I’ll take that bet. In a heartbeat.
I have an Avery A that will pull my 2038r backwards. It weighs around 2700lbs according to the ol’ internet’s which I think is quite strong. The 2038r is around there as well. It wasn’t even funny, the A pulled it backwards in soft dirt and on my hard driveway. I hale lots of smaller older machines I can hook to that 2038r to see what won’t pull it. I bet my Farmall B may even give it a run for its money.
The size and type of tire have a lot to do with it as well. I’d put money down that that VAC will out pull your 2025r in anything on most any surface.
The issue with discussing things on the internet is that no one is really wrong but no one is totally correct either. A Deere X738 tractor weighted to 1900lbs will not pull the same as a 2025r that weighs the same. It just won’t. They have similar HP but are totally different machines meant for similar tasks but very different tasks at the same time.
The advance of the CUT and SCUT markets have created a whole new generation of “tractor owners”. Not saying that is a bad thing at all but growing up around farm equipment gives a different perspective than shopping online for something and becoming an expert. There is a reason most farms do not use off-brand machinery. I don’t like writing the checks for the CNH and Deere stuff we have here but I know when it goes down there are literally a hundreds of techs within a hundred miles of me that can repair it if I can’t. Someone will very likely have the part I need.
The initial purchase of the machine is such a small part of owning it and so many people focus so much on it and it alone. I just stuck close to $11,000 in repairs to my Deere 5510. It has 23,000hrs and I paid $8,500 for it 8yrs ago knowing it’d need some work at some point. It was worth fixing. I’m gonna say there are very few, if any, SCUT/CUT machines that will last that long. That 5510 will be good for another 5-7,000hrs now and will last me the rest of my farming career.
OP if you’re looking at something for mowing primarily I’d look pre 2000 and in that 75hp range. Use it in the wide open areas and use a zero turn on the lawn. Get one with a loader and a cab and rent a mini-ex when you need it unless or until you can afford one right away.
