Comparing the John Deere 1025R and 2025R Compact Utility Tractors

What makes them unique? What are their key features and which one is best for you? Check out our comparison video of these two great tractors side by side.

[andrewkroeger]

That's the best comparison video for these two tractors that I have seen-Thank you!

[TheFarmingLife]

Thanks for the video. I found it very useful and interesting. Hope you have a wonderful day

[dennisbarrett]

Excellent vidio. Good info and no beating around the bush.

[DH-mflv]

Thank you very much for the review. Helps a lot!

[goaheadmakeourdayscooterpe]

Good comparison. With the larger tires also comes a lot more weight if you fill the tires plus bigger footprint is a big advantage for traction.

[J_T_]

Informative and to the point. Great video!

[edwardwhite]

Excellent video. Fast and loaded with facts. Well done Sir

[davidcarleton]

Everyone misses the biggest advantage to the larger tires on the 2025r! Increased 3 point attachment clearance! The 1025r is "limited" in how high it can lift attachments. My rear blade, when properly mounted catches on the street curb. Likely would not happen with the added height of the 2025r. Just another consideration!

[wildandliving]

I went 1025r lower to the ground less likely to tip over. Yes the backhoe drags on a hill but soft dirt and the loader smoothed that out quickly

[dikky]

Hey mate great video, very well done. Could you please tell me about the mower deck option amd how they compare to a Z model

[sgtcrab]

I have a 1023E which other than a few appointments is the same as a 1025. No problems. I have 54 in mower deck and a Frontier 54 inch blower (rear mount) I mow a lot of grass (4 acres in a few sites) and do numerous driveways in Winter. We usually get lots of snow in Nova Scotia. Loader bucket is fine for anything I have ever had to do. Full buckets with fill or gravel. I looked at replacing with a 2025 but there seems to be no advantage for the price point. The only complaint I have on the 1023E is that the stock turf tires (6 years ago) are garbage. I have had numerous punctures from sticks and even a thorn. Plugged a few but in the end put in tubes. However they have a newer radial available which looks better. Turf tires are superior to industrial or farm for snow traction. More ground contact. I put rear chains on this year and it is really worth the $200 in Canada, however I avoid road travel as much as I can. . I won't spend the extra (2025) for little or no power advantage though my dealer is forever asking me if I want to "upgrade""..

[elis]

6 months ago I bought a 2022 1025r with a front loader and rear rotary mower, would have bought the 2025 but for the difference in price I felt having the rotary mower was more important then a longer wheel base. Although the 2025 is a very cool tractor. If I was to do it again I would probably buy the 2025 for the cool appeal, and would’ve just saved a bit more for the rotary mower🤷🏽‍♂️

[speedbuggy]

I am aware that this video is over a year old however,
I own a 2021 John Deere 1025r TLB. I believe the video was pretty much on point at the time that the video was posted.
I have the radial tires for all 4, the HP rating is 23.9. I agree with one of the commenters and the representative that the ground clearance is limited, I have a tiller that hits my lawn every time the ground is uneven when the tiller is as high as it can go while transporting from one point to another. Another thing to consider is that with the mower deck on, it doesn’t lift as far as I’d like, I was pretty surprised the first time I saw it at home, I thought there was something wrong with it or that I was missing something. If you have uneven ground for a lawn, you might want to consider a 3pt hitch mower.
As far as comparing the 1025 with the 2025, (yes, I fought with myself for a few days after digging into the manager and before deciding on the 1025) The 2025 is a couple of hundred pounds heavier, that and the tires are larger, prompting you to want to fill them with more beet juice for more traction thereby adding even more weight, and remember it has the same horsepower. When you have a tractor that you purchase so it can work for you and that tractor is the size of the 1025 or 2025 you want every pound to count.
In my opinion, the 2025 weighs more thereby using that much more power and torque, especially when climbing a hill.
IMHO if you put both machines side by side and had a way to measure HP and torque being used, and set up both machines at the same RPM on the same up hill slope, with both machines rear tires loaded to their maximum, all other things being equal, the 2025 would take more “energy” to climb the hill simply because it weighs more but has the same HP as the 1025.
BLUF: you’re pushing more weight with the same engine with no load.

[marksmith]

Do both tractors take the same size cab?

[RCplanesrfun]

what about hydraulic pressures? They may be running the same loader but if the 2025r relief valve is turned up higher it will be able to lift and curl more.

[lisapuckett]

The 2025r also has a higher hydrolic capacity than the 1025r. I belive it's about 3-4GPM faster on the 2025r. Which means faster steering and, attachments that need more hydrolic fluid to run can on the 2025r. Thanks for the video!

[rcclassiccrawlers]

Is there a difference in hydraulic pressure between the two?

[stenny]

Deer Country Farm & Lawn, Inc.
What can I get a 1025R and a 2025R Tractor from you for. Just the Tractor.

[stenny]

Deer Country Farm & Lawn, Inc.
Good video! I would like to get a compact tractor - I'd like the 2025R but I am not sure its worth 2 grand more. Is there and difference in Hydraulic Power or PTO Power in these 2 models ??? - Love it if you could do a more detailed video on everything different.

[stkarloff]

Length does little for stability. Width, low center of gravity, and rearward weight prevent roll-overs. At 3 inches wider and 3 inches taller, the stability difference is likely negligible, and might favor the lower 1025r. The 2025r does have more room in the rear tires for filling to lower the center of gravity for a small additional cost. Good review otherwise!