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Read articles →An updated DIY walkthrough replacing an earlier video in the channel's 1025R maintenance series, with the notable hook being real metal shavings found on the transmission magnet at only 115 hours. It covers the full hydraulic oil change step by step, tools needed, a tricky suction hose, a stubborn factory-tightened filter, and refill quantity, with honest commentary on the hard parts. Best for 1025R owners doing their first 200-hour service themselves.
An owner-operator channel focused on compact tractor DIY projects, presenting the work from a homeowner's perspective rather than a professional mechanic's.
No. The manual no longer requires a 50 hour service; the hydraulic oil change now starts at 200 hours.
The creator did it at about 115 hours because past 50 hour services showed a lot of steel fragments on the transmission magnet and wanted them removed.
A large pail holding at least four gallons, a funnel, a magnet, a small filter wrench, a 13mm wrench or socket, Nip-X pliers, a flathead screwdriver, and low-vis hydraulic oil.
The video shows filling to 14 quarts, or three and a half gallons, which ended up slightly over the full mark on the dipstick.
