Have NO REGRETS! Part 2 - In Depth Test Drive Deere 1025R 

Absolutely fearless little fellows and gorgeous to boot, maybe they need their own videos, are cat videos popular?☺.

@m9 ovich grass clippings are the least of our problems were I live, some of our farmers think the road should be planted and spread soil and other products liberally, and yes grass clippings should be cleared as well.

I have a 1025R with the 50" MMM and I don't have to push any buttons to back up. Must be his is newer than my 2015 version?

i have a BX2350 i bought used. i dont have a green paint addiction, i love my little kubota

With grass on road, cars going by will blow it back in the grass. I mow by the road and blow it in the road, in an hour it will all be back in the lawn

@@andrewdonohue1853 orange or green?, both good machines, both welcome in my yard so anyone feeling they want to donate feel free, mouths and gift horses I know but a loader would be nice as well!!☺.

I was backing extremely slowly and still engaged mower. Now I learned this trick today too. Thumbs up TTWT!.

The cut quality on my 1025r with 60 inch deck is better than my x730 with 62 inch yellow deck. No regrets.

Do you think folks would actually PAY for that? Would YOU? I simply don't have the time to do it for free!

Tractor Time with Tim , Yes I do believe people would pay for a hands on class. First time buyer’s can be intimidated by all the different functions a tractor can perform. As you have pointed out in your videos it’s not just a lawn mower. Safety would have to be paramount in overall operation. Your vast experience makes it look easy but we know that comes from seat time. In the last two videos I saw that young mans confidence grow as he actually used the features A small class say 3 or 4 at $100 per head for 4 hours of instruction. This is a small price to pay when one is considering a $20,000 purchase. Of course all of this is just my humble opinion.

Tractor Time with Tim I think there would be a market for a series with short videos and good demos like this. I know I’d pay to see content like that.

@@TractorTimewithTim Can I pay with Cheese Burgers please! LOL!

That is the argument for smaller decks vs larger. I went for the 60" vs the 72" on my ZTR mower. If there is uneven ground the smaller deck won't lean as much causing the unevenness in cuts.

Darrick Hamerlinck for real though!!! what is it with the JD dealers??? they are the worst lmao

kole kraft the guys I’ve dealt with over the years have been good to us

@@darrickhamerlinck5472 good and bad wherever you look, if you have good your doing well.

Same here, I should have had the 3rd function valve installed, and rear remotes...didn't do either...so now if I want them its a nice chunk of change to have them installed.

First 15 minutes I had mine was zip tying that reverse switch and testing my backhoe cart I made.

Something like that happened to mine to. They added a car horn when they were at it!

You are a successful graduate of the TTWT school, Ken!!!

Thanks for the kind words!

I was raised on a farm with a big yard and 4 inches was the height we would cut the grass. Helps the green grass seeds that are lower to reseed.

Common mechanics/ececricicians trick is colored zip ties.

Your first two are good points. The third...I think front tires are identical size on both machines.

Tim, The third was all small tractors verses zero turn comment. Oh BTW, check fuel consumptions of 1023, 1025, Bx2380. Might surprise you.

Sean, I can't understand your question ...if it IS a question: > I must stress to point out that the deck is a Quick Attach deck and accessory ramps?

Oh, you want to mow my yard next? A friend volunteered this week to do it with Vinny. So, you’ll have to wait :-)

Tractor Time with Tim just put me on the list

I think so. Perhaps just ask them for a plane ticket to visit TTWT???

Kind of wish I was able to do that before I bought my 2025r.

@@jjr897 Why? Is there something that you don't like about the 2025r that would have made you go for another tractor model?

This is the problem with I think every dealer out there...they have no place to really do any type of demo....any tractor can drive across a paved parking lot or gravel lot, who cares....what I want to know is if that thing will lift a bucket of gravel, dirt, etc. Cut my lawn good, plow, etc. Same thing for purchasing ATV's and UTV's, any of them can drive across a paved parking lot...its what kind of work and how much of it can they do at once, and can they get through the slop is what's important. I don't care how fast it goes, I need to know if it can handle and hold up to the tasks I need it to do.

Welcome! Been to Brazil several times.

Congratulations!

Just bypass the switch. Not hard at all.

A strategically placed zip tie fixes that problem...the first “mod” I did on my 1025r.

My Cub Cadet XT1 lawn tractor you simply turn the ignition key and press a button to enable reverse mowing, and it stays there till you are finished or you turn the key to disable it...and just about every time I mow my lawn the first time I backup I'm reminded of that LOL. I like the BX but don't have a mid mount mower for it....yet. Was supposed to be in my original purchase package and salesman forgot to include it....so at some point I'll have to go buy one, but I have a lawn tractor so not in any hurry to spend another $2500 for a mower deck.

Hi Mike. We have several episodes on lubrication. I guess we shoulda mentioned it here.

@@TractorTimewithTim , Thanks for reply, Love the channel.....Maybe I've missed those, new to your videos, but definite thumbs up !!

Welcome! We have 600 episodes, so no surprise that some have slipped by! We need to find a better way to organize!

@@TractorTimewithTim , My big problem is this spring at dealership has been abnormally nuts, 6 day weeks for last couple months, work is cutting in on my you tube time !! Kubota's are ok but give me a rash...by the way....lol....after 20 years as tech...my blood is green

Welcome, Brad! Thanks for the kind words!

Around Iowa, farmers have like 4-5 acre yards that they keep immaculate and they also mow all the grass around their corn and bean fields I'm guessing to keep weeds and bugs at bay.

The Deere ROPS design is stupid! No two ways about it! Sorry to be so blunt!

Adam, we’ve done a complete episode installing the single point connector. It works with h120...except the hoses have a 90 where you don’t need it. You can either get by with it, or get different hoses. Get the kit at shopgreendealer.com/ttwt use code ttwt for free shipping.

​@@TractorTimewithTim Thanks Tim, I saw that one (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--Z8DhTXBYnI.html) but was holding back because of the finance committee and because it seemed like it'd interfere with a diverter valve for a 3rd function (at the very least I'd need to separately disconnect the electrical every time - which seems like the kind of thing I'd forget to do). The tease at 16:12 made me hope you might have something coming to help with both my problems :) I've been thinking I can probably get by without the 3rd function for a grapple (and maybe snow blade) just using pallet forks/bolt on hooks and chains instead (given the kinds of stuff I tend to do anyway) so it might be a moot point - but if I had the option down the road all the better. Between the two I think I actually think I'd prefer the single-point connector given how much I take the loader on and off. Maybe if I decide down the road to get a grapple I might be better served just getting a rear remote (from summit hydraulics) and some long hoses instead of a diverter (since I already have power beyond for the hoe). 🤔

Did you see my video about how to adjust the autoconnect deck? Perhaps worth your time to take a look!

The mower deck doesn’t raise much at all! No way around it.

@@TractorTimewithTim Thank you very much.

Have a write up about this on our website.

Tim Gregis, I believe we have been quite open about what we see as shortcomings and inadequacies of the 1025r. Simply unfair for you to assert that we have not been so. Even the example you point to would have been left out of the video entirely if I were a ‘fan boy’. I raved about the BX single point connector in the 1025r VS. BX series. I would ask you to show me another channel who is as straightforward and open about the downsides of their favorite brand as we have been. I certainly haven’t seen one!

Tractor Time with Tim I think I was shooting from the hip a bit more than taking extra time to explain my thoughts better. I bought a tractor in large part from your channel. I think you all attempt to be very pragmatic in your approach and try to distance yourself from the tractor color fan clubs. That I applaud you for. I did not mean to imply that you are showing bias, merely that in that instance there seemed to be a deviation from the normal abundance of caution normally applied to show a non bias. Again, I applaud your channel, it is very helpful to myself and many others.

That would be me. I showed the install of the single point connector on the 1025r.