John Deere 1 Series for 2027: 1025R and 2025R Become the 1M 25 and 1R 25
John Deere has redesigned its 1 Series compact utility tractors for model year 2027 and renamed them. If you have been shopping the 1025R or 2025R, here is what changed, what stayed the same, and how to pick between the new models.
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Gator XUV 845 vs 875: Gas vs Diesel, Premium Cab vs Signature Edition
If you are shopping the full-size Gator, the first thing you will notice is how many names are on the list: XUV 845M, 845M HVAC, 845R Premium Cab, 845R Signature Edition, then the same run again as 875 diesels. Deere sells them all as the same size...
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Getting Ready for Snow: What to Order This Fall Before It Sells Out
Blade, blower, or push-frame: match the tool to your drive before you shop Before you shop, match the tool to your actual drive, not to whatever a neighbor bought. A rear blade is the cheapest way to clear a long gravel lane, and it fits almost any...
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Compact Tractor Fall Reset: Matching Horsepower & Attachments to Your Acreage
Match horsepower to your acreage first: what actually moves the needle on 5–20+ acres For most 5-to-10-acre properties with mixed lawn, a gravel drive, and light pasture, the compact class the 3025D, 3032E, 3038E, and 3043D live in does the real...
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John Deere Ag and Compact Construction Equipment: When Farms Need Both
A lot of farms in Ohio and Indiana run a tractor for the field and borrow, rent or hire out the dirt work. Then a barn gets built, a lot needs regrading, or the manure pack needs cleaning every week, and the question changes: does the next machine...
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Buying Used John Deere: What Transfers With JDLink, AutoTrac and Operations Center
A used John Deere tractor, combine or sprayer often comes with more than steel and hours. It can carry a JDLink modem, a guidance display, AutoTrac and section control activations, and years of the previous owner's field data. Some of that moves...
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Section 179 and Bonus Depreciation in 2026: A Year-End Guide for Farm and Equipment Buyers
If you farm, run a landscaping crew or own a small contracting business in Ohio or Indiana, the last few months of the year are when the tax question comes up: should you buy that tractor, skid steer or compact track loader now, or wait until...
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John Deere 4044M vs. Kubota L4060 and L3560: Specs and Financing Compared
If you are shopping for a 40-plus horsepower compact tractor, the short list usually comes down to the John Deere 4044M and a Kubota from the L Series, most often the L4060 or the L3560. All three are four-cylinder or three-cylinder diesels built...
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October Baler Shutdown: The Winterization Checklist That Protects Belts, Bearings, and Next Spring's First Cutting
Shut it down right in one afternoon: the baler winterization checklist, start to finish Here is the whole job, in the order we do it in our shops. Blow out and clean every roller, belt gap, the pickup, and the twine or net wrap area until no chaff...
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