How to remove a mower deck from a John Deere 1025R and 1023E Compact Utility Tractor

Jake walks us through how easy it is to remove the deck from a John Deere 1025R
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[@robbiejk9613]

It works this way in theory, but get ready to muscle the 260 pound deck front or back to be able to flip those levers underneath because the deck rarely perfectly lines up.

[@jimjames1920]

KZbin Rule #1--Multiply every 2 minutes of video by 1 hour and that equals how long it will take you ! (i.e. a ten minute video actually takes 5 hours to accomplish) !

[@daveengstrom9250]

I can never get my mower off without a lot of prying and cursing. That little flipper lock thing at the rear has to be pried on HARD before it releases. Its not at all like your video. I assume something is out of adjustment, but I have no idea what. Mine was set up by the dealer and I have not fiddled with any adjustments. I have had this tractor 4 years now and I live a long way away from the dealer and I don't have a trailer. Can you help me out?

[@tomdriver3535]

Thats because it was not engaged!

[@michaelmatos9656]

This is the OLD (pre 2020?) mower deck set up. The new one has the opposite attachment; the tractor grabs the bars on the deck, not the other way around.

[@rondavis8566]

I could do without the music.

[@bigneiz3188]

What’s the hydraulic set up as you still have the bucket on and use the bucket controls for the lift of the deck?

[@1squit]

Hi enjoyed the vid. I just had a new 1025r delivered. The salesman tried to show me how to remove the mower deck, but the front chrome attachment got snagged on the loader's kickstand. A mechanic will be coming out next week to look at it.

[@tsch7310]

I have the same problem! Set up by the dealer, and the delivery guy wasn't excited to show me 'how easy it is' to drive off of the mower deck. Now I know why!!! I tried and got the mower wedged hard amongst everything. I finally got it out. I tend to think that the spraying on the front silver bar is too strong and leaves that you shaped bar up too high. I'm going to a try and adjust it shorter. Perhaps. Everybody makes it look easy, but 99% of those video show it without the end loader on the front. Perhaps due to poor John Deere engineering?

[@1squit]

@@tsch7310 It's been two years, so my memory is a little vague. To fix it, they came out and replaced the chrome part in front. The actual issue was that the original chrome part was too weak, and broke, and sprung upward, and that's what caused it to get snagged on the loader's kickstand. The new chrome part was reinforced and has worked fine ever since.

[@tsch7310]

@@1squit Thanks Scott RC1 for taking the time to give an update. I'll take another look at it soon. Thanks again.

[@MindGroper]

Thanks, great video

[@carolkraus707]

Was our old mower deck, have a new John Deere 1025R bought in January 2021 and removal looks different

[@ElvinoMarqs]

Check the Hinomoto HM255 with yanmar engine

[@AimeeBishopsBlog]

That latch that you just do easily flip down won’t budge a centimeter on mine.

[@davidruede3868]

Same here!!! If only it were this easy!

[@ronwilson8649]

So are there 2 flip/lever pins one on each side?

[@shadg007]

How about on the 1023e?

[@sloanimplement]

1023E deck removal is the same as the 1025R

[@barnescycle]

Why is one side of the deck wheels in pined and the other side isn’t?

[@sloanimplement]

That actually doesn't matter as long as the deck is all the way on the ground. It must have been locked out of habit after he lowered the deck. It was just that one front right corner. I hope that helps clarify a little.

[@michaelcayot5846]

I would like to leave my loader on while using the lawn mower deck on a 1025r what do I need to do to make this happen?

[@sloanimplement]

You can use the deck with the loader on with no problem!

[@patrickwheatley6156]

Is the deck heigh adjustment in inches or your typical low, medium and high like the old 1 series

[@loismitchell7161]

In your video, you say, "The independent rear three point." It doesn't look independent to me, even in your video, because the mower deck and the three point are controlled together.

[@robbiejk9613]

Agreed. The only independent part of the deck and rear of tractor is the PTO. You can choose which PTO engages by way of the selector lever to the left of the seat. The lever that lowers the deck also lowers the rear hitch, so they aren’t independent of one another.

[@pjs5191]

Do you have to back over the deck to get off of it? When I try with mine (backing over) the deck scoots along with me. Everything looks to be disconnected.

[@sloanimplement]

Very strange.. I haven't seen that yet. I have seen it scoot while driving up onto it but not when backing off. did you make sure and flip that locking plate down located right above the deck?

[@pjs5191]

Sloan Implement yep I everything was as it needed to be. I ended up reconnecting everything and going to a different spot of concrete that must’ve been more level because there everything worked perfectly. What they call the learning curve I guess.

[@davidruede3868]

A key piece of information, you must be in 4 wheel drive. If not, your deck will scoot along.

[@tfbattag]

Great video. Thanks for posting it.

[@russellpeterson6517]

I could do that all day long try backing all the way off and drive around the deck then come back and hook up the deck, who do you think your fooling.

[@rockhounder4730]

I don't feel this video displays enough detail. After he lowers the deck you can see him turning something on the other side of the tractor but doesn't explain or show you this part. Also, he doesn't mention anything about lining up the wheels when driving over the deck. I am not impressed

[@sloanimplement]

Hey, thanks for the feedback. After he lowered the deck he locked the parking brake and then turned off the engine so you could hear him better. As far as lining up goes, we let the camera angles do the talking. Hope that helps! If you have any other questions one of our sales team members at a Sloan Implement location would gladly walk you through this a bit closer!

[@jaye0819]

Works great until ur PTO catches that little bar and bends it. Then u will be crawling underneath it with a hammer to get it on and off.

[@desertpunk6705]

Well, it doesn’t work that easy on mine

[@Ravello1111111111111111111]

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