Might be going green.

[dodge man]

I think from reading threads in the JD section they made an access door in the tractor to get to the u joint. I think it is for the drive shaft that connects the engine to the HST. I will probably post a few pics here to. I would like to get a couple side by side with the BX.

 

[Paystar]

That would be good. Looking forward to seeing pics. Size comparison pics are always good for people on the fence about what size tractor to buy.

 

[Gem99ultra]

I sure understand about the convenience of the mower hook-up. Sadly, Kubota's answer to that feature is a joke. For me though, a belly mower is a distant option to a ZTR for mowing. The JD backup feature will be handy for hooking up implements.

Still, I don't think I'd get used the JD prices and quality. JD's are built to sell, and they do a good job at that. Always have. Maybe I'm just a Kubota guy at heart, but when it comes time to lay out the bucks, like you, I'll consider all things that are important to me at the time.

Good customer, or potential customer, service is premium at any and all the time. Perhaps that why me, a Ford guy, is driving a Chevrolet!

 

[diesel85]

In the very near future, I'm upgrading to a much larger machine.

Unfortunately, I don't see the quality in JD. As of right now, Kubota still makes a much more robust product line, with features I'm already accustomed to.

That might change down the line, but as of now, none of JD's products impress me or stand out.

Good luck with your purchase.

As a side note: When I was younger working as a farm hand, I always thought Kubota and Case were a laughing stock, and John Deere was king of the crop. So things do change.

 

[Jchonline]

I would own either brand personally. My JD dealer was great to work with (sales process). He fought hard to earn business. Kubota was equally excellent. I am very lucky! JD is still king of the farm around the foothills in CO, but Kubota does have quite a nice foothold.

 

[TheMadOne]

I would own either brand personally. My JD dealer was great to work with (sales process). He fought hard to earn business. Kubota was equally excellent. I am very lucky! JD is still king of the farm around the foothills in CO, but Kubota does have quite a nice foothold.

Kubota is great for the homesteader or small cattle/dairy operation. They just don't have the products for the big grain guys and larger operations in general. 171 HP sounds huge to most of us puttering around on 20-60 hp machines, but the big boys in my area me are running around with 20K+ LB machines, Fendt Varios, Deere 8000s, Case Magnums, JCB Fastracs, etc. They need that weight to work.

 

[ccsial]

Congrats on the JD. They are nice machines. My JD X748 has one of those hard grease zerks. When I got it the fitting was installed so a grease gun could not go onto it. I had to get in there with a wrench and tighten it a bit more to get it. It's not so bad now that I am used to it. The hardest part is turning the shaft so it is accessible.

 

[dodge man]

I did not sit down and hammer out a price on a kubota. A 25 hp B model would be equivalent but my impression is it would have been at least 2k more. JD has a lot of incentives now.

Quality of JD? I live in a area that has some of the best farm ground in the world. To say JD has a presence would be an understatement. But like someone else said a lot of it is in the big stuff. All the big name makers have a presence. Some of the lesser known brands just do not maintain a presence. I will let time tell on the quality of what I bought. Lets just say I have high expectations.

 

[Paystar]

We all have our favorites, but has been said before, most of these tractors are good enough to the point that your dealer relationship is the most important thing to purchase.

Where I live my dealer started out as a John Deere dealer. The building is even green. But there is a sea of orange inside and out now.

They tend to push Kubota more in the 70 horsepower and under class and John Deere above that.

 

[tradosaurus]

In the very near future, I'm upgrading to a much larger machine.

Unfortunately, I don't see the quality in JD. As of right now, Kubota still makes a much more robust product line, with features I'm already accustomed to.

That might change down the line, but as of now, none of JD's products impress me or stand out.

Good luck with your purchase.

As a side note: When I was younger working as a farm hand, I always thought Kubota and Case were a laughing stock, and John Deere was king of the crop. So things do change.

You mean you don't favor a plastic hood and smaller front axle?