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Read articles →This is less a 4052R product review than a personal property-project update: the owner uses a backhoe (580) to haul in fifteen to twenty loads of topsoil, then switches to the JD 4052R with a box blade to grade the yard before fall seeding. It covers real dirt-moving and grading work plus an aside on a leaking backhoe cylinder, but offers little dedicated tractor spec talk. Best for owners curious about box-blade grading results on soft ground rather than buyers wanting a walkaround or numbers.
An owner-operator documenting his own backhoe and tractor work on a personal property project, not a dealer or reviewer.
The owner says it looks pretty decent, calling it a good sized box blade for the tractor, though some elevation changes still need more work.
Haul in topsoil loads with a backhoe, then use the tractor and box blade to level it, correcting drainage, before tilling or raking and seeding in fall.
The barge wagon cylinder packing was failing, shooting fluid like a geyser when fully extended, so it needed to be taken in for repacking.
