Anyone run one of these? I Recently purchased 15 hilly wooded acres and am looking at one of these John Deer combos to help maintain it. I want it to mow a small cleared area and to maintain trails etc. I am worried about the ability of the mower to survive the occasional tree branch or small sapling that pops up. If I have to get off the tractor to pick up every stick I might as well get a weedeater. Maybe a small shredder would be a better idea. Thoughts?

We have a similar sized tractor- jd770 and use a 3pt frontier 4 ft rotary mower around the ranch. It will be more heavy duty compared to the belly mower and better for the hills and woods.

I owned a JD 2025R with the mid mower attachment. I cut about 5 acres with it.
The 2025 is basically the same as the 1025 with a bit more HP but a heavier frame and wider footprint.
The mower attachment is basically like a 60" (or 54") riding mower in capacity and cutting.
Uses regular mower type blades so it's not really made for cutting saplings up to any size.
Small sticks and stuff don't really hurt it. It's great for heavy weeds and grass etc….but it's not made for continuously cutting 1/2" or so growing saplings.
It's a lot more user friendly and maneuverable than using a three point bush hog (rotary cutter) but it doesn't have the capacity of cut…..but gives a much more finish cut than a rotary cutter.
If you're going to mainly be cutting grasses and weeds and want a finish mower look… it's good. If you are going to do more pasture clearing and rough cutting the bush hog (rotary cutter) is better.
I would tell you to spend the extra money and opt for the 2025R instead of the 1025R.
It gives a much better ride, much more comfortable operator area, more comfortable seating and the heavier frame is more conducive to more attachments in the future for you.

I have a 1025R for my 2 acres in the city. It's the perfect size for that lot and its projects, though even for me it's not enough tractor sometimes. I agree with the poster above- you will want a bigger tractor for 15 acres

Always buy more hp than you think you need.
I made that mistake- twice! 2nd time was when I downsized acreage- but the jobs are still there and age creeping up on me!! Can't do what I used to could do. Spend the money and save you lots of wear and tear on yourself!

Great advice guys. That is sort of what I feared. I'll keep looking. I'm buying used BTW.

Good luck ! I'm looking as well. May go with Kubota as shop is near and as I get old I don't like to screw around hauling one all over.
Don't know where you are located, but Noonday Tractor auction in Tyler has great selection. From what I can ascertain from looking, John Deere sells used but Kubota wholesales ASAP, and doesn't mess with used stuff. Noonday is full of used kubotas with low hours- I figure guys bought too small or too big and traded. They have John Deere too. I would buy from them.

Owlagdad said:

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Good luck ! I'm looking as well. May go with Kubota as shop is near and as I get old I don't like to screw around hauling one all over.
Don't know where you are located, but Noonday Tractor auction in Tyler has great selection. From what I can ascertain from looking, John Deere sells used but Kubota wholesales ASAP, and doesn't mess with used stuff. Noonday is full of used kubotas with low hours- I figure guys bought too small or too big and traded. They have John Deere too. I would buy from them.

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Ya, Noonday is about 30 minutes from me. They have the 1025 I have been looking at along with several others. There is a Kubota dealer about a mile from me but like you said, he doesn't seem to have any used ones. I think we are going to take a drive up to Noonday this coming week.

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Owlagdad said:

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Good luck ! I'm looking as well. May go with Kubota as shop is near and as I get old I don't like to screw around hauling one all over.
Don't know where you are located, but Noonday Tractor auction in Tyler has great selection. From what I can ascertain from looking, John Deere sells used but Kubota wholesales ASAP, and doesn't mess with used stuff. Noonday is full of used kubotas with low hours- I figure guys bought too small or too big and traded. They have John Deere too. I would buy from them.

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Ya, Noonday is about 30 minutes from me. They have the 1025 I have been looking at along with several others. There is a Kubota dealer about a mile from me but like you said, he doesn't seem to have any used ones. I think we are going to take a drive up to Noonday this coming week.

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They have a John Deere 790- 30hp. But is over priced. That is good , powerful 4wd. . Look too at guy in Lindale , Roberts tractors.

Just got this pkg from Noonday.

Whoa awesome!! Congrats

You did good!!! Congrats!!

Nice! That should work great

Great rig. You should be able do a lot of things with that tractor. Congrats!
Do they go down on sticker (internet) price?

Owlagdad said:

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Do they go down on sticker (internet) price?

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They seem to be selling well. Many of the ones I was looking at online were already gone. This rig came in as a package and had not made the internet yet. It was more than I wanted to spend so he knocked off $500. We went to lunch to think about and peruse the internet but could not come up with a better deal so we jumped on it. It's a 2022 model with about 250hrs.