Me too!

Wise advice. I'm fairly reckless in general.

I'm at 8500' elevation and although I had the turbo, I have to play around with the fuel screw to really tune it right. It's running much better now. Air filter was dirty as well as my fuel filter. Never enough time for all my projects!

Just outside of Los Alamos, NM. Text or call me (evenings) at 951-972-6882 if you want.

Nice! Learned something new today. Thanks.

After replacing the failed one with the new one, I've put probably 60-80hrs on it without issues. Working great! I would buy the kit all over all again.

I was an Amtracker (AAV officer), but unfortunately, didn't spend more than 2-3 nights on a ship. Most of my time was in the desert. Wish I'd had more ship time.

There's zero vibration. I've put my fingers on it while the tractor is idling and it's dead straight. Any weight discrepancy is too minor to notice. Even at full throttle it's completely smooth. I kinda feel I lucked out, but I was expecting to have to balance it. But, it works perfect.

Yep...Amtracker....although, that's an old pic. lol

If you add a spacer to the front AND you have the backhoe sub-frame, then the front/wheels+chains will rub on the subframe where it attaches to the front loader mount. For that reason, I didn't end up running chains up front.

Ended up just cutting them shorter. In the end, I moved those spacers to the rear tires and decided just to not use chains up front in the winter.

@@truckerray7533 Definitely no grease. They are oiled with the gear oil.

Bummer. That sucks!

You must not have used a 1025r before, it's more of a tractor than a mower. It's a compact beast. Great work horse

Weighs about 2500lbs in this configuration.

People do it that way too. I tried it once. Seems a little harder to me but I've done it this way 5-6 times now. Heating elements don't last.

I don't know. There's no adjust for that. Whatever it comes with I guess. Good question for hydrosplus.com which is where I bought it.

It runs perfect as shown. Sand and rocks and ice mixed in with snow, yep, in the mountains of northern NM. But that's why I bought the HD model--for commercial use. The thing is a beast and will serve anyone for years. If I wasn't legit, I wouldn't disclose all that I have. Haters gonna hate.

Do you have a paved driveway ?

Seemed to rev smooth to me, but I am at 8000ft elevation so that might affect it

Pretty sure it was this one: www.uhaul.com/Trailers/Auto-Transport-Rental/AT/

Thanks for letting me know. I appreciate that.

I finally broke down and bought the oem heater for my 3rd one. Fingers crossed it works longer than the junk Amazon ones I had been buying. But, I keep a spare on hand now. lol

I couldn't get it from actual Uhaul place (since I'm not willing to lie), but I found a private company "pawn shop" that had some side gig renting uhauls. He didn't ask any questions. lol

Unfortunately, I lost most of the footage of the full job. But, if you have any questions as you go through the process, let me know. It was pretty easy, and I'm not a mechanic.

@@mymorristribe perfect thank you

Fortunately, it only cost me an hour or so of labor to pull the injectors and blow out the oil. Didn't even leave a scratch. Still, I was blessed to not get hurt.

Yeah, the extra 2" might make a difference as it was very close already.

Thanks. The next time it burned out (10mo later), I tried it from the front. It's easier to remove the heating element, but it's definitely more disassembly. 3rd time I went through the back again, but this time with an OEM element. Hopefully, that lasts longer.

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I ask because i found you by searching for ring gear seal replacement tips. Watched your video on that then watched some of your other content and found this video with the HD loader. When I was shopping for a snowblower for my 2015 last year my dealer told me the HD blower wouldn’t fit on a 1025 2017 or older. Was he correct and you did some customizing or was he wrong and it mounted right up? Thanks for the first response I appreciate it.

Sorry not loader…. HD Blower lol

@@nhdetailpro He was completely wrong. It fit fine with no mods. I'm actually moving back to Florida, so if you are interested, I could sell you mine. I'm in NM.

@@mymorristribe good for you snow stink’s anyway! I’m in NH and even if I were close I bought the standard quick hitch blower. Would love the upgrade though!

This is what you are looking for: www.deere.com/en/attachments-accessories-and-implements/utility-tractors-attachments-accessories/snow-removal-equipment/54-hd-snowblower/ I ordered mine from Desert Greens Equipment in Albuquerque, but any JD Dealer should be able to order it. The blower + front 3pt hitch cost me $7400, so it ain't cheap. I was also quoted $5300 for the older style blower.

@@mymorristribe Thank you

Pushin' the limits too eh! I see we're on the same page. lol

It wouldn't run/start while tipped due to hydrolocking. Had to pull the injectors and blow out the oil on top of the cylinders to get it to start again.

That's a great question. I don't know. The 3-pt hitch up front has different dimensions from a 3-pt rear hitch. You'd also need a drive shaft > PTO shaft connection that was compatible with a 1025R. For now, you likely only have this option. The blower is a beast, but having the lower drive shaft assembly installed removed the ability to easily install/remove the loader since the load "kickstand" hits the lower bearing assembly which holds the drive shaft where the front PTO shaft connects. Overall, it's a great blower. I have plowed for probably 50-60hrs this winter on gravel, dirt roads. Due to tons of big rocks and frozen mud chunks, I've broken probably 40 shear bolts so far and the horizontal auger has even bent in places, but it continues to throw snow. Yesterday, I plowed 12-13" of heavy wet snow over about 10 miles of dirt roads in our mountains. It took me 12hrs and two full tanks of diesel, 8-10 shear pins, and 3 clogged chutes (wet snow) to get it all done, but the thing ate all that snow like a beast.

eh, it's a 13000lb winch righting a 3000lb tractor. Nothing was going to snap. But, you are right about the hydrolock issue. I had never heard of that before. It took me an hour to pull the 3 injectors, turn over the engine, blow oil all over my driveway (lol....more learning occurred there) and put it all back together. I've put about 350hrs on the tractor since then and it's been fine. Hope you were entertained. Cheers!

@@mymorristribe Never, ever, trust a winch! I don't care what it's rated at! Especially, the cables. They snap all the time on people. They should be replaced periodically, but people never do it. They shouldn't have steel cables, but usually do. You needed some weight on the cable itself to prevent it from decapitating you if the cable snapped. I may not seem likely, but it does happen, quite a bit. Even just throwing some floor mats across the cable can arrest its travel enough to prevent death.

What's likely happening is that it's working ok until about 10-15min, then the heating element is expanding from heat and shorting out. At that point, it probably no longer heats. Best guess.