BUCKET TEETH EAT A MOUNTAIN OF GRAVEL ONE BITE AT A TIME

In an effort to keep videos more relatable to my audience, I'm foregoing all of the bigger, faster machines I have available to me to move this big ol' pile of gravel, and instead I'm using my John Deere 1025R. Who doesn't love a bit of extra seat time?! So let's see if there are any strategies we can use to move this pile faster and get the most out of our little subcompact.
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[@curtanderson8655]

Great video. Some of us don't have a choice of what to use so thank you from us little tractor guys. We use what we have, just takes a little longer.

[@GoodWorksTractors]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@kylesmith8769]

The 1025 did really good. Hey, it has its limits, but so much better than a shovel and wheelbarrow. Thanks for taking the time to show this model in action.

[@gpriest1965]

I was told by a very experienced machine operator that when back-blading to level, you should have as much material in the bucket as possible to avoid having to put so much down pressure. This advice, of course, came AFTER I had finished the job!

[@drewwagner7985]

Great Video. It's difficult at times to get a full bucket with a small machine. If you pull the pile down first to make it "fluffy", it makes it much easier to get a full bucket. I picked that up from Mike at Outdoors with the Morgans. I have tried it and it works great. No matter the size of the machine, it sure beats a shovel and wheelbarrow. Cheers

[@kevingebert4316]

I did 11 full loads of 3" and 5/8" road base with my 1025R last spring in course of a day. Tractor got a workout big time. Its a great workhorse. New bucket got scratched up lots but they make green paint everyday :)

[@LongBinh70]

You load 60 tons, and whatta ya get? Another day older and deeper in debt. (Especially if you get tempted watching Good Works videos! 🤣)

[@josephsierra7295]

That worked out great! I echo Mr. Anderson below. We use what we got....and a little more seat time...what a shame..LOL! Thanks for sharing!

[@BillyP55]

Love seeing these little tractors work HARD. Inspires me to get some amazing results with my own 1025R. Thanks!

[@mainer1755]

Wow. That was quick. Already people don't like what you were doing. I've got a 2038R I should take delivery of in about a week. Can't wait. Later this summer I will be doing this same thing, for the foundation of a shed. I appreciate all the hints, as I have only sat on a tractor twice, and never actually used one. I have learned a lot watching you and TTWT, but of course experience cannot be taught. No doubt I'll make a lot of mistakes. I'm glad these guys won't be able to criticize what I do...

[@GoodWorksTractors]

Thanks! I hear ya, everyone's a critic. But you get used to it (more or less). Good luck on your project and happy we could provide some tips for you!

[@lilyt8578]

Great video Courtney as always. Nice drone footage. Little tractor strikes again! Thank you again for showing what this little workhorse can do. More videos that prove that this was a good and wise choice for many of us. Thank you and Chris and the crew at GWT ! Have a great day and be safe!. Tim

[@gregoryflewellyn6369]

You show what these small tractors are capable of,makes me want one!

[@mikehaines6176]

Good demo of the 1025. As you said, a bigger machine would've moved it faster. I take the digger bar off when handling gravel whether dense grade or sized stone. I find it easier to scoop the rock and much easier to smooth it with just the bucket. TBH, I've started leaving the bar off the bucket most of the time.

[@stevo4535]

I just had 60 rds of gravel dropped off yesterday… perfect timing on the video!

[@williamlaird2136]

I once heard a story about the union representative that was berating an owner of a construction company about buying an excavator. The union rep said that buying the excavator would coast the union a hundred jobs for workers with shovels. The owner said why not a thousand workers with spoons. To the point, ANY tractor will move dirt faster than a person with a shovel and wheelbarrow. I got rid of a MF GC 2000 for just the reason of your video. Your 1025 got the job done but as you pointed out in the first minute of the video, you have larger machines that would have moved the soil in a much shorter amount of time. For me the light went on when a friend helped me level an area for a twenty foot shipping container. He was using a large Bobcat and I was using my MF GC 2000. His bucket was at least three times as large as the bucket on my little tractor and my tractor had neither the power or the weight to cut into the existing dirt to level the pad. I quit after about ten minutes because I was only in the way and wasn't getting anything done. Shortly thereafter I put a down payment on a Kubota L3901. I don't have ANY regrets buying the larger tractor. Now when I get on the tractor I feel like I actually accomplish something. Still appreciate the videos.

[@stephenphilbrook6239]

The very first thing I did with my tractor was spread 36 yards of 4 inch gravel for a big swing set we bought for our kids. It was fun. Took me alot longer than an hour though haha great job great video

[@jamesyates5191]

Great use of a little machine. Between the forward and back dragging with the bucket and then land plane you will have a great surface. The use of a tooth bar back dragging really helps spread the material out nicely.

[@dstafford2200]

Awesome video been looking at buying a compact tractor or even sub compact just not sure if the subcompact would be enough. Starting to see the benefits of one and why they are so popular. Thanks for the great video.

[@GoodWorksTractors]

Lots of factors to consider! But for small projects, a subcompact is really a capable machine.

[@maxmartz4665]

The heavy hitch bar stats on our 1025R. It ripped our unwanted scrub in our tree line.

[@ralphjelomono9068]

Like eating the elephant. One bite at a time. Thanks for showing us the great work small tractors can accomplish

[@jamesberg3106]

Something therapeutic about dirt work

[@rederickrederick1513]

That tooth bar really does work well my 1025 almost trailer queen sports one! just seems like thats alot of weight, still not abuse !!

[@blaynesheets2979]

I understand the purpose of this was to show the capability of the 1025R (Or any sub-compact), but, wouldn't it have been more efficient to have the trucker roll and dump over the actual location? Then just grade it? Not trying to be snarky, purely just being logical. However then, you wouldn't have gotten a cool video.

[@pawsnazzy01]

I'm thinking you are going to need 40 more tons. As a retired truck driver you have to swing really wide to make a right hand turn into the driveway, I would rather go past it and turn around and come in from the other way and make a left into the drive. One could pull past the driveway and back into it , that would be very easy to do.

[@thomasshumaker1495]

Awesome! Would love to see a video on you method to your madness. 60 cubic yards is no joke, why did you choose the 1k's series over the 2k ?

[@Hoodyhoo2121]

I love moving dirt with my 1023e. I have a ballast box with around 600# and it works great. How much total ballast were you running?

[@erickperry8721]

Would the HH tooth bar be helpful to dig rocks or would that be a bucket bender?

[@elained9591]

Good Morning Mr. Courtney! I am wondering if you used the float feature or not after you tightened the nut. If not, was it due to the tooth bar?

[@mtozzy11]

I wouldn't say you abuse the little 1025r. Use it yes and make it work.

[@earlyriser8998]

my heavy hitch toothbar did not connect correctly...because the Kubota blade edge welding was out of spec. They did not grind down the welds to the nominal thickness quoted in the manual. Took an hour or so of grinding the bucket to get them to fit. But now they dig in easily and don't come off.

[@mattbarker7739]

There definitely tuff machines, have you by chance found a adjustment to where you can get the forward pedal to return all the way back even with reverse pedal after taking foot off the forward pedal

[@kipcudd7253]

Tooth bars are great for digging but they don't help the bucket get any fuller has been my experience. When I had my 1025r it had the backhoe on the back and I can spread rock like a skid steer with just the bucket pretty fast. Amazing how much I could do with a small tractor.

[@zfotoguy71]

I was hoping you would go into detail why you use a tooth bar.

[@steved1355]

Does the weight of the gravel in the bucket overload or put undue stress on that little 1025? I'm looking at getting basically the same setup for this type of job.

[@elained9591]

Did you use the float feature when leveling the gravel?

[@rickglenn1580]

Love your videos but to be honest I'd rather listen to the tractor work that music. Just my two cents worth, but either way love the vids keep em coming.

[@boisdog]

The 1025R is very capable in a small package. I ran one for 5 years before I moved up to a 4044. I will have to look at the clamp on tooth bar, but I'm really interested in the mirrors on your tractor. Did you do a video on them?

[@CzechDog2022]

The Piranha toothbar is considerably less $$

[@willieorpurt6317]

My God Corey! 120,000 lbs of gravel with your small tractor! Your abusing your equipment! That was a joke. JK lol!

[@daveschmidt5713]

If you have a day to get something done and a smaller piece of property with smaller tasks, then a smaller tractor works just fine. If you have a bigger piece of property with bigger tasks, but only a day to get things done, then you need a bigger piece of equipment.

[@mediocrefloridaman]

And a bigger wallet.

[@billboy7390]

One go around is ok but you have a lot more to do and I’d be renting front loader with a box on the back. Killing both processes at on time.

[@mediocrefloridaman]

Would a box blade speed up this process?

[@CzechDog2022]

I use a 72” wide landplane as counterbalance. It can be used to push the dump piles around a bit then pulled to level the road/drive/pad afterwards. I’ve never had a bucket full of gravel overcome the counterbalance weight of the landplane.

[@jamessamuel1611]

Would it not have been easier to have the delivery driver tailgate when he dropped it off? Seems like it would’ve saved timed and reduced the effort to a rear blade operation only. Just a thought.

[@leokelly359]

how do you eat an elephant? one bite at a time

[@stevehorvath3604]

Good topic, however the drone footage made it difficult to actually see what the bucket and tractor were actually doing in relation to the ground.

[@jacobhobbs08]

I have got to say, I'm not a fan of my tooth bar. I prefer to just use the bucket.

[@perrynewhook5464]

I can vouch for that, a tooth bar on lil BX1880 builds a trail straight into the wildness, check my vids😀

[@keithworker8556]

Nice video could be shorter perhaps

[@chrisluttor2275]

A couple of points to ponder: the tires shouldn't be squatting, increase the tire pressure. The tooth bar doesn't work in leveling. I suspect that by removing the bar, the final leveling would have been better. The machine was working at max capacity. Either use a bigger machine or get Johnny X from TTWT.

[@enricofavetta4633]

Buongiorno. É aumentato come prezzo. (Troppo!!!)

[@rockycarr8344]

It is very painful to watch an inexperienced operator who cannot seem to figure out how to get a full bucket load.

[@mediocrefloridaman]

So don't watch. Pretty simple fix for your problem.

[@CzechDog2022]

Please provide a link to “your” youtube channel where you instruct and correct all us inexperienced plebes in the error of our ways. Perhaps we can then comment on your poor choice in footwear or lack of eye protection while taking your piss break. Thanks in advance @Rocky Carr …stay awesome bro!

[@rockycarr395]

@@CzechDog2022 so your fantasy is to watch grown men pee. You should seek help or at least stay away from kids.

[@davidshay4773]

That was painful to watch