Cliff, for the most part, the 4700 has higher specs then the 4610. If your interested in HST, then you owe it to yourself to drive the 2 models and drive them well. My feeling was the Kubota was best. Its a tough one to argue. The diesels are both very good. While the Kubota is an indirect injection, pay attention to those who know about the differences. While it is true that in general a direct injection is better, the indirect injection from Kubota is not run of the mill technology. It was only a few years ago that Kubotas diesels were largely direct injection. I consider the indirect from Kubota a step up in technology not back. After those 2 items, its going to come down to preferences. There are many great attributes to the JD 4700. Be aware that soon JD is coming out with a replacement for the 4X00 series and will be doing some substantial upgrading. The new series is the 4X10 series. It looks like it might be well worth the wait. I used to have a great comparision sheet made up comparing the L4610 to the JD 4600 and the 4700. It had far more then just the standard specifications. I'm going to have to see if I can dig it up again. Rat...