Delivery Day! - 2025R Gen 2 2022 - John Deere Compact Tractor

Delivery of my new 2025R tractor. I have never owned or used a tractor before. I have already learned so much from the community and wish to share some of my struggles and thoughts along the way.

[mikescanlon]

Great machine! I purchased the same machine in a 2021 model year and mine was delivered in early 2021. Same reasoning for clearance and tire size plus slightly tweaked loader capacity. The ground clearance was a big factor for me since I'm doing some timber cleanup and didn't want to damage the undercarriage or get stuck if I could avoid it. Love it!

[coder]

That was the exact same bracket that I’ve bent on mine twice until I figured out the loader was the cause thanks for sharing

[EvilMerlin]

I did much the same thing you did and went with the 2025R due to the larger wheel/tires and the higher ride. I didn't get the back hoe. But do have the single point connector... with the larger drive over deck and industrial tires. They simply didn't have any other options but thats simply the way it is here in Hawai'i.

[keithferguson]

It took me 12 years to purchase my John Deere 1025r tractor

[jamesford]

I live in Cape Breton ns I’m looking at ordering stuff off kens bolt ons as well not cheap with the difference in Canadian in US

[davidrogers]

Same loader and 3pt hitch on 1025 and 2025..

[project.jericho]

What's the difference between a 2020 and a 2022? It was my understanding the '20 is a Gen 1. What does the Gen 2 bring with it?

[ronaldayers]

Anything being broke or bent because the loader is on isn't acceptable brother.. those things cost wayyy too much for anything of the sorts to be okay.. just my two cents.

[garycox]

Count me as another who's bent the bracket. I even was on a concrete pad when I did it (which is why I tried it since I assumed I would be fine)...so it wasn't an issue of being on uneven ground. Afterwards I did start taking off the loader to mow etc..but it's a lot of work added to the project considering I need the loader to move the mower before and after via the load-n-go's due to my storage situation. So what I've found is that I can put a couple of 10-lb yoga sandbags on the mower's front arm (that the bracket in question holds in position against spring pressure) when I'm taking off the mower. Basically, the sandbags create enough downward force to overcome the spring rate, and the instant that the arm is free of the tractor's front mount as I'm backing up, the arm drops and thus creates the necessary clearance from the loader so as to avoid contact and ultimately bending the bracket. It wasn't an original solution...credit goes to the good folks at greentractortalk[.]com. I've since been using that method and haven't had an issue..and it's shaved a considerable amount of time from my mowing sessions. All I do now is remove the bucket to utilize the load-n-go's, as well as to improve visibility and front clearance (and that only takes a minute or so in total). But I agree with your point that it's really poor design. Between that and the interference issue with the side step and the mower deck when it's raised are a little aggravating but not deal-killers.