A disappointment!

Purchased and finally took delivery in July 2022 after waiting six weeks for the Mechanical Self-Leveling loader to come in. The 3025E seems to be underpowered and the loader with it's lack of "full curl" like the Non-Self Leveling variant is a disappointment. Was hoping for more. However, with no MSL loaders available on dealers' lots and lack of sales knowledge, it's a shot in the dark and unfortunately isn't shared by Deere anywhere on their website or in their videos. About the only plus on this loader when using pallet forks, it keeps your load level. But using the bucket and attempting to scoop a full load of material, it's not achievable. My dealership has attempted to help but claims there is nothing wrong with the product.

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Little tractor big performance

I have owned a 3025e for a year now. This little tractor has been great. For a small tractor it will do some big jobs. Pallet forks are a must have for this tractor. When they say it will pickup 1,200 pounds it will and then some. Hands down one of the best purchases of my life.

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Best Tractor On The Market For Woodland Work

I recently purchased my Deere 3025E from TriGreen in Winchester, TN outfitted with the Brush Crusher 4200, & Frontier box blade, & liquid ballast in the rear tires. This thing is a beast! I've moved several 8ft-12ft oak & pine logs with an average diameter of approx. 22 inches with ease...I mean, the thing doesn't grunt or show signs of stress at all with those logs. Pulled up a stump that I've been trying to dig out with a shovel, & this thing popped it out of the ground like a rag doll. This thing has a slimmer profile, & the turning radius is amazing so I can really work my way through the woods with ease. I can maneuver this thing into tighter places than my Honda Rancher ATV if you can understand what I mean. Yes, the ATV is smaller, but the tractor can be gently maneuvered in and out of spots that look impossible. If you are dealing with logs, wood, brush etc. you will DEFINITELY appreciate the plastic fenders and hood. It's the same type of quality plastic you'll find on any ATV body. There is a reason they use plastic on these machines that are running and working in the woods. I received the tractor, lift bucket, grapple, & box blade for a better price than any other brand of tractor out there, & I test drove them all. It's a John Deere-holds it value better than any other brand in the market, & the parts/dealer network is the best in the US obviously. The decision was easy for me, & I'm glad I added this tractor to our family.

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Good tractor

Got 8 acres. Does everything i need well. Brush Hog, bucket, and loader work well. Handles full bucket of gravel or dirt well. Mower cuts nice too. Runs like a top

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Good Tractor

It is a little light for brush hogging high grass. But you have to understand, get the right tractor for what it's designed for. You don't brush hog 18" of grass with a 24hp tractor. It was not designed for that. You will bog down the engine just like anything else that gets overloaded. If you are doing a lot of brush hogging in high grass, get a 65hp 4 series with a flexwing mower. But overall, it does just about everything that I need. The lift capacity of the front end loader is pretty good but you have to be careful. You can easily overload it. If you need to do heavy lifting, get the right tractor for your needs. But for what I use it for, it's a great little tractor. I have a 60" finish mower that I use on 3.5 acres. The finish mower does an excellent job. As with any mower, make sure the blades are sharp. Don't sell this tractor short. It has a lot of potential and capabilities. But do your homework first and make sure it's right for what you are going to use it for. I see so many posted CON's where an item is being used beyond it's capabilities. If your using this tractor or any tractor for what it was not designed for, don't post CON's. Only post CON's if it does not perform to it's capabilities.

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Fantastic value

We have been needing a tractor with a brush mower, kept looking around for several years now. Did some research and as far as value and warranty for the money, this was the tractor to get. Came with the front loader, added a 5ft rotary (brush) mower and the wife and I are extremely happy with this purchase. We've only had the tractor for a few weeks now, but have gotten so much more done on our property in those few weeks that would have taken much much longer without it. Have projects lined up to do ourselves now that we have it. Even got my youngest daughter using it as well.

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• size
• hydrostatic transmission
• front loader
• 4wd
• warranty support
• dealer support
• ability

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• none

Best value you will find

We have larger tractors for the farm but I needed something smaller to haul around and use in residential yards. The 3025 is perfect size. It’s big enough to do stuff but small enough to tow with a half ton p/up. Take care of it and it will hold its value better than any other brand. Get 32 inch pallet forks and add two more forks for brush and save your money on a grapple. It’s amazing what All you can do with this setup and this tractor.

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• no emission junk
• foldable rops
• resale value
• perfect size

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• hydrostat not as good as gear for field work

Very pleased

I have had this tractor for 2.5 years (2017 model) I have put on nearly 200 hours. It has been 100% reliable and is perfect for what I need it for. I have a 5 ft rotary cutter and a box blade. Between these and the bucket you can get a lot of work done. Simple to operate and gets the job done.

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Great machine with exceptional capabilities

I purchased my 3025E in May, 2017. I have owned it for 2.5 years now and it has been absolutely reliable. Not a single trip back to the dealership, and no on site service calls. I use my tractor almost on a daily basis. As of today it has 536.1 hours on it. I got the loader, 60 rotory cutter, 60" box scrap, and a used 48 King Kutter BX roto tiller. I have seen complaints about lack of PTO HP, but that hasn't been my experience with my tractor. I also picked up a used Woods RM59 finish mower, no issues running that either. This is my first tractor, and after doing much research and visiting other dealerships before my purchase, I'm very happy that I went with JD.

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• extremely capable machine.
• very fuel efficient.

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Low Pto power, bogs down when shredding field

Ive had my 3025 for about 6 months now. My field is about 6 acres. If you are going to use this to shred (I have the 60" frontier cutter that came with the pkg) I would definitely recommend gettting the 3032 or 3037. The 25 hp from the 3025 with about 17 hp to the pto just dont cut it. No pun intended. Seriously, the tractor bogs down bad. You have to go very slow, foot barely on the pedal, or the pto rpm drops way down. Or even stop moving forward for a few seconds to let it speed back up. Grass height was about 18" first cutting but only about 10" second cutting. I was going to get a 3032 or 3037 but a guy at work told me all new tractors over 25 up now had the exhaust requirement of recycling or soot burning (or whatever) cycle and the exhaust systems were always getting plugged. I talked to john deere and they said the cycle goes well with no exhaust system problems as long as you used low sulfur diesel, which is what you get at the gas station. But they also told me the 3025 would handle that field with no problems. Untrue. It takes me 10-12 hours to mow 6 acres when other tractors have mowed it in 2 or 3. Spend the extra 2000-3000 dollars and get the 3032 or 3037 . you'll be glad u did.

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• compact ease of use

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• low pto power cutter bogs down

Disappointed in the amount of plastic on tractor

The tractor performs very well (the 3025e). The layout of the instrument panel is easy to use. The seat is comfortable. The tractor is quiet running and starts with no problem. The disappointing part is the amount of plastic that is used on this tractor. It is a constant concern. Fearing that it will not hold up as well as metal. Extremely disappointed that be lights are mounted on the outside of the roll bar and are easily broken off. Again made of plastic and extremely expensive to replace. It would have been nice had a cage been made for the lights or for them to be built into the frame. With the amount that the Tractor cost, I expected to see less plastic on it. This is my first John Deere tractor purchase. Sad to say, even though the tractor performs well .I will not again spend so much money for so much plastic.

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• nice little tractor for a small parcel of land

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• too plastic and poor caution light mount and locat

good tractor - 3025E needs more hp to the PTO

I purchased a 3025E MFWD, with 300E loader on 6/21/2019. The overall quality of the tractor is great, well built & I LIKE the plastic body panels vs sheet metal (safer from small hits, metal & plastic will be equally damaged with big hits) my dealer - Virginia Tractor - ordered with the telescoping links on the hitch and with draw bar installed. Also had the rear-mounted fuel tank with gauge (I was anticipating the fuel tank under the hood). Cutting thick tall grass w/60 in finish mower (new blades), tractor really bogged down, had to cut VERY slow in L gear. The 3025E has a dash display w/PTO RPM & mine cont’d to drop from 540RPM to low 400s and I let off pedal. Attachments brochure from JD suggests the MX5 & RC2072 but I'm a little skeptical of after the performance of the 60 in finish mower. Too much power loss to PTO due to Hydro transmission. I used my JD770 gear drive w/5 ft bush hog on hilly ground w/heavy brush, it worked VERY WELL. I will have to try my 5 ft bush hog behind the 3025E for comparison, but i'm very skeptical that the 3025E will be sub-par. After one use I am having buyer's remorse because of not going a step up for more HP or Gear Drive. I think this tractor will be great for moving snow & other basic tasks on flat ground; probably even good for a pull behind finish mower as long as I don't let the grass get too tall (or smaller 48 in mower)

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• nice instrumentation
• comfortable seat/platform

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• pto hp lacking

Great implement

I purchased a 3025E with loader in November of 2018, after buying 5 acres, 5 barns and an old farm house that would eventually be torn down. I also bought an auger, rotary cutter (bush hog), box scraper, pallet forks and receiver hitch. I had to finally buy and IMatch Quick Hitch. It greatly simplified hooking up every accessory. Since purchasing the tractor I’ve taken out 250’ of box hedge/900’ of fence row, cleaned out 3 of the 5 barns, leveled 1300’ of gravel road/driveway, continually mow 3 to 4 acres and I’ve dug several post holes. The tractor and all the implements have functioned flawlessly after 95 hours and 5 months. Sales, Parts and Service at TriGreen Equipment in Decherd, TN have been fantastic, from the initial purchase thru parts purchase, advice, assistance and service. Thank you John Deere for a superb tractor and accessories!!

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• ease of operation
• fuel efficiency
• serviceability
• not very noisy

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• pto shaft can be difficult to connect

JD 3025E after 350 hours

Great little tractor, should have bought one years ago. It has its limits, but I have put it through the ringer. Almost a daily user, easy to transport. Front bucket has been a life saver. Added finish mower for around the barn, pond. Scrape blade, 2 bottom plow, cultivator and forks. WR Long 3rd function and grapple. Grapple is the real deal. After the storm here in NC with trees down, dealing with the limbs, brush was a breeze.

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Surprising Capability

Great little tractor for the money!! I am surprised at the amount of work that can be done with this tractor. The loader works great, I also bought pallet fork attachment which I use as much as the loader. Great for lifting logs or big items to move around. Cranks easy, runs great with the hydro control pedals and power steering. Cant go wrong with this tractor is you are a homeowner with a need for a great working yard tractor.

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Great tractor, ok loader

I bought my 3025e with the D160 loader brand new in December 2017, so i have almost had it a year and i just hit the 200 hour mark. For the most part, I love this tractor! I upgraded from a 1025r and it was well worth the trade in. My reason for trading in had nothing to do with the 1025r not being good, i just moved to a much larger property with different needs that the 1025r no longer met. I have a 25 acre hobby farm that i use the tractor on. I have about 10 acres of open fields that i use a rotary cutter on and it handles a 60" just fine. I also have a large 2 acre garden that it did a great job tilling in the spring and cultivating during the growing season. I also have the PTO spreader that i use to put fertilizer on my garden and winter cover crop seed down and it did great with that too. I have only had to do basic maintenance on the tractor so far but it is VERY easy to work on, and that is coming from someone who is just starting to work on equipment. My only complaint so far is the same as another reviewer: the D160 loader. The bucket will not stay curled back in position. Now my dealer did come out and work on it, and it improved drastically, but it still bounces around, especially with really heavy loads. For me, i just tap the curl back function on the controller whenever i am transporting something for any distance. I wish it didn't do it at all, but if this is the only issue, after they kinda fixed it, its something i can live with.

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• good bang for your buck
• easy to maintain
• plenty of power for a 25hp
• easy to use

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• loader could be better
• sometimes wish i had gotten the 3038e for more pto

Right size for most jobs

I am very happy with the tractor and FEl for the most part, the tractor does everything I want and more, the FEL bucket material is weak and thin, could be built a little heavier I bent the bucket messing round with a small stump about 4 in diameter. And as another reviewer stated the fel does bounce a lot, I have greased the pins but it still seems to have a lot of play in them. other than that I love this tractor just wished I had a few more attachments

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Pays its own way

I bought my 3025e last fall. Monthly I get enough small jobs to make the tractor payment. I use a 5ft rotary cutter, 6ft finish mower, 5ft box blade, all with ease. Best investment I have made in a long while.

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• affordable
• compact
• easy to operate

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Great small tractor

I have 11 acres and have used this tractor to bush hog, move big rocks, and move large downed trees. My dealer talked me down from a bigger model and I was doubtful but have rarely had to put the hydrostat into low gear and this little, easy to maneuver tractor has not come close to letting me down. If you need more tractor then you probably need a dozer and all I can say is this is an unbelievably simple and perfect tractor.

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Excellent Build Quality

Coming from a Mahindra the 3025e is an excellent machine. All the operator controls are very ergonomic and everything about the machine has a premium feel. The loader controls are very responsive but not too touchy and cycle times are quick!

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• hydrostatic
• excellent fit and finish
• smooth engine
• differential lock
• 4 wheel drive
• no def
• responsive loader

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• it wasn't free