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Read articles →A first-time-use impressions video of a John Deere 4066R doing real dirt work, loading a truck and digging a roughly 300-foot drainage ditch. The operator shares honest, unscripted reactions, including stalling the tractor several times while learning the controls and flagging what he believes is a hose-routing problem from the dealer setup. Best for buyers curious about a candid first-use perspective rather than a polished walkthrough.
Posted by the North Texas Hay channel, appears to be an owner-operator sharing hands-on impressions from family property, not affiliated with a dealership or brand.
Yes, the operator dug a ditch almost 300 feet long, sloping from six feet to three feet deep, in about five hours and said the hydraulics were quick with good power.
He stalled it five or six times getting used to the controls and found a hose routing issue where a hose rubbed on the fender, which he believed was a dealer setup mistake.
The operator said it does not have quite the power of the 120-class tractor they also use, so he had to force it into piles a bit more.
