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Read articles →An owner-operator puts a John Deere 3025D to a practical test: moving four-by-four round bales using bucket forks (no bale spear) and a rear three-point attachment across two fields. He measures lift height (81.25 inches) and comments on stability, then ties in a prior wheel-spacer mod as a factor in making it work. Best for compact-tractor shoppers wondering whether a 25-hp sub-compact can handle light hay-moving duties.
An owner-operator sharing hands-on impressions from their own experience with the tractor, with no apparent commercial affiliation.
Yes, the video shows it moving four-by-four round bales using bucket forks on the loader instead of a bale spear, with no problem picking them up.
Measured at 81.25 inches to the pin, which the owner says would work fine loading a barn or pulling up to a wagon.
The owner says it felt pretty stable moving the bales and was impressed, noting it is a compact tractor, not a farm or utility tractor.
Yes, the owner says without the wheel spacers installed he would not have had clearance to get the bale spear on and tightened up properly.
