Nice writeup. One thing which my 8n did better though was to run my 3 PH woodsplitter that ran off my old BH pump. When calling for power my 'Bota would hesitate as diesels will, whereas the 8N would perk up, and the splitter would work the way it should.
You might want to rethink the DT for bush hogging, as it doesn't have live PTO. I'm not sure why Kubota did that, but you need to go into the 3901 to get it.
Thanks for the very detailed comparison. I have owned a 1977 Ford 2600 gas tractor that has served me very well for the past 21 years. Now I'm seriously looking at buying a new Kubota L2501 DT with loader SSQA, R4 tires filled and 3rd valve for grapples.
Will be mostly used for mowing between my 40 acre pine tree plantation and box blading the driveway with occasional grapple and bucket work.
You might want to rethink the DT for bush hogging, as it doesn't have live PTO. I'm not sure why Kubota did that, but you need to go into the 3901 to get it.