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Read articles →This is a hands-on, DIY first-service walkthrough on a 1025R at 100 hours, done by the owner in his own garage. It covers popping the hood/side panels, draining and refilling engine oil (2.9 quarts, specific filter part number), replacing both fuel filters, and cleaning the air filter/dust cover, including a candid fuel-spill mishap. Grease and transmission service are left for later. Useful for owners planning their own first service.
An owner-operator documenting DIY maintenance on his own tractor, including his mistakes, rather than a polished professional or dealer channel.
It takes 2.9 quarts, using John Deere Plus-50 recommended engine oil, which goes in front of the oil filter marked with an orange plug and oil symbol.
Push a pin in and turn it a quarter turn, then slide the panel out the back. The dust cover has a latch you pull out and turn to remove it.
The manual says between 200 and 600 hours, but the owner did his first service at 100 hours, noting others recommend 50 or 80 hours.
Turn off the shut-off knob, unscrew the nut, pull the filter off and install the new one. A second filter is under the foot kick plate, clamped off with vise grips.
