JOHN DEERE 1025R INSTALLING A STEP AND TIE DOWNS MUDD'S CUSTOMS 

Hi George, Thank you for the kind words, stopping by to check out my channel and mostly for subscribing. I use the step all the time now. Love it. If you have any questions after you get your step let me know here. I’ll help the best I can. Take Care and enjoy that John Deere.. 👍🏼

Hey Brad, Welcome back.. That’s great you made one for your dad. 👍🏼 Sounds like he’s very active, to wear the original and the replacement out. 😁 He should be the test pilot for the company that makes them. If he can wear one out it’s back to the drawing board.. LOL Take Care buddy.

Hey BG, welcome to the channel and thanks for stopping by.. Oh yes, Riley is my big helper in the garage. 😁 The 2025R is a very nice tractor.. Those steps are handy when you’re climbing on and off all day working on a project. I agree.. Milwaukee and snap-on are my two favorites as well. Very nice tools. Take Care 👍🏼

No Problem Buddy!! Gotta love when you win one of Slowbees giveaways. Thanks for stopping by the channel. Take Care my friend.

Hey Greg, Thank you for stopping by to check out the videos. It’s appreciated 👍🏼 Take Care

Hey Gordon, Thanks for stopping by the channel. Those are very good wishes for your birthday 👍🏼Watch more of my videos and I’m sure you will see more toys, errr... I mean “tools” you can add to your birthday list. 😉 Take care and HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!! 🎂

Hey Trucker, Thanks for stopping by the the channel. I use that step a lot and was well worth installing it. 👍🏼 I want one for the other side now. 🤣 Take care

@@SometimeIsNow Youre welcome sir. Thankya for sharing your video. I wannuh do all kinds of "upgrades" to my little Johnny. The only thing ive actually done so far is extend my throttle lever, my 3-point hitch lever, my 4WD lever, & my PTO engagement lever with a red tipped indicator rod. Still need to do the one below my seat for the back n forth adjustment & also the differential lock pedal on the rear of the floor. I would love to add the chain/strap tiedown hooks & things like that. I enjoy your videos & love your dog. i have a pitbull who absolutely LOVES to ride on my tractor with me. If he dont get to ride on the tractor for whatever "No" reason, then he acts like a little girl, lol. Take care.

@@truckerray7533 Sounds like some nice little upgrades done to your little johnny. Pit bulls and Rotties get a bad rap.. They’re both great family dogs and are very loyal to there owners. Riley loves being out int he garage as he thinks he’s the supervisor 😂🤣 Take Care Ray and there will be more videos coming.👍🏼

@@SometimeIsNow Thankya sir. Ive never had a rottie. Yes ole "Bart" is purty dog gone loyal for sure. He loves people but he absolutely hates other dogs & he just goes freakin PTSD nuts!!! Bart actually belongs to a friend of mine who has been in Albuquerque,NM under the care of the Albuquerque V.A. system. He asked me to promise to take care of Bart if anything bad happened to him(John had a stroke & heart attack). John rescued Bart from a shelter down there. We believe that he was abused & used as bait in dog fighting from his previous owners. Well thats the short story of Bart. But like i said earlier, he loves to ride on my Johnny. He loves his "tractor theropy" just as much as me, lol! I have to lock him down to the tractor though for fear of him bailing off the floorboard & chasing after other dogs, which has happened hence the reason to locking him down. John Deere made to short of movable levers on these little tractors so thats why i extended mine so they would all be within easy, better, reach for me. I would love to add a canvas cab of somekind during the cold winter season. Look forward to more upgrade videos from ya. Tractor safe Sometimes Now.🚜

@@truckerray7533 Ole Bart Sounds like a great dog and you’re a great friend for taking care of him..👍🏼 I like this soft cab for the 1025r’s www.farmandtrail.com/All-Weather-Cab-for-John-Deere-1-Family-Tractors-2018-Older_p_402.html

Hey Lobster Lou, Thanks for stopping to check out the video. There isn’t a need to remove the loader to install the step. I just did it to take the weight of the loader off the mounting bolts when removing them for the step. You can do what you want, if taking your loader off is a hassle and you feel it’s unnecessary then leave it on. 👍🏼 Take Care and THINK JD GREEN 😁

Hey Rederick, Thanks for stopping by the channel.. The Mudds website muddscustoms.com/products/john-deere-compact-tractor-120-loader-8-step?variant=30313715630216 states the 8” step will not fit if you have a Mid mount mower. Hope this helps. Take care.

Hello Alaya, Thanks for stopping and welcome to the channel. I use that step all the time. I’m glad I installed it. Take Care.

Hey NRFA, Thanks for stopping by the channel to check out the video. It’s greatly appreciated. I looked up my Mudds receipt to verify the step description I purchased and went out to the tractor and measured from where I rest my foot to the top of the Mudds step and it’s 5 inches. Hope this helps. Take Care 👍🏼

@@SometimeIsNow It helps a ton. I'm an amputee and that step will help me a lot. Thank you so much for taking the time to check it out for me.

@@NRFA21309 Just a FYI, if you dont have a belly mower on your tractor Mudds offers even lower steps that 5 inch. 👍🏼 5 Inch is as low as they recommend with a mower. I don’t have a belly mower for my tractor but I bought the 5” step because it was in the clearance section marked as blemish. Although I can’t see anything wrong with the paint. 🤷🏼‍♂ Take Care ..

@@SometimeIsNow Thanks so much

Hey Greg, Thanks for stopping to watch the video. I got the Torque spec from the installation Instructions for the single point bracket which called for 223ft lbs. I installed the single point connection bracket which in the directions called for 223ft lbs so thats what I chose to used for these bolts. All the M16 x 90 loader bolts call for 229ft lbs if you want to go by the loader installation booklet. Here’s a link to the green tractor talk forum and someone posted a copy of the loader directions for the 120 loader. I downloaded it and it’s the same as the paper directions I have. Hope this helps. Take Care 👍🏼

@SometimeIsNow OK thanks!

@@gb54832 I guess would have helped if I included the link 🤣 www.greentractortalk.com/threads/installing-a-new-120r-loader.197486/

@@SometimeIsNow Got it, thanks again!

Hey Tim, Thanks for stopping by the channel to check out the videos. It’s greatly appreciated. Wow.. 45 yrs.. Thats awesome !!! You have a lot of snap-on tools? I have been wrenching for over 36 yrs and I just retired last week. I have worked and supervised in the industrial maintenance field my whole life wrenching on high speed manufacturing equipment. Snap-on tools have served me well over the years, along with Starrett. High speed equipment doesn’t last long if you don’t have attention to detail and the correct tools to maintain it. I don’t buy everything snap-on but I like their digital torque wrenches, torque screwdrivers, soft grip screwdrivers and ratchets. Take Care Tim and stop back.. 👍🏼

Hey PoisonShot, Thank you for stopping to watch the video. So you mentioned the Permatex 80632. This isn’t a threadlocker for securing bolts but a thread sealant for pipe fittings use. There’s no thread locking capabilities with using that type of permatex you used. Look into Permatex Blue Medium Thread Sealant - 24200 www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c/permatex/oil--chemicals---fluids/adhesives---sealants/threadlockers--sealants---compounds/5ff93c9f059a/permatex-6ml-blue-medium-thread-sealant/per0/24200?q=threadlockers%2C+sealants+%26+compounds&pos=0 or Loctite 243 Blue Medium Threadlocker. www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c/loctite/oil--chemicals---fluids/adhesives---sealants/threadlockers--sealants---compounds/5ff93c9f059a/loctite-243-6ml-blue-medium-threadlocker/lct0/1330799?q=threadlockers%2C+sealants+%26+compounds&pos=1 if you want those bolts to stay in place over time. Take Care 👍🏼

@@SometimeIsNow I was skeptical about buying it, but the guy at Autozone insist that it would do the job. I want to buy the locktite, he said that it would make harder for me to remove the boukt in future need. Should've stuck with my guts, not ask and get what I thought was right! So you think I should removed the bolts and cleaned the Permatex and use the locktite or equivalent? Thank you! Happy Mother's day to your mother, and wife, if you have one and kids!

@@PoisonShot20 Due to the bolts holding the step is the bolts that mount the loader on the tractor, If it were me I would remove one bolt at a time, wipe the bolt off and spray some type of cleaner inside the threads to remove the sealant then apply loctite to each bolt so those bolts don’t come loose. The last thing you need is to have the bolts come loose and you not notice and with a full load have the bolts snap off.. It’s better to be safe than sorry down the road. Thanks, You too. I have both 😀 👍🏼

@@SometimeIsNow May God Bless both!

Hey Joey, Thanks for stopping by the he channel. Follow this link to the Mudds Step. muddscustoms.com/products/john-deere-compact-tractor-120-loader-8-step?_pos=1&_sid=27ed8ab64&_ss=r Once you get there, scroll down and right above the green ADD TO CART BUTTON you’ll see a small word “step”. Click that and you’ll see a drop down window with all the various size steps available. Make sure you read the various step length notes as the bigger steps won’t work if you have a belly mower. (Meaning a 8” drop will hit the mower when its raised. Just watch the description for exact fitment of each size step. Hope this helps. Take care 🤙🏼

Hey Truck Mechanic, Thanks for stopping by the channel. Great advice with the torque wrench when torquing that many ft lbs 👍🏼 Take Care

😂💰💰 I don’t have a belly mower on my tractor so i couldn’t tell you for sure. I’m sure the MUDDS website will tell you how many inch drop you can use before it interferes with the mower. 👍🏼

@@SometimeIsNow I will check them out. THX

​@@SometimeIsNowIt will not work with the mower. Reason I bought the short one.

@@PoisonShot20 Thanks for the input poisonshot. 👍🏼

I like my, it works fine. I need the hold on bar or bracket. They charge so much for a simple peace of steel. Maybe I just install a shovel handle! 🤣