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Read articles →This is a straightforward operator walkthrough for running a backhoe attachment on the 1025R, not a review or buying guide. It covers releasing the transport safety pin and boom lock, lowering the stabilizer feet, mounting up, and then working through each joystick function: swing, bucket curl, dipper stick, and boom. No digging demo or performance discussion, just controls and setup basics for someone who already owns or is about to use this attachment.
Posted by Western Equipment, a dealership channel that also promotes a parts website, so treat it as an instructional how-to rather than an independent review.
Pull the pin near the joysticks and drop it into the slot, then raise the lock on the boom frame to release it before turning on the tractor.
Start the tractor in neutral with the parking brake on, raise the locking lever on each foot, then push the small lever forward to lower each stabilizer.
The left joystick controls swing left and right and raises the boom; the right joystick controls bucket curl and the dipper stick out or up.
