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Read articles →This is a straightforward, hands-on DIY walkthrough of replacing both the primary and secondary (under-floorboard) fuel filters on a 1025R at 295 hours, done on the owner's own tractor. It covers turning off fuel, unclamping lines, cleaning the water-detection ring and spring, reinstalling, priming, and leak-checking. Useful for owners planning to do this specific maintenance job themselves rather than shoppers evaluating the tractor.
An owner-operator documenting routine maintenance on his own John Deere 1025R as part of a recurring oil-change/fuel-filter routine.
Turn fuel off, unlock the nut clockwise using pliers, catch drips in a pan, pull off the old filter, clean the housing and spring and red ring, then snap in the new filter and retighten without overtightening.
Clamp the fuel line coming from the tank, loosen the two clips holding the inline filter under the floorboard, slide out the old filter, and install the new one noting the directional ends toward engine and tank.
The owner had not changed them until 295 hours and found them full of water and debris, so he now plans to replace both fuel filters every time he does an oil change.
The primary filter was filthy with a lot of water inside and a rust stain at the bottom, and the floorboard filter had grass in it and was about half clogged.
