EA is a phenomenal company. They thoroughly test, or destroy, all of their products before they sell them and post the videos as proof. Ted, Peanut, and Travis (often answers the phone) are all phenomenal. The Wicked grapples are hard to be beat. They aren’t cheap but are probably by far the best money can buy as is pretty much any of their EA implements. Not cheap but all overbuilt and they stand behind their stuff.
I don’t know anything really about the LS since I couldn’t find a dealer to see them, i didn’t spend a whole lot of time researching them. I have seen, stat on, and operated a Kioti NX though and they are premium grade tractors. They have all the features Kioti offers. If they had a HST+ transmission like the new Kubota I ordered has, I would own one in a second. With all that said the extra features come at a premium. You can probably buy a 70hp RX series Kioti for the same price or cheaper than the NX... Reason... Features.
I would have bought a RX7320 last fall but i couldn’t fit it in my garage. Even with the ROPS folded it wouldn’t fit through a 7’ door. The property we live on is an investment property and I don’t have a machine shed. None of my equipment ever sits outside so I did’t buy it. The NX is a direct competitor to Kubota’s Grand L series. The RX compared to a Kubota M7060.
What does the + transmission offer on the Kubota?