Is the 1025r Backhoe Attachment Really Worth the Money?

I spent all last weekend staring at my yard and realizing that without a 1025r backhoe attachment, I was never going to finish those drainage pipes before the rainy season hits. If you own a John Deere 1025r, you already know it's a beast of a sub-compact tractor for its size, but adding that backhoe really changes the game. It's the difference between having a very powerful lawn mower with a loader and having a legitimate piece of earth-moving equipment that can actually reshape your property. ...

February 18, 2026 · 7 min · Kneschaurek Antunez