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    Greasing the Main Drive Shaft on 2018 1025R

    Hello Gentleman, I was going to try to grease the zerks on the main drive shaft of my 2018 1025R (50 hours service stuff). I was able to grease the back one with no problem, but studied the underside of my machine trying to figure out the best way to grease the front zerk (next to the flywheel...
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    JD 1025R Service and Technical Manual question

    Greetings Gentlemen, I was just curious if you guys think the service manual and any other technical manuals for a 1025R are worth the price, whether they are paperback or on CD? I would like to try to do most of the service on my 1025R myself, or at least as much as I can. I am not a mechanic...
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    2018 1025R PTO/RIO switch went bad

    Well, I dropped by my John Deere Dealership today and they had a new PTO rocker switch for me. They had it shipped in from Atlanta over the weekend. Here is a couple of pics of the new switch installed and the old one taken out. and a side view I have to take the bad switch back to the...
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    2018 1025R PTO/RIO switch went bad

    Hello gentleman, I was mowing today with my 1025R. I went to back up (while holding my PTO/RIO switch down) and my deck shut of and I couldn't get it to restart. I had already mowed for an hour with it before this happened. I didn't have any codes show up on my display, and letting it sit and...
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    2018 1025R PTO/RIO switch went bad

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    Installing a 12 Volt DC outlet in a Max 26 XL

    Greetings gentlemen, I have a question for you all. My dad has a Max 26 XL that he got two years ago. He has recently expressed the desire to have a 12 volt DC outlet installed on his current tractor. I know very little about electronics myself, but would it be possible to get the parts...
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    How to keep grass from sticking to the mowing deck

    Greetings Gentleman, I have a new 2018 1025R with a 60" auto connect mower deck. I have not mowed with yet, but before I do I wanted to you ask you gentlemen a question: What do you do to the bottom of your mower decks (if anything) to keep grass from sticking to it? I know there will always...
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    Loader EMAX22 Failed (cracked) Weld on Loader Bucket Center Hydraulic Cylinder Mount

    Hello Barry, My dad had an eMax 25 HST with a loader and 60" mid mount mower. He mostly shoveled snow in the winter time with his eMax. He did shovel and carry buckets full of sand and loose dirt from a dirt pile, he did not have any issues with the loader or bucket. BUT have seen this occur...
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    Emax 22hst

    gtmahindra, I'm glad you found the problem area on your tractor. I didn't what else I could contribute to help you solve your problem. Question for you gtmahindra: Was it the wiring above the harness plug(s) {which would be above the area shown in this picture) that was wore though?
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    430 Broken Front Wheel Spindle

    Greetings gentleman, I had a couple of questions about the John Deere 430 Lawn Tractor I use to mow the yard for my church. The church bought the tractor new back in the late 1980's or early 1990's. I was mowing the church property the other day and plop! the right front wheel spindle broke...
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    eMax 25 HST mid PTO will not engage

    Greetings again everyone, My dad had his eMax 25 HST tractor picked up yesterday by the dealership. The mechanic(s) checked it out and found a corroded terminal somewhere around the right fender area that leads to the rear/mid PTO on the tractor. If I understand it correctly the terminal...
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    eMax 25 HST mid PTO will not engage

    Greetings Gentleman, My dad has had an odd issue regarding the PTO switch/lever/indicator light on his two year old eMax 25. This winter when he was out pushing snow with the front end loader the PTO "engaged" light would be on. He didn't have the mower deck mounted on the tractor and neither...
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    Ford 1700/1710 slow hydraulics

    Greetings gentlemen, My pastor bought a used Ford 1700 or 1710 tractor (I'm not sure which model exactly) about three years ago. This past summer he started having issues with his 3 point hitch: it would raise very, very slowly and in a jerky or incremental fashion. I don't really have much...
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