I must say, for quite a few reasons, I miss having my 3025e and enjoyed owing it. It more than served me well for the couple years i owned it and 238 hours I put on it without so much as a hiccup.
Every time I turned the key, it started with out fail, below 0 degrees, 90 degrees, didn't matter. I also "did not" have the block heater installed and quite often I would start it in sub zero temps after it sat outside all night. It was a really good size of tractor for many of the projects I needed it for, and also used the heck out of the 370b backhoe it came with. I bet 45% of all the hours put on it were with the backhoe, 40% with he 300e loader and the other 15% with a rear blade, landscape rake, post hole digger and towards the end, also a 60" rear finish mower. I know some will say "bigger is always better", which to a point for certain tasks, this can be true. But all in all, I felt the 3025e was a good mix of size, weight (especially once fully loading with Rimguard the larger set of rear Galaxy R4's it rolled on), not too small and light for ground engaging work, but also not too big for tighter quarters around obstacles. I guess what I'm getting at is this, I feel one would be hard pressed to get a machine that is a capable, reliable and easy to operate for the price. If garage/shop space, money and the Wife's approval weren't factors, I would still have my 3025e and the 1 series I had before it. I also will note that I also got a very good trade-in value from my dealer on it towards the 4R CAB that replaced it, possibly because of the pandemic? I can't say for sure, but I would gladly buy one, and recommend it as a great option for anyone in the market for a machine that sized in that price bracket!
