Bucket Snowplowing 3” Of Snow With John Deere 1025R. To Little? To Much? 1000 Foot Driveway.

A couple years ago I made a video plowing over 12 inches of snow with my John Deere 1025R with the bucket. In the past couple months it’s gotten a lot of views and lots of comments. I figured I would follow up on the video with another one plowing less snow. How will the John Deere 1025R do?

[@jamisoncurtis2387]

I got the older 1025r with the H120 and 260 backhoe. For the first couple years I used my dirt bucket and have the backhoe for rear weight. It did a great job better than the 44” snowblower on a X324 I traded in for it. One year with a tax return I picked up a 60” snowpusher at the dealer. The snowpusher allowed me to push the snow faster than the dirt bucket and still cheaper than a snowblower.

[@Beach_Dave]

I really like that tractor....it seems to get a lot done.

[@FrankDiNardi]

It sure does! I always tell my wife that if something happened and we went broke I would give up my truck before I gave up my tractor!

[@Santabigred]

artillian pallet forks next buy lol. I use mine more than my bucket.

[@dustnell]

I use my 1025r with bucket to plow my driveway, too, but mine is a LOT shorter than yours! Mostly, I use mine to move round bales for my sheep, though.

[@FrankDiNardi]

They are such a great machine!

[@richardlabarre6575]

I know what you mean about the backhoe. I've dug out stumps half the size of the tractor, maybe a bit bigger. I'm in eastern ct and trading in my 1023e for a 3series. I have 3 inch steel rear wheel spacers that i have no use for now and they have about 100hrs on them and the tractor just hit 180hrs. They make a huge difference in stability and im selling them for $300. New is over $400 plus $75 for shipping. I did paint them jd green to prevent rust. I'm just north of Norwich, Ct. They are posted on craigslist.

[@cohenthatcher2511]

Adding chains to your tires would help greatly

[@FrankDiNardi]

That’s something I’ve always wanted to do, I think I’m gonna get some

[@MINItraktor196]

👍😎

[@charliewagner2727]

If you push loader control all the way down it will be in float mode.

[@FrankDiNardi]

Yes I understand that, don’t prefer the float mode though. I like to apply my own pressure

[@Santabigred]

A snow plow float would be great. loader it likes to jump around a lot sometimes front tires come up

[@andytachibanalover9495]

Nothing runs like a Deere

[@FrankDiNardi]

Agreed dad!