jeff9366
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- Kubota Tractor Loader L3560 HST+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3,700 pounds bare tractor, 5,400 pounds operating weight, 37 horsepower
i would look at a used brush hog $600-800 range 4' probably for your 1026 - 5' likely a bit big.
Also you can raise it up and back over brush cutting it down to size.
I concur with Carl_NH that a 48" 'hog is the right width for your JD-1026R subcompact. My Kubota is one size larger than your Deere but I pull a 48" King Kutter because 48" is so maneuverable. I mow over 1-1/4" diameter vines routinely....but use the RR, which is usually mounted simultaneously with the KK, for anything larger.
The rest of my implements are 60".
I like my equipment to be designed with the KISS principle [KEEP IT SIMPLE, STUPID] and a 48" 'hog is about as simple as any machine imaginable. Aside from checking the gearbox lube twice per year, practically no maintenance. Most users go years without attention to the blades provided operators are careful about avoiding protruding rocks.
I found my KK derelict in the weeds. I replaced $300 in missing parts and it has been fine. KISS.
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