Buying Advice Anyone else thinking about buying a new 1026r?

[bigtiller]

Wow. All that redesigning and they still let a woman design the Transmission Range Shift Lever to make geldings out of us. With that wide knob, it looks more painful than the 2305's PTO selector.

You noticed that too. When I seen the picture for the first time I said to myself -- OUCH.

 

[OldMan]

John Deere now list the 1000 Series on their web page:
John Deere 1 Series Sub-Compact Utility Tractors / JohnDeere.com

Not much there yet, but gives you the opertunity to sign up for notification of release of the tractors which will be sometime in Feb!

OldMan

 

[Kep]

"Watch for an e-mail from John Deere in mid-February when the NEW 1 Series is announced."

 

[tgiffor]

I’m new to TractorByNet and found this thread very interesting. I have a JD 5525 that I use around the ranch but need something smaller for mowing and gardening. I was looking at information on the X575 when I stumbled on this thread. Now I need more information so I’m headed to talk to local dealer to see what I can find.

 

[TripleR]

Wow. All that redesigning and they still let a woman design the Transmission Range Shift Lever to make geldings out of us. With that wide knob, it looks more painful than the 2305's PTO selector.

 

[OldMan]

The suggested prices for the 1023E and 1026R are now posted on the John Deere "Build Your Own John Deere" web page. In case you are interested the suggested retail prices are as follows:

1023E: $11,296.00
1026R: $12,595.00

Select a Model

OldMan

 

[kennyd]

Wow. All that redesigning and they still let a woman design the Transmission Range Shift Lever to make geldings out of us. With that wide knob, it looks more painful than the 2305's PTO selector.

You noticed that too. When I seen the picture for the first time I said to myself -- OUCH.

Solution: 2305 PTO selector shaft - CHOPPED! - TractorByNet.com

 

[architect]

liked what I first heard about 1026R, had looked at a 2520, but read many complaints about two speed rear, like the drive over deck on 1026R best and thought I heard they went to an oil cooler, better than a fan on 2305 and Kubota BX2660.
Problem gets back to two speed rear end, maybe I will go back and look at Kubota B2620/ 2920, three speed rear but no drive over deck.
Hooking up deck is why I originally sold my first Kubota, so I really like the 1026R feature, but why the two speed rear?

 

[Engine_Tech]

Why not the two speed rear? I suspect that will cover most folks bases just fine.

 

[bxowner]

Architect -

The B2320/2620/2920 do have drive over decks, as well as the 3-speed range. They still require that you manually connect the PTO shaft, which is a tough reach on a 60" mower deck and wide turf tires.

For what it's worth, I just traded out of a B2920 and back into a Deere - the 2320 - because I put a lot more value in the ergonomics than the 3-speed tranny. i.e. electric PTO, foot pedal configuration, etc.