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Overview
An owner-operator's firsthand complaint video focused on one specific issue: the 3025E's hydrostatic drive losing roughly 8 horsepower between engine and rear PTO, leaving only 17 PTO horsepower for a 5-foot bush hog. He documents overheating and bogging over a 12-acre job, compares directly against an older gear-drive Massey, and closes with buying advice favoring the 3038E or the gear-drive D series. Useful for anyone sizing a compact tractor for mowing work.
Posted by the Friend of Construction channel, with the presenter identifying himself as an owner sharing frustration from his own property work.
Spec overview
John Deere 3025E
- PTO horsepower
- 17.4 hp
- Loader lift capacity
- 1,704 lb
- 3-point lift capacity
- 1,356 lb @ 24 in behind link arms
- Hydraulic flow
- 5.3 gpm