First Impressions John Deere 3046R! How Much Does It Weigh?

First impression of the new John Deere 3046R! Tractor Time with Tim weighs the tractor with and without loader and gives shares his thoughts after using the tractor for a few days.
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[@williammunny7133]

As always thanks for your time.

[@kevinholsten6026]

And you just don't know how much I appreciate that transmission! The tractor has 851 hours on the clock.

[@Bob-vb8lc]

I am really happy to see that you all are feeling better and no serious issues with Covid. Thanks for the new machine update Tim & Christy

[@jmoore2781]

Thanks Tim and Christi, hope you feel better!

[@richardbaker6194]

Great video thanks. Praying that you and Christy feel better soon! Also thanks for the closing scriptures and reading them is a nice touch. God bless!

[@ronaldtolzin3736]

Glad to see you are both feeling better!

[@Kcolby47]

I’m so glad to see you folks are on the mend. Your observations and analysis are interesting and informative. Certainly a.”go to” for those seeking info for their own equipment use and/or purchase decisions. Blessings.

[@mikelewisoutdoors6434]

I love that tractor. Great video. I’m glad you guys are feeling better. Keep healing up.

[@marilynwitherell186]

Love the video, hope your both feeling better very soon.

[@benjaminstockton3917]

Tim thanks for sharing

[@alittleofthisandalittleofthat]

Glad you both are feeling better 👍💐💐

[@jjacres129]

I’m glad you guys are feeling better and that’s my dream tractor

[@halsnyder296]

Get well!!! Praying for you

[@davidsmith-ri3fi]

I love the comparison with the both of you on the tractor . My daughter runs ours and she is 5.1 and I'm 6 foot .. Great video .

[@adamstone6123]

I have a 1025r. The 3046r is my dream tractor too! I'm happy for you time! ❤️👍

[@danimal1611]

Glad y’all are feeling better.

[@tombarnes1871]

Tim & Cristy, I appreciate your scriptures at the end of segment!

[@DanielTorres-hu1zq]

Tim, Looking forward to learning more about the JD 3046R. Hope you and Christy feel better soon.

[@cliff5240]

Glad you are feeling better! God is good!

[@terrysurface8663]

Love my 3033R/Cab,especally today, plowing driveways in Blue Ridge Mtns of Virginia.

[@steventhomson2042]

Great video, very interesting!

[@richardbarreau2844]

Glad you are feeling better. Hope you didn’t have Covid. Enjoyed your video.

[@jonespy9508]

Nice to see actual tractor weights. I had a 7k trailer that I guessed I was pushing the limits of. This just confirms it. Happy that I went to a 14k trailer. By the time you've got a couple attachments with you that's not crazy overkill

[@jasonbosse1294]

We bought a 3046r last June and we absolutely love it! We are very interested to watch some videos on yours!

[@davelater857]

Really good looking tractor 🚜. It won't be long before you have a 9620. God bless you and yours

[@brianscudder2170]

This sort of insight is invaluable. Whatever value your dealer and/or Deere are providing to support this equipment availability is well invested. Thank you for the ‘real’ perspective. Visibility over the hood, why no cab, etc. - very much appreciated. Stay well.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Thanks for the encouraging words. We were hoping this would be helpful, but we were not sure.

[@brianscudder2170]

Well, for at least one subscriber, the information is spot-on. As a 2038R (with MSL, thanks to your video) owner, the comparisons you’ll be able to perform will be fantastic. I keep wondering if I should have gone with a cab, or maybe the next size up, or…. Keep up the great work.

[@thelittlemechanicjones7100]

I can't wait to meet y'all plus I love the video

[@d.a.ballou9740]

I hope you both continue to feel better.

[@jamieseward1682]

3046r is a great machine, was thinking of buying a skidsteer and ended up buying it. Use it for everything on my farm from cutting grass to being on an auger

[@GrampysTractor]

Glad to see you both up and around even if you are a little weak. The 3046 looks to be a nice-looking tractor and I'm sure you will find out just how strong it is.

[@thomasyerbey337]

Hey Tim 🚜 I really enjoyed this video I always enjoy watching your videos and learning the information you have to share I hope you are all feeling better 🇺🇲

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Thanks Thomas!

[@timraber6575]

I’m glad to see you two are slowly improving. I did wonder about the cab issue. The weight of the new tractor is interesting. I would have thought it would have been heavier. I hope to be seeing you in Louisville this year.

[@sxxkkllmmmclean7894]

Thanks Tim for everything you do I'm going to get the 3046 and at least 2 of the 5075 with no cab for the property going to buy in the future.. Steve from West Virginia

[@billcantrell5003]

This is my dream tractor.More of the 3046 R please

[@ranger6x660]

Hi guy’s! So glad everyone is feeling better. My thoughts on the 320R loader that I have on my 33R. It has much more lifting capacity than my tractor can handle without a lot of ballast. It’s very easy to bring the rear tires off the ground or one side or the other on a off camber situation. I have the iMatch hitch and JD ballast box full of gravel and concrete and leave it on unless I’m using a rear implement. I’m look forward to your future videos on your 3R and your thoughts on the machine. I find my 33R power reverser to be more tractor than I need but would want anything smaller.

[@jimfranklin8162]

I had a 3046R with a cab. I did turn it over. Very unstable. I now have a 3046R open station. I use it down in the woods a lot. I did put 4inch wheel spacers on. I love it.

[@greateyedeer5418]

Jim, the owners manual for the 3R series of tractors specifically states that when equipped with a FEL, the rear tires are to be mounted in the widest possible position and properly ballasted.

[@peanutsmith1462]

Thank god your back making videos,,,,,,,, I’m looking forward to seeing turbo Johnny in action

[@danielclapp636]

Nice video guys. Glad to see you both feeling better. Now would be a good time to do the ballast on three point thing as to see how much X amount of ballast on rear takes weight off front end with loader on.

[@Rsiikarla]

Time for a set of lifted shoes for Christy!! I have the 3033R and I really enjoy using it.

[@michellessouthernhomecooki5870]

Praying y’all are much better. I’ll tell you what I think. It’s pretty and green and clean. 😃❤️ Randy and I love watching. He’s gotten folks at work watching too. I’m going to do something for St Patrick’s Day coming up and since it will be Green I’ll dedicate it to y’all. 🛺💚 Christy, Tim is a hoot about those scales.

[@tractortyme]

The 3046R is a nice segment for compact tractors. No doubt when I priced one out it was the most expensive. But they are one of the benchmarks of tractors to own.

[@brianbarclay4316]

I have a cab 3039r and I agree the joystick does make it hard to make small slow movements with the loader. The other thing I noticed is that the range selector lever is hard to feel when you have it in a range or a neutral position. I did add 3” wheel spacers and tractor is much more stable now. Other than those things I love the tractor, for me I could never go back to an open station.

[@terrysurface8663]

Added 3 inch spacwes to mine,also.

[@PurpleCollarLife]

Great info Brian, Thanks!

[@FloridaDeere]

Cool video Tim, I've always said if I ever did tractor work for a living here in Florida, I would want a cabbed 3R, they are cool tractors, very nice.

[@fender5247]

That’s a beautiful tractor

[@shanesherwood343]

Great video i have a 3033r and after having used my friends b2301 Kubota I was impressed how tight the 3033r turned compared to the Kubota even in four wheel drive looks like you have the 3rd function kit from John Deere on there hoping to see some grapple videos I love mine that tractor will move some big big logs

[@johanbos160]

Beautyful ttactor tim and i hope we will see a lot of video's 👍👍👌

[@christophergibbs5258]

I used to have an open 3039R but I traded for a cab 3046R. I am short and one of the first things that I liked about the cab is the pedals are in a better location for me. They are a little closer to the seat so less reach. I do agree with you guys about the cable controls. That was certainly a trade off. You get used to it. However an electric over hydraulic control there would be great. Mowing tall brush on the hot humid days in eastern NC will convince you to get a cab.

[@PeterHonig.]

We used to have a 3R (with cab) several years ago and we really liked it, especially for its tight turning radius. However, for our farm which has some really steep pastures, the 3R just didn't have enough horsepower to handle running a flail mower while going uphill without traveling at a snail's pace. We traded it in and purchased a 4066R with cab that does everything we need. By the way, when you press the hydrostatic pedals in the 3R and 4R, you are actually communicating with the computer which in turn controls the tractor motion. As such, the response to the pedal commands can be fine-tuned by your JD dealer. We initially had a problem with our 3R, where taking your foot off the forward pedal while going down steep hills resulted in an abrupt stop even though it worked fine on flat terrain. To fix it they raised the tractor off the ground so none of the four wheels were touching (very important step!) and ran a computer program to successfully recalibrate it. Most service technicians are not aware that the tractor's wheels must be free to spin during this procedure or it will not work successfully.

[@bartonmd]

One thing to remember about trailer weights is that it's only really the weight on the axle that matters, as long as you've got capacity on the truck end for some tongue weight. Our 5320 4wd with 3 weights per side and no rim guard, with loader and bucket, and the Shaver MV-50 stump grinder on the back (it weighs 1000#, IIRC), on the 18' 10k tilt, was right at 10k on the axles, and 2k on the truck. With a weight distribution hitch, it was fine. The 6.0L (Chevy gasser) didn't like it in the hills too much, but the rest of the K2500HD wasn't sketchy, and was inside all the axle weights. That was with the tractor loaded backwards and the stump grinder hanging over the tongue.

[@circuitbreaker9001]

Glad your on the mend. For us who blow a lot of snow a cab is a must with heat. When you are blowing into the wind that is coming off the lake you don't look like frosty the snowman. Not the best with the backhoe though. 2 different seats

[@HuserHelpers]

Hope you all get back to 100%. Take care,

[@RockhillfarmYT]

I can vouch for the weight difference. Good video on it. Been looking forward to this series. The other day I weighed My 2038R in the configuration that I most often haul it. Came in at 6000 pounds with the stump grinder on I had been hauling it with a 7k trailer but I just got a 14k gooseneck for it I have ran a 3046 a little. Seems like the center of gravity is higher and doesn’t feel as stable at first glance Glad to hear you’re feeling better. I’ve been out of commission the last week as well

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Wow! 6000lb!?!

[@miketoney1660]

i hope y'all feel better soon,

[@brucealvarez9263]

Sorry to hear you've both been sick. Hope you get back to health soon. Might be interesting to swap sides with the scales to see if the difference is error in the scales themselves. Need to clamp some 4x4 blocks to the pedals for Christy!

[@samengler539]

Get well soon and back at making more entertainment for us.. cheers

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Slowly getting there. We have a good one coming Sunday morning.

[@chrisboer3578]

Love all of your videos. One thing about trailing though. You will be transferring 10-20 percent of the trailer weight to the tow rig. This allows you to carry more than just the axle capacity minus trailer weight and equipment weight. So if you have a 7k axle trailer, and it weighs 1500 lbs, and you put a 5k tractor on it, you would be about 6500 lbs. However, if loaded properly, you would be transferring 650-1300 lbs off of the trailer to the tow vehicle. Basically, freeing up some capacity on the trailer. You could essentially almost put 7k lbs of weight on a 7k lb axle trailer that weighs 1500, and you would be right at max if you loaded it to transfer 20 % to the tow rig. You would be roughly 100 lbs over that way.

[@genemiller4148]

Since I live in central PA, I hope to see you on the 28th.

[@1ltlbrnc]

Tire pressure can affect scale weights side to side. Adjust the tire pressure in the front tires and you will probably be able to get the weights closer. Same for the rear but that's tougher with the rim guard. Glad you are feeling better!

[@RockIslandProject]

Christy has concerns about NOT being able the floor-it 🤣 that seat is extraordinarily comfy though. Being a 2021 OS 3046r owner, can’t wait for all the upcoming content.

[@terrygroce1594]

That is a nice tractor. Can't wait to see some projects pf use of it. Hope you guys get better soon. Iam behind on watching.

[@melissahendricks8703]

Tim and Christy, I am guessing you will find the lift capacity of the loader to exceed the specs. I have lifted some logs that calculated to be much heavier than the listed capacity. I have owned my 3039R since 2018 and use it mostly to feed my sawmill, make firewood, and some side work. You can see some of these vids of me picking up massive logs on my youtube page.

[@MyHMMWVaddiction]

My dream tractor 🤤

[@supporterofeverythingyouli6255]

7 years ago I bought a brand new 3032e $14,100 simple and basic. Been a great tractor has done everything I could possibly expect a 30 horsepower tractor to do. I'm seeing the same tractors now selling for $25,000+ with double the hour's mine has. Been a great all around experience by far one of the best purchases I've ever made.

[@bigsway4414]

Without loader for that price?

[@supporterofeverythingyouli6255]

@@bigsway4414 That was with a d160 loader. Had no drawbar or folding rops and tall skinny ag tires on it. Also ending up buying rear hyd kit for $1200.

[@iamdrako]

I hope you two feel better. The pedals on my 3046r have a knob that controls the "reaction" of them. I don't find it intuitive to use. It doesn't always react the way you think it might. It does however give you a much quicker, or slower reaction with your traction pedals depending on how it's adjusted. I've also found it to have limited affect in first gear. It does make a difference, just no where near as much as in second or third gear. The cable system for front end hydraulics is not what I would consider to be smooth. Mine from use now has a catch. Both a good and bad thing. It's spot that allows me to use both functions at once. It can be a pain to go past it if I want to go full dump. I did lube the system with graphite, and that made a massive difference. It's not an easy thing to do however. The turning radius on mine is ridiculous. It'll practically do a donut without spinning a wheel. I'm very impressed with it. It was the 3rd best feature of why I bought it. Being able to turn on a dime is a must for my needs. I am unhappy with the loader in general. I find that it is lacking in force in all directions. I have the "heavy duty" version for my year range. It's capacity simply does not match the rest the of the tractor. If I had to guess, I would say it's a rebadged 2-series loader. I had briefly though about installing bigger lift cylinders. Considering how much the loader flexes under heavy load, I'm too scared to do it. I believe it would break. The hydraulics are also quite slow for the HP that the tractor has. Again, if I was to guess, I would say the pump is the same one for all of the 3-series. Maybe even the same as the 2-series. Considering the price point of the tractor, I'm not happy with it. They should have sized the loader and the hydraulic pump appropriately. I have the mid-mount mower for mine. (Belly Mower) I am super happy with it's performance. The thing is an absolute beast. I can mow acres of field rather quickly. It's also exceedingly fuel efficient. I have a 7-gallon fender tank on my cabbed tractor. I can near a full 8-hours under heavy load on a tank of fuel. That's with the AC running. At the recommendations of the dealer, I got a 5' bush-hog. Way undersized for the tractor. I should have gotten something like a 9' split. As a whole, I'm quite happy with it. My complaints are basically around Deere cheaping out on the hydraulics and loader. It is just slightly under-powered for one of my main tasks, running a small round baler. In that order, I may be purchasing a 4066r. I'll miss the belly mower though. Mowing the majority of my lawn in AC is nice.... I'm also considering keeping it, and buying a 5090M in a couple of years. The thing is just exceedingly handy. It's just small enough to get where I need it, and just big enough to get the job done. Time will tell what I decide. Hope ya'll feel better!

[@StikkySS]

Great comparison between the loader joystick on cab vs open station. We have a 3039R Cab and a 3043D open. Absolutely hate how difficult the 3039R is to operate when using the loader. Completely overshadows everything else that's great about having a 3039R Cab.

[@richardwolfgang6712]

Great addition to your equipment line up. Interesting comments on the age of the design. That to me says, John Deere is satisfied with the design and has not seen a need to make big changes. The wheel weights and Rimguard is how I have my 2017 3033R set up. Down the road, if you would like to put my hydraulic post hole digger on your tractors. I live about 1-1/2 hours from your location.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Nice machine there Tim! We just bought a brand new 2038R turbo at work and on first start up it also clatters/knocks like crazy.. I think it just has to do with the ignition in the cylinders when the engine is cold, once they cylinders get up to temperature the ignition fire is smoother thus the sound gets greatly reduced. Yanmar engines are known for many great things but being quiet has never been one of them! Haha. Reminds me of a cummins

[@MJF40]

Could be piston skirt clatter. As things warm up they tighten up the clearances. Some gas motors do it more than others too.

[@kyledally8410]

This will be ignition timing altered for cold startup. Once the engine warms it returns to normal injection timing. With larger engines during cold (slow turnover) startup if fuel Is injected too soon it can try and hydraulic lock.

[@harmab2]

Darn, im going to miss meeting 3 of my favorite KZbin hosts!!!

[@lcee6592]

That is a very sharp looking tractor! One advantage to a more compact size is it takes less space on a trailer and when storing inside. Survival tip: never talk about scales, weight and wife in the same sentence! Lol Hopefully y’all gain full strength soon!

[@barelystablefarm7151]

Good vid! What would be interesting Tim is the weight of the 1025R and various attachments. The 1025R is obviously trailered a lot by homeowners by small single axle trailers and smaller pickups. Would be interesting to see! Just an idea!

[@tinachambers4887]

Short people problems Christi I'm there to feel better friends an have a day love from TEXAS

[@KarlsBees]

The scales are great! I would love to see how a full loader affects the axel weights as well as a full loader with a heavy implement on the back.

[@MikeD1199]

If the 3R series has a loader on it , the rear tires are supposed to be mounted in the wide position and properly ballasted per the operator manual . I haven't found mine to be tippy . It is set wide with the tires loaded .I know some do not have a loader .

[@reno4819]

Tim, glad to hear you are feeling better. Can you get any advanced information from Kubota and John Deere as what they are bringing to market in the near future? Cheers!

[@waltermattson1730]

I like that tractor.

[@jdfleetguy28]

I got my new 2024 cab 3046R Friday, although it’s my 5th 3R 4th cab model. I bought all my other 3Rs as very low used machines, even as low as 10 hours, but this is my first brand new 3R Cab model. I thought about this video when I first got in my new machine. I think I finally know what you were saying about how stiff the cab model levers are and in particular the loader joystick. Now I can say that extreme tension/resistance I had noticed when I first got in it, did change or improve pretty quickly within the first few minutes of use. Still not as easy or loosened up as much as my near 500 hour cab 3046, but much easier then when I first got in the new one. Just thought I would share that, you probably already figured that out with your high hour 3520 or your 24 test unit cab 3046.

[@jimbomaz]

Tim, you nailed the ergonomics with the 3r series. We traded our 2038r for a cab 3039r this year. Loved the cab, but my wife has a bad shoulder and could not operate the loader joystick. Ended up trading that in on an open station 3039r. We both had a difficult time reaching the pedals. Ours did not have the air ride seat, but we both though it was an uncomfortable tractor. In the end, we sold that one and went back to the 2038r. The 2038r is like an old pair of shoes..lol, it just fits well.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Yes, 2038r is a comfortable machine.

[@willdies4198]

You didn't find the added hydraulic power worth the uncomfort? I believe they have similar turning radius... One day I'm going to convince myself to make the change from 2038-3046

[@jimbomaz]

@@willdies4198 No, my wife does a lot of the driving and she's short..lol. Had a very difficult time reaching the pedals. Glad to have a 2038r back in the barn.

[@BrandonF601]

Great video sir. Manual says my L3301 is 2778. Im not weighted but do have rim guard. So that plus my loader and cutters might be 3-500 off what you're talkin about.

[@chris3m98]

Christy, Add some wood blocks on the pedals. We had to add the blocks on the clutch & brake pedals on my 1st car!

[@johndeere2038r]

Hey Tim and Christy thanks for the video and info , I have a question for you , did you weigh the 1025r yet on the scales to see how close it comes to spec? I have a 2021 just like you with the loader and am very curious if you weighed it yet with and without the loader ? Would love to see how close to spec it is if you ever get the chance to I would greatly appreciate it :) . Thanks again for a great video I'm looking forward to see this beast in action in future videos ! God bless both of you glad your feeling better .

[@smalltractorusa3173]

I like your tractor 🚜🚜

[@BrickyardPowerMan]

Swap the scales (just turn the tractor 180 degrees) and see if the weight difference stays with the scale or the tractor side.

[@briangc1972]

Those scale self calibrate every time they are powered off and on. His frame is slightly twisted.

[@taiditoysandgelblasters5119]

I’ve had a 3320 for about three years, I’m keen to see what you think this compares like to the 3320 back on your family farm. I’ve often thought about downsizing to a 2038r as most of what I do is brush hogging, rotary hoeing and flail. Keen to see if you can compare work on the ground between the 2038 and three series to see if trailer carrying is easier for some people

[@chappie222]

Hi Tim!! I am an orange tractor guy hahaha, I looked at the specs open cab is 3066lbs seems you are on point with rim guard, wheel weights, and general difference in weight. The loader frame added to the mix is another consideration. Still congratulations and I can't wait to see it used in the rhino batwing mower!! Also, I was wondering if you had any more LX3310 videos for your next follow-up on your thoughts?

[@buroakridgehomestead5995]

I couldn’t agree more with the pedal comments. I just bought a 3046r and find it harder to navigate for example, near buildings when doing snow removal. I’m still paranoid that it’s not going to respond the way I want and my blade will hit the building. I’m sure I’ll get used to it eventually… I’m coming from a Gen 1 2032r previously.

[@chyenneclaar8685]

Hope you guys feel better...

[@martineastburn3679]

Your quick change 3-point is still on. 🙂

[@philhart8864]

Nice over view of the tractor. Hope you guys haven’t had the COVID? But either way will keep you all in my prayers.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Yes. We had COVID

[@MJF40]

Tight turning is always a good thing.

[@ericlaker1983]

Good stuff. Really like the 3046. But the 2038 has me for the next machine I'm afraid. It's the attachment you get me sold on. Tim the feed back from krisity was great to. I'm short to

[@Frank-pv1hp]

Praying that you and Christy will get back to full health and strength soon. I surprised that JD didn't get the pedal feel of the DBW system better. Definitely not a new technology. Nearly all cars and trucks have used that for many years and you can't tell the difference between cable actuated and DBW. Maybe JD can do some kind of software update to help?

[@marlondeere3039R]

Just traded my 3320 for 3039r. Just wrote four paragraphs and deleted it all. Just going to say the 3320 was much better. You are going to really like the 3 series in what you can do compared to the smaller ones. I believe they are the perfect size .

[@stephenbaron5681]

Christy it looks like you need a set of pedal block extensions. Just attach when you use the machine. JD should do what my Ram 1500 does the pedals rise and fall together with a power switch.

[@jimmcknight3021]

I think the fairest comparison to the 3r is the Kubota Grand L 3560 in the open cab in the Kubota line. For whatever reason Kubota starts making the frame bigger and bigger as the Grand L series when it gets more HP. I would love to see you trade the LX 3310 for the Grand L 3560. That would be interesting to compare against the 3R as well as the big frame 2R like yours.

[@Fellgla]

If you had some slip on pedals extension for Christi would be nice. Great video.

[@dougthegrouchdacof6170]

Interesting on the gas tank location. I thought they moved the tanks behind the seat. My 2018 3032E has it behind the seat for easier fill. Even without the cab and beet juice in the tires, the pucker factor was on the high end of the scale when mowing roadsides. My grandson is 12 and has the same problem as Christy. I zip tied blocks to the pedals for him. If folks have questions on weight of unit, most elevators will allow you to use their scales to check weight. Get feeling better.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

3e is nothing like 3R

[@ShaneZettelmier]

My dream tractor or model. I think so anyway, I don’t have one so I don’t know but in my head it’s my second dream tractor my first dream tractor would actually be about five different models, but if I had to choose one this seems like one of the best choices to me. Lol

[@DanielSchuffert]

I have a JD 4720 that makes the same noise on startup, then seems to "warm-up", then everything quiets down. It has been doing this since new in 2013 and I assume it is a normal condition.

[@kentuckyyankee]

Wood blocks on the peddles for Christy. 🙂

[@seanstractortracks5744]

It is great to see you getting healthy. Enjoyed watching this video as I have all your videos. Where did you get the black hand hold on the left side not your tractor?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

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[@seanstractortracks5744]

@@TractorTimewithTim got it and installed it! Thanks for the discount code