IH3444
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Both are outstanding machines quality wise. I test drove the Kubota BX2660 and like it much more than it's former models, especially the 50 series. Kubota has done a good job of working the rocker pedal better, but I still perfer the JD twin pedals. When it comes to cut quality, the 7 iron deck is about the best. The Kubota cut is quality, but the 7 iron deck is the tops, and worth every penny extra you pay. I didn't know the JD 1026 can be had with the 7 iron deck. To speak a bit more about the 7 iron deck, one only has to research TBN, and read the threads where people have adapted it to JD machine it never came compatible with from the factory. That along speaks volumes about the high standards in cut quality, durability, and smoothness of operation of the 7 iron deck. It's also tough to beat the ease of attachments with the JD models. If the cost are that close, and you have priced the JD machine with the 7 iron deck, within $250 the Kubota. Hands down the JD. The 7 iron deck is an additional $500 option if I'm not mistaken. Good luck with your decision, it's definetly a tough one to make. I personally perfer also the ergonomics of the JDs. Ergonomics strike me as being second in thought with the Kubotas. But to each his own fit with either tractor.