Model Year 2023 Updates John Deere 1025R 

Been doing some shopping for a compact tractor and holy cow JD sure is proud of that green color!

Finally a real parking brake! Now if Deere could just put the fuel gauge on the dashboard where it belongs 😂

Great video, thanks. Just got a new 1025r. Love the ease of removing the loader and the new hand brake. Thank JD for changing the front universal access. Greasing that zerk will be a breeze now. Great new features with 2 exceptions. The redesign of the mower deck connections are a pain in the tush. The narrower front bracket renders it very difficult to lean out to see if the bar is matching up with the slots that catch it. The rear lifting mechanism has been made into a major pain. The old style had a single bar running the full width that connected the 2 locking keepers. A simple flip up released the locks. Now the locks are separate and have to be in the proper position to fall down once the tractor gets over the deck. If the front hasn't been aligned properly the rear can still lock so you can't back off and try again without getting off and releasing both locks. I wish these bright-eyed engineers had to be mechanics before EVER putting their skills to work designing something like this for the public. Another pain is the hood release. Gone is the simple lever hood release. Now you need the key or some other small object to push in a little hole. The release bar runs directly over the front edge of the battery. Changing that battery was difficult enough for an old lady, just did it last month. Had to remove both headlights to get enough clearance to wrestle it out of it's cradle. Now it's blocked by the hood release as well. It's a great tractor. Pulls my 5' box blade, tills beautifully with the 4' tiller, has a strong loader for such a small tractor. I'm sure I'll get used to the mower but had to share my 2 cents. Thanks again for your videos.

Nice to see nothing really important has changed. My 2017 1025r is just as relevant as ever. Too bad JD didn't offer bigger cylinders for more lift or greater hydro flow or anything actually important.

I just took delivery of the first 2025r (2023) model from you guys in Sumner Great tractor so far!

Great video! Enjoyed the content. JD has made some thoughtful changes for the new year.

I have the quick release hyd on my 1025r that I bought a couple of years ago and since then I have purchased the male end for my snow blower. With a mauser cab on the machine it makes it a life changer. I must say that I am glad to see JD going that way.

Good information Jason! Can't help ya on the bucket, just wish I had one, ha. Really like the new brake set-up. The old style is a bane for me. Actually had to have it serviced at your location last fall.

About that BH bucket... How bout showing us , up close like? Mahalo

Great video, I like they improved some things, specially the hydraulic coupler placement as that is HUGE. But i really woulda liked to see John Deere do other stuff too such as moving the 4x4 leaver from the floor to the fender where it should be, change their gauge cluster to something more modern looking and finally add a nice analog or digital fuel gauge to the cluster instead of leaving it on the side of the fender as seen on most cheaply made lawn mowers. Maybe some day they will do these things but would prolly wait till they did a major design change. Aside from that stuff tho i feel it’s a well rounded machine.. I own a Kubota Bx and I love how all my controls are located up high on the fender, hydraulic lines/fittings are all very well thought out.. the cluster shows everything important in a nice clean package including fuel level and I dig that there’s less plastic on the Kubota even tho the John Deere plastic has proven to be very tough, it still seems/feels cheap to me:

Great thank. Just bought a 1025R and was wondering what the changes were.

What I like about mine. It's nimble and great for mowing and occasionally moving dirt. What I dislike. 1. The rear axle lock never has. It's misadjusted and after three trips to the dealership to have it looked at, I gave up. 2. The tractor is DANGEROUS. It's so tippy that on even the slightest slope it scares me. I was almost able to push it over on my driveway and with anything in the bucket, it's worse unless the bucket is right on the ground and with a load of gravel, then it's more stable. At 13o I get nervous and worry that even a small bump on the ground will toss me over. For this reason alone I would never buy another one. 3. It's great for brush-hogging, as long as the land is level. 4. The hydraulics are wimpy. I have leak-down now after a couple of years of use, and asking the dealership for help is a waste of time and in my case, VERY expensive. 1500 to tell me, "Hey, I think you might have bent something." Great diagnosis. Helped me a lot. 5. I bought this one because of the backhoe. If I'm digging a trench, and it's deep, the bucket gets stuck in the ground and I have to work to get it out. Pulling roots is not an option, and I have to really work hard to get one to break. I can hardly pick anything up, and digging is tedious and slow. If I had the time I would weld up a narrow bucket to make trenches. I CAN dig out small stumps, but anything over 2" takes a lot of time and you have to get fully under it to get it out. 6. A trip into the dealership for a repair is at the least two weeks, and on average about two months. They also do not like to do factory repairs. 7. Mine came missing two bolts on the front axle covers. Took nearly three months to fix the resulting damage. I almost went and got it and did the repair myself. It's a nice little lawn mower.

When is John Deere going to put juice in their tires being standard? I put it in mine and it is much more stable. Great video Jason!!

Music video? SAd

I don’t care for that single point hydraulic connector. They usually tend to leak and they’re kind of a pain in the rear when using other attachments. One thing I wish JD would’ve changed or added is a medium range on the trans and a better grille guard to help protect your investment. Otherwise great machines.

Kill the music next time 🤪

Can you start without pressing the break pedal?

Enjoyed and learned from the video. Have prices changed from 2022 or have they stayed the same? Do you anticipate increases in the 1 through 4 series tractors? Has John Deere or considered putting a cab on 1 & 2 series? Also, has JD or Pape considered making wheel extenders standard for stability and reduced risk of rollover? Thanks.

Will we be able to use the new LED headlights on 2022 and prior year tractors?

Can we upgrade the parking brake on our older models?

Too bad loader third-function hydraulics aren’t standard. Huge miss there.

So I am thinking of buying a 2023 1025R soon with the factory SPHC loader. How will I be able to hook up a snow blower or blade if I want those attachments?

What kind of warranty do these come with?

Is the 2025R, 4wheel drive?

So, the 1025R and 2025R are built the same since when? I was looking at a 2015 2025R model, and thinking about trade with my 2019 1025R, I need a light tractor but with more clearance . Only concern is going backward as far as mechanically specking. Year? not matter much, only 4 years difference.

What's new on the 2025R's for 2023???

I have a 2018 1025r TLB bought new, skip ahead 5 years I see hardly any improvement other than a huge mark up in price .

thought electric roll suspension

the music makes it hard to concentrate on what you are saying :(

John Deer really care's for veterans and first responders! They gave me $50 discount on total sale price. ya :/

I sat on one and hated the location of the lever. Hits you right in the leg. How dumb cam deere be

Buy the yanmar 325 its the same or even better then 2032 and much less.

Sadly JD haven’t yet made this machine safe! This is basically a lawn mower, if you try to use it like a tractor it is highly likely roll over. It is quite literally a death trap. This isn’t about the experience of the driver either, its just a very badly designed machine. I can’t believe that JD are even legally allowed to sell this as a tractor!

Your music makes it hard and is distracting hearing your voice.