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Read articles →This is a quick, narrow how-to focused on one specific annoyance: there's no obvious latch or button to open the hood on the John Deere 2025R. The video shows the actual trick, pushing a screwdriver into a small release hole since the ignition key doesn't work for it. It's a short, practical tip rather than a full walkaround, best for current 2025R owners puzzled by this exact problem.
Posted by the Up North Guy channel, an owner sharing hands-on tips from using his own 2025R.
There's a small hole you push into with a screwdriver, which releases the hood so it can be opened.
No, the key does not fit or work for opening the hood, even though that would make sense.
No, there is no obvious latch or button, and pulling up from underneath the hood does not work either.
