I have a similar situation, 9 grassy acres and 45 wooded. A critical factor for me was convenient dealers. I ended up with another Kubota because I could get more for slightly less and JD uses some proprietary functions (front quick mount) that make you only use JD attachments. Yes, you can...
Is it normal to have no empty bucket movement unless the tractor is up to about 2000+ RPM? I understand you should run it at around 3200 RPM when in use, but I was surprised there is no apparent power at all below 2000 and was wondering if that is indicative of another issue.
Looking at a Kubota BX25D in what appears good condition with a leaky bucket tilt cylinder, everything else seems good. Hours are estimated at 300, instrument panel replaced so actual is unknown. Is $13,500 reasonable?