Okay, lets compare the 1025r to the 2025r. Where are you measuring to get the 2.5" height difference? The lowest measurement is front axle clearance, which is 12.3" vs 12.5". The highest measurement is the ROPS, which is 78.6" vs 89"
With everything else you mentioned, did you decide to go with the Kubota?
The 2025r has 31" tires. The 1025r has 26" tires. A 5" increase in tire diameter yields a 2.5" lift, all else being equal. I'm not sure that all else is equal...it could be a little more than 2.5" or it could be a little less, depending on the physical size difference of the tractor. But that's what the tires give you. Yours, I think, has 41" tires, which mean a 7.5" difference in ground clearance (again, just with tires), which is significant. 2.5" is not.
I went with a `1025r. The 2025r looked cool and wasn't much more expensive, but has the same hp, 2.5" of extra three point lift, and only a little more lift capacity (practically speaking, there's nothing you can do with a 2025r that you can't do with a 1025r). They run the same size implements (brush hog, etc.). The difference wasn't worth that atrocious seat or the weird loader joystick. Or the lack of a temp gauge.
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