3 Point Hitch Installation - 2025R John Deere Compact Tractor Gen 2 (2022 Model Year)
Overview
Focuses specifically on first-time assembly of the three-point hitch on a John Deere 2025R Gen 2, walking through each component in order: draft links, top link, lift links, and stabilizer/sway assembly. The creator shares practical workarounds discovered without instructions, including how to tell left from right draft links and a bungee-cord trick for aligning the stabilizer. Most useful to new 2025R owners doing this assembly for the first time.
An owner-operator sharing a first-time installation experience on their own tractor, with no apparent dealership or brand affiliation.
John Deere 2025R
- PTO horsepower
- 18.2 hp
- Loader lift capacity
- Gen 1 (H130): 2,508 lb at pin; Gen 2 (120R): 1,963 lb at pivot
- 3-point lift capacity
- 915 lb
- Hydraulic flow
- 3.5 gpm
