AKfish
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- Joined
- Oct 1, 2004
- Messages
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- Location
- Alaska
- Tractor
- JD 5115M; JD 110 TLB; JD 4720; Ford 9N; JD X300R
Im gonna say in (under 50hp) tractors going to give it to the GrandL, (50 to 100hp) its Kubota for me comparing JohnDeers E series to Kubota M series,operator station to me just laid out better(other than that flip a coin).Over 100hp JohnDeere premium series tractors or going to be hard to be beat by any(Massey comes in second for me). Kubota will never get anywhere in the higher hp without dropping that dang 4cyl. and going to a 6cyl.
I'd probably "pare" the different comparison brackets a little further.. 30hp and less - I'd likely go with Kubota - although I haven't seen a whole lot about the new Deere 1026r. The Kubota 3030 cab tractor is a real sweet machine and the smaller diesel machines are hard for any other manufacturer to compete against.
Thirty horsepower to 60hp - it's really a tossup - the Kubota Grand M's and the cab model Deere's in 3000 and 4000 series are all very, very nice machines! When I shopped for a cab model in the 50hp range; either the 5240 or the 5740 Kubota and the 4520 or the 4720 Deere were so close in features and price; it was just a question of dealer and support after buying! Couldn't go wrong with either brand.
Sixty Five horsepower and up - it's really a Deere show! Kubota doesn't really have a light-Heavyweight tractor that matches up well with the Deere lineup of M series or Premium series. When you look at hydraulic capacity, 3pt features, chassis construction and frame weight and transmission options... well, Kubota doesn't lead the pack!
My $0.02
AKfish