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Read articles →Owner Brock and neighbor Steve run both tractors on the same drainage ditch job, box blade passes and a tiller, so differences show up in real use rather than a spec sheet. The talk is candid: Steve paid $20,500 for his 3025E package in 2019, Brock's 2038R package ran about $52,000, and both agree the performance gap in light work is hard to feel. Best for shoppers weighing whether the 2038R price premium is justifiable for small-acreage use.
Rock Hill Farm is an owner-operator channel where host Brock documents working his own property and paid jobs, with no evident dealer affiliation.
For someone with three to five acres doing light work like this ditch, Brock doubts you'd see a fifteen thousand dollar value difference even after 300 hours.
Steve paid $20,500 for the tractor, front end loader, tiller, and box blade when he bought it new in 2019.
Steve said there was no major difference; both felt like the same size machine, though the 2038R bucket responded a bit quicker.
Brock dug a shallow trench with a box blade and tiller instead of installing pipe, landscape fabric, and rock, saving about $1,200 in materials.
| John Deere 2038R | John Deere 3025E | |
|---|---|---|
| PTO horsepower | 30.4 hp | 19.4 hp |
| Loader lift capacity | 1,949 lbf (at pivot pin) | 1,704 lb (at pivot pin) |
| 3-point lift capacity | Not Published | Not Published |
| Hydraulic flow | 5.3 gpm | 5.3 gpm |
