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Read articles →This video follows a real working session using a 1025R and a pull-type box blade to grade and prep a private road, then lay gravel. What makes it stand out is the hands-on comparison of pull-type vs. three-point box blades on a short-wheelbase tractor, plus a candid mid-job reminder about why rear ballast matters on a 1025R. Best for owners weighing box blade options or planning gravel road work.
Tractor Time with Tim is an owner-operator channel focused on compact tractor projects, presenting itself explicitly as non-expert but experienced through real hands-on use.
On a short wheelbase tractor like the 1025R, the tractor bounces, but a pull-type box blade minimizes those vertical movements from transferring directly into the graded surface, giving a smoother result.
It is much harder to turn around and overall more difficult to work in tight spaces compared to a three-point box blade.
Yes. Working without rear ballast while running the rear pull-type box blade made the tractor feel unsafe, bouncing around and riding horribly, even with rim guard and starter wheel weights installed.
