Unloading my tractor from the trailer on a hill was one of the most uneasy feelings I've had on my machine, when you get to the point your truck lift's off the ground and rolling backwards , it's a bad feeling. Thanks for bringing that one up. Really enjoy the videos.👍

Mistakes make us smarter.....ROPS were left up one time when I was mowing my son's lawn. The ROPS cut a low hanging branch and lifted the front wheels right off the groun (with bucket attached)....jerked me good and I learned. Thanks for mentioning the little hits on the garage. Now she can see it is not just me. Stay safe.

One of the best suggestions a John Deere dealer told me was buy an air compressor and blow off my mower ever Time I put it away. My zero turn has lasted 20 years. Don’t wash blow it off. Now I use that process on my tractor. I blow off everything including the grill. Great suggestion.

Good Stuff Courtney - Talk about dumb - I tried to move my 1025r forgetting that the right backhoe stabilizer was still down. I had jumped off the backhoe, lifted the left stabilizer, moved some tools out of the way where I was headed - Then jumped back on the tractor from the left side as I always do, while forgetting that the right stabilizer was still down. For a quick moment I wondered why the tractor wouldn't move and was making some serious grunting noises - DUH... You make a great point about buying the right size tractor the first time - I love my 1025r with the 260b backhoe. It has truly been a "Back Saver" as you can see in my KZfaq videos. But I really wish I had gotten the 2032r with the backhoe and spent the few extra dollars. But the "Good News for Good Works Tractor" is that you and I will be negotiating that trade someday when I come up with some extra "Dinero" - This was a fun video, Buddy - Thanks for sharing your funny stories...

I was mowing a side hill that I'd mowed many times before with no issues but that year it was unusually wet. There's nothing more sobering than when you loose traction and start sliding sideways down a hill.

Discovered yesterday where it may be okay to park your tractor without setting the brakes, but only lowering your box blade in one certain spot, doesn't work in that same spot with a tiller. Those tines roll! 😥. Great video...👌

Yes. I've done 1. 2-twice. 3 multiple times, never tipped though. 4 I live in the North so we have treated diesel, so I've never had a problem with gelling. 5, I've loaded onto a trailer hitched onto a Chevy Cruze, pick the entire rear wheels off the ground. LOL, but hey the sedan it pulled it once I got it balanced on the trailer. 6 -Never ripped a tire off.... Yet. 7 and 8 Haven't gotten stuck or had an issue getting around in the snow... Yet. 9, I have a 1025R great machine, but I wish I would have gotten larger, but I can't say not having larger has really costed me money. 10, I've only ever run out of fuel once, I try not to run out of fuel in anything tractors, or vehicles. Running out of fuel consistently make a fuel pump go bad quicker.

Just backed in the garage and forgot the loader was all the way up, which bent the door as I entered the garage, so now I have to replace the door, very costly mistake, I was kicking myself for this one. Good video, thanks for sharing 👍🏽👍🏽

Also after cleaning the front screen. I have 150 hours on my 3025e and I found the radiator was full of dirt and dust as well. Washed it off with the water hose and looks like new again. So don’t forget to check in there as well. 👍

So many great tips here Courtney. I can relate to the first one while using the RC 2060 Rotary Cutter. Front grill was filled with weed seeds and luckily I noticed before the coolant temperature got up to 3/4 of the way to the Red Zone. I check it now several times while using the Rotary Cutter and even more when it’s a warm day.

ROPS vs. garage door header is a right of passage!

I recently Bush hogged about 150 yards with the parking brake engaged on my new JD 4066R despite the prominently displayed red “P” on the dashboard. Thank you for your posts, I find them quite helpful as new tractor owner.

I have a 2018 JD 3025E. It has the fuel tank behind the driver seat. I was filling it with diesel when I got a call from my wife. I answered on my Bluetooth headset and talked for a while. Totally distracted. I forgot about putting the cap on the fuel tank. I already had the tractor strapped down in the trailer because I would be going 14 miles away in the morning to do some work. A thunderstorm came through over night. I noticed the cap was off when I got to where I was going. I had to go to a parts place to get some water remover, drain the tank totally, put in the water remover then refill with good diesel. No, I did not try to start it with the water in the tank.

Hit the side of my outbuilding door with the bucket backing in and decided to leave the smashed moulding there these 4 years as a painful reminder to slow down, think first before doing something. Works for my sons too.

Another good video, Courtney! Thanks! I’ve made some of yours and done the “property damage” more than once! I think my biggest mistake was not anticipating the need for 3-point quick hitch and rear attachments. Got the ballast box when I bought the tractor. Later found out it was not quick hitch compatible. Didn’t anticipate the need for a box blade. Picked up one very reasonably priced. Oops! Not compatible. Now I have a chipper as well. It’s quick hitch compatible but I’m stuck with the other items. Live and learn.

One mistake a lot of people make is with loader tracter is when u go around a side hill the leave the loader up making the tractor high center

Mowing on the side of a hill and having the rear tire go into a rut on the down side will slam your sphincter shut fast.

Volume is solid this time around, strange...great message for us new owners!

i've done some wild stuff for fuel gel and transport in extreme cold temps. about 32*F start tractor about 1x/month and let run for about 15 minutes or so. colder the temps the more frequent to start and run tractor. keeps fuel from turning into gel and easier to start come spring time. i've moved tractors from point to point while they were idling/running. if turned off the tractor could freeze or gel. good thing you back off the trailer if you drove on the trailer you could jack the truck/trailer causing damage. done a lot of that in the army. awesome video. sound seems better than most other times. :)

Just bought a JD 4105. This was so much help thank you

I also unloaded on a hill and took a wild ride backwards sitting on the tractor until I reached a tree. Luckily I had the box blade on the back and that is what saved me from being hurt. Destroyed my 3320. It was totaled. Now have a 3033R and I do not unload on hills!!

Thank You. Your last video reminded me to go back thru my manual looking for grease points.

I’m always watching the loader bucket, and its wide swing around corners, but I sometimes forget about the backhoe as I drive around corners. I’ve caught fenceposts and trees that way. Usually nothing more than scraped paint. I’m now more aware, but if I don’t watch it, someday I’m going to catch the corner of my garage.

I was working on my gravel driveway and stopped on a slight incline, jumped off with a shovel and shoveling with my back to the tractor. I forgot to put it in park and almost got run over. I was very lucky that I was just over enough that it didn't run me over. SCARED me S#$%less

I do not feel so bad I am the same way great job letting people know these things that are kinda sorta important and the screen in the radiator also

Loved the video. With respect to fuel treatment, I use Howe's additive on all my diesel engines, winter and summer. (not a sponsor) The "project farm" channel on youtube has shown it to be equivalent or better than "rescue 911" treatments in the winter, (including 30 below) plus you get the summertime benefits as well.Thanks for sharing your experiences. Kind regards. Craig

Don’t forget I did this 2 days ago if your doing work in a muddy area or very wet, just for terrain to be better 😂 I got it stuck about 2 feet deep in mud bc I thought that I’d be fine I spent 2 hours getting it rule of thumb if your worried that it’s too muddy or too rough then you probably shouldn’t try it 😂

Courtney, I know you said that "hindsight is 2020", but if you think about it, these days, hindsight is 2019! 🤣 Excellent video as always; I always learn so much, and enjoy it in the process. Have a great week!

Loading my 3pt 3 bottom plow on my trl hanging off the bucket with a chain. I was on a slightly hilly. The plow swung on chain and started picking up my one rear tire. Almost swung it into the bed of trk in process. Dumped my loader hydraulics

There is a old expression " What your mind forgets the feet will remember " , especially when you run out of gas.

Have a 3 point quick attach on the back of my Kubota B2301. Watched this video so was VERY DILIGENT about putting my ROPS down before backing into the garage. Parked it, dropped the box blade to the ground. Next day, lifted the box blade ALL THE WAY up to drive it out...bent the top link of the 3 point hitch when it crashed into the ROPS. OOPS!!! I now pin the ROPS to the horizontal position when lowering for garage parking.

I have always had to learn by my own mistakes ! Never was open to any advice from older and wiser people UNTIL NOW !

Did you get a new mic set up? Usually I have to crank my volume up but this episode you cleaned the dust bunnies out of my Bluetooth speaker 👍

I overfilled my coolant, let the grill screen get clogged and overheated the tractor a bit. The machine didn’t shutdown, but the coolant did boil over and started leaking. A couple days later I had a small puddle under the tractor. I did this a couple times, before I finally figured out what was causing the leak. Until then I sincerely thought I had a hydraulics leak. Drove me crazy looking for the leak...

I have been fortunate not to do any damage to equipment when working around home or years ago when operating a Massey Ferguson tractor for cleaning a field of trees and other debris. I currently have two John Deere tractors and have used them according to the manufacturers recommendation and they are still in great shape. The only damage I did was to a trailer I had connected to one tractor and was moving the trailer and after hooking it up to the tractor forgot to raise the handle for the trailer before moving it and damaged my trailer.

The 1025R caution and brake lights stick out past the tractor and I busted a light on a tree branch the first time I mowed. I know a lot of 1025 owners rewire the lights so they go on the inside of the ROPs bar if you don't run a backhoe.

I’ve learned more by my mistakes than by reading for sure. Nice 2 Series btw.

Something you didn't mention: The front grille getting a hole poked into from a branch while pushing debris! Hate that I did that. Luckily I stopped before it went into the radiator.

Here's my dumb move - 2019 1025r - I lowered the ROPS all the way down, and then raised the 3 point up, which sounds innocent enough except for the fact that it destroyed one of the top link bolts. I bent that top link bolt like a pretzel which cost me $35 to repair.

I need to stop using forks. I put them through the back wall of my garage and the other day, bent the tailgate on my truck.

The more expensive your mistake is the more you will remember it and learn from it

My father very much enjoyed you talking about these things after he took the lights right off the side of our 1025R

I once drove over our mower deck and connected (with our jd 1025r) it WHILE the parking break was on still! 🤦🏼‍♂️ no damage but still haha

Got the ROPS strike on the workshop garage door out of the way in week one ! After getting away with pulling in with the ROPS up twice before the strike, I was lulled into being careless. The door opening is tall enough when one puts the door all the way up but on strike day, I failed to notice I had not put it all the way up until the machine screws from the lower door panel hinges started bouncing off the back of my head and hood. Lesson learned early! Fortunately I was able to move and reattached the hinges and beat the lower panel straight enough to reuse. Sure gets your attention though :-) Now I have a folding sawhorse with big letters saying "Lower The ROPS" that I put in front of the door when I pull the tractor out.... Thanks for pointing out other scenarios to avoid.

The garage thing I have done that but not anymore built a garage with a taller door

Where can you get the hooks on top of the bucket?

Oh my can relate to these mistakes and even a few others not mentioned

So helpful and honest. Much appreciated

Put you a piece of swreen around the front of the grill,hook one side to take loose and wash it out ,then hook it make up,and save the filter for a long time!!

One of my dumbest mistakes was after grading an area that I had removed stumps, was forgetting to lift my ballast box back up. I wound up dragging it 200’ across the grass before I realized it. Second was digging to close to my own trench and tipping into it

Hey Neil, do you have any vids about mid-PTO troubleshooting? I have a 2305 and it just won't turn, except by hand when engine is off. Someone said it could be solenoid. Thanks for your vids, always informative.

Great reminders! Keep them coming.

I ripped the awning off the camper trying to play a prank on my son by dumping a bucket of rainwater on him. The wife as not happy

We call it Bush hogging down south. Lol

another great vid Courtney! Im guilty of most of those things plus a few more! live and learn right

I put dulleys on my 1975 Ford lgt,it has a bucket. Smart move, no more tipping danger.

I like the different camera angles in this video, keep it up

I was told at my old job to fill the machine up with diesel when it hit 1/4 tank. They didn't care what I was doing, where I was at or what time it was fill it up. The other day I helped one of our sons move a shed. The bucket would not lift it so finally use the 3 point hitch arms and move it. Lesson is should have at least a tool bar for the back end. Just one more thing is to never ever never use bio-diesel in a sub compact tractor and like you said use anti gel in the winter. I asked many gas stations if they have bio diesel or plain diesel and if they say bio I move on. I will do everything I can at most any cost not to use bio. I have nothing against the people that make it and I use it in the car every time I fill the car just not in my BX. Thanks and tractor on

Finding Hornet or Yellow Jacket nests while bush hogging with a open station. 641 Workmaster. Yay me,not.

Next time if loading or unloading on a slight incline pull the break away pin and you'll set your trailer brakes...that's if you're battery is kept serviceable.

Roll bar hits garage trim. Yup. Spun tire off of rim. Yup. (They come off easily if they are under inflated due to a small leak.). Here’s a new one for you. Trying to teach someone the basics on FEL use on an older tractor. Forget to remind person to use a low gear pushing into the pile. Stall tractor and have it start running backwards. Yup. Stuck in snow with R4’s. Not any more. One word. Chains. Stay safe.

Deere needs to offer reversible radiator fan for 1025r...available in aftermarket for larger models

I’ve bent my garage door 15 inches out not having it all the way up

i am always renting a mini ex or skid steer for my small farm, this summer i rented a larger mini ex and normaly i pick it up my self, but this one was to heavy for any of my trailers, so i had the guy bring it and pick it up 7 days later, well the drop off went well, but the pick up was funny as hell, my drive way is in a big loop, one side it a steep down hill or up depending witchway you come, well he came in around the loop and could have stopped any were on the loop on the flat, but no he stps his truck and 5th wheel trailer on the start of the steep down hill. the truck was on the hill. as he drove up the ramps, i knew what was going to happen, and i told him so before he even started to load, but no it was good, well as the machine started to tip over the edge of the trailer from the ramps to the deck, the back wheels of the 1 ton truck came off the ground, and every thing took off down hill, he swung the cab around and dug the bucket into my drive way trying to stop the truck, but all that did was plow a 24 inch wide 10 to 12 inch trench into my driveway ay high speed. as the truck went down, the truck started turning left and the trailer pushing it side ways, by now i could see the cab of the truck ready to be smashed. but some how the truck back wheel grabed skidding the truck to a stop and the backhoe dug into my drive way, every thing cam to a stop as the drive way leveled out, and the trailer over the deck stopped 4 inchs from hitting the cab. but not before leaving this 53 foot long trench in my drive way. i am sure he had to change his pants when he go home, never the less he had to unload it and repair my drive way, then reload.. all i could say is, i told you so... wish i had my camera on me, it would have made a great up load to all my others, i have ripped the door off my truck topper with my fork lift. i snagged the corner as i was turner out

One time I was removing a roof from a carport with an extension on the forks to carry the load with the loader raised up fully. There was a slight slope. Talk about pucker.. won't do that again.

Great content Courtney! Keep up the awesome videos!

why are the rool over bars so high over your head seams like they can be lowered around a foot

My barn door is 14 foot. Thank god. Lol.

Another one while brush hogging is between the two radiators gets clogged. It makes the tractor get hot quick. Make sure to blowing out with a leaf blower

Uuummmm....I plead the 5th... LOL! Thanks for sharing Courtney!

I hear you. I am guilty of some of the stuff you mentioned.

All good tips. Great looking machine.

Trying to do too much with an old '39 9N , guilty as charged !

We need to see you do more actual projects that show what a particular implement can do.

Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Courtney! GUILTY AS CHARGED LOL

yea there has been whole studies on #9, where people spend way more money in the long run by "cheaping out" up front.

Hey quick question I have a X739 and I landscape yards and well when I mowing/just driving on the road it is bumpy as hell I personally don’t care but is it bad for the machine to get jolted that much I am not going full speed btw

You should do a video on how to adjust your mower deck...I made a costly mistake of catching the loader on the front hanger thing on the mower deck, put me back 100 bucks....1025r.

Dont drive forward down a hill in 2wd with heavy load in bucket. If you do skidding, fast steering and oh sh#t may follow. If this happens lower the loader to the ground asap!

I knocked the main brace off on my shed didn't look on that side while backing up DUMB right

Excellent.... as usual 😉

Tractors of a Certain Size ... a new HBO mini-series coming this fall staring Ray Ramano, Scott Bakula, and Andre Braugher.

I am going to build a bucket just for digging, where can I buy the teeth? Should I just build them? Any advice my friend, we appreciate your videos.

I Appreciate the solid advice

Mistakes are a part of life and it’s how we learn.

When you were younger and learning from your mistakes how many times did you say to your friends: "Meant to do that"! Ha!

it was so cold i have had a diesel forklift die on me cuz it gelled. government forklift

Why do you love ❤️ the 2835R

Master C that front valve stem mistake was not your fault. I can't understand manufacturers sometimes where they have valve stem protectors on the rear tires but not the front! This silly decision is still happening today. Just make them all protected for crying out loud. I will pay the extra $100 for the metal and time to weld them, lol.. For me its accidentally leaving MFWD engaged on a white concrete driveway, doh! 😣

Starting my farming enterprise I bought a little ride on mower second hand. I destroyed it by giving it dirty fuel from an old Jerry can. So now I ensure fuel is clean from clean containers. Also I will not buy a petrol engined vehicle with a carburettor ever again.

We've gotten tractors into our dealership from southern states that have had water in the tires for ballast. Got that outa there quick!

If you don’t learn the first time running out off fuel you’ll learn the second time ohh wait I did it 3 times two off the times the fuel gage was broken but the 3 time the thing was beeping at me and I ignored it but if you don’t learn the first two times you learn the 3rd

Getting a 10ft drill stuck in the mud using a super M,frequently because it had to be done,(said the ol' man). Well one time,(the LAST time) he came out with his brand new AC D17,hooked up to the front of the Super M,and promptly buried it up to the rear axle.That was back in the early 60's. Now I just have an acre and a half that I take care of with my 2019 1025R. I never had the r4's before,and now I know I will replace the damn things. I run a quick hitch on the rear,and when I need weight back there,I hook up my 51" all gear drive,reverse rotation tiller,( no I don't hook up the pto) seems to be enough. Yup,I lifted up the back of an equipment trailer decades ago,I was on a slight knoll.That was when I had my JD 770 with loader.Rear tires where loaded with calcium so she was heavy. Btw,that 770 was the best overall tractor I ever owned. In 4x4 in the winter with the turf tires was just put on the heaviest chains from my local JD dealership. They worked like a champ. I'm positive I made other mistakes with tractors that I've owned,just can't recall them all. I started driving tractors as soon as my feet could reach the pedals. I remember our Farmall A,and an Oliver 66.Btw,we had no tractors setup for row crop,just sayin'...

I have seen people with the roll-bar down on a side slope, not a good idea.

How much is shipping?

Who hasn’t done a wheel stand from ROPS rash above the garage door? ✋🏻

Many years ago we had a demonstration tractor with front end loader attached which was going to be used in a parks situation for the local council at the time my boss jumped on it and loaded the bucket up with wet soil and decided to dump it over the bank not having much experience with tractors newton's law of gravity suddenly appeared as this tractor did not have any weight to counter balance the bucket the rear wheels left the ground my bosses sphincter must have tightened he jumped off and the machine rolled into a gully the tractor salesman look was priceless my boss was white as a ghost surprise about 2 weeks later that tractor arrived in our depot the saying goes you break it concider its sold 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Shouldn’t you lower the bucket.? Especially when you are walking around the front of the tractor. Great video always enjoy hearing the good and the bad.