Buying Advice HST or Manual transmission

[Martian]

I called a Kioti dealer in my area today and asked if they had a DK40 HST in stock that I could come and look at. He said that he didn't have any DK's in stock (but he could get one) that most of his customers wanting that size of tractor were purchasing the LS tractors which he also sells. He said he has about 35 tractors in stock. He admitted he preferred the Kioti overall.
Does anyone here have or had a LS tractor and what is your opinion of them?

In my opinion, Kioti makes a better tractor than LS, I'd prefer Kioti. But they are both fine tractors, and since one of the most important parts, the dealer, offers both, it's really what you like best in the tractor.