SO much fun with it!
We think so! -Bruce
Congratulations. Your pride in ownership was palpable 👍🏻
Well, good! I’m pumped!
Very nice addition!
Thanks Mike!