MSRP, base build
Deere's cheapest way into the 3 Series, and the only one with no hydrostatic option at all: an 8F/8R synchromesh shuttle box and a 24.4 hp Yanmar held deliberately under 25 hp, which is how it dodges the diesel particulate filter its 3035D and 3043D siblings carry.
0.99 PTO hp per $1,000 of list price
As published by the maker
On the price: The maker's own published starting figure for the base build. A dealer adds a loader, a deck and freight on top.
Lift figures are the maker's and are quoted at whichever point the maker chose; the about page explains why two loaders with the same number do not lift the same pallet.
Comes with
From owner discussion and long-term write-ups
Cross-shopped against
Same brand or same size, nearest in price
John Deere
A 1-Series operator station bolted to a heavier frame, and the 1,150 lb three-point against the 1025R's 681 lb is the whole argument for the step up. Deere rolled it into the renamed 1R 25 for 2026; the machine did not change, the badge did.
Spec sheet & owner notes
John Deere
Deere's cheapest full-frame compact, and deliberately stripped to get there: basic dash, no mid-PTO, no premium hydraulics. The 1,356 lb three-point and 2,354 lb frame are what separate it from a 2-Series, which it undercuts while out-lifting.
Spec sheet & owner notes
John Deere
Ten more horsepower than the 3025D from the same 1.6 L Yanmar block and the same 8F/8R shuttle gearbox, with 30.4 hp reaching the PTO - enough for a 6 ft rotary cutter. Crossing 25 hp brings a diesel particulate filter the 3025D avoids.
Spec sheet & owner notes