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New Toy, let the Jd vs Kubota debate begin!
Cling2myguns
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Just had this delivered today. Going to be used on the land I am buying to do general chores, dirt work and bush hog mowing. I was between the L2501 and the JD 3025E. I have a JD X720 mower that I love, but after comparing the two decided to try the Kubota. The Kubota is more of a sized down tractor where the JD is more like a supersized subcompact. The JD is more comfortable but the Kubota is heavier and built of all steel and iron.
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Very nice! Keep us posted with your land. Im excited about that opportunity you have.
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
imo, the Kubota is your friend.
I had a John Deere lawn tractor and a walk-behind mower -- both were severe POS!
So, a bought a new Kubota Bx 25 backhoe/loader. I added a mower deck and rear blade.
The brakes went away about the time the warranty expired. 1000's of dollars! Braked in the transmission.
Condensation forms in the dash display (fuel/tach/indicators) so it destroyed itself about the time the warranty expired!
Little stuff has been falling off the tractor since the first day - hood ornament, side lights, etc. Wrap around cracked in multiple places. Front tires would not hold air but dry rotted in 4 years so I replaced them and these hold air. Valve stems rust out of rear tires (they had fluid in them). Extremely poor traction, even with 4WD, in snow so I bought chains - not enough clearance on the back wheels. I chained the fronts.
Fuel filter is underneath the tractor and mower deck must be removed to access. I moved the filter to the engine compartment and added a valve so I can change it.
Safety switches all over the tractor so it shuts down when going down hill.
Currently something is shorted and cannot shut off engine with the switch.
So if your funds are unlimited and you love working on tractors, by all means buy a Kubota!
I bought an L4701 three years ago. I really like it. When l first got it the only problem was getting use to the foreword and reserves pedal. Really a tuff little tractor.
This may not be an issue for an acreage guy who has one little yard toy but it's a no go for the operator who has any other brand of tractor. Oil gets mixed when changing implements and/or there's no other brand of oil that won't cause the bota hyd system to puke.
Our primary tractors are John Deere (3 of them), JD skidloader, one IH 756D and one Ford utility (both of those filled with JD Hyguard and like that fine). This works well and prevents cross contamination. No orange paint for me.
No lie- I knew an old farmer getting ready for his estate sale and every time he found a hunk of cast iron or unidentified part he was spraying green paint on it. That old scrap with green paint was snatched up by the JD collectors.
Have had the Kubota for about 15 years and had no serious issues just the usually maintenance.