Thanks Kurt!

Thanks for the reply! I really struggled with that level indicator! The next video I try to level the bucket better. I appreciate your comments!

Thanks for the feedback! I really love hearing from people who have owned both. I realize I am not comfortable operating the Kubota and would love to see a video of a Kubota operator doing the same test. If you have the means please share a video! Thanks for watching I really appreciate it!

I appreciate you comments. The 1025 is small but powerful. I recommend going to your local dealer on both and operate them before you buy. Right now we have many incentives on 2023 year models and the Get in the Seat promotion I would take advantage of the timing.

My oversized lawn mower pulled a pickup out of a 6’ mud hole the other day. The operator in this video is incompetent in the use of the Kubota. Also, JD uses way too many propitiatory connections.

Hi Cowrocket! I get it I am not as familiar with Kubota as you are. Please if you have a Bx23S or BX23 shoot a video of your tractor going into a pile of dirt at idle and lifting a full bucket load of dirt or rock like we have done in our video with the Deere. I look forward to seeing your video!

@@cowrocket3870 He kept repeating he was not at ease with the Kubota, we understood that part. However, other videos online still shows the Kubota being less strong at lifting than the BX. Pulling a truck is not my issue. Furthermore, it is a fail in my opinion to bring up proprietary connections because John Deere has 5 to 1 in the number of aftermarket part choices. Full of little shops around Canada and the USA fabricating parts and tweaks for JD stuff, while I can hardly find anything for Kubota. I need a bucket, a backhoe a snow pusher and snow blower with cabin. Put all those attachments and features together, I always end up with more money if I go JD due to the massive amount of non-JD attachments available. In addition, when I sat inside the Kubota last year and this year in the John Deere, I find there is more feet space inside the JD cabin, an important aspect due to our entire family being over 6 feet. Going Kubota ends up being 6K more in total. For a retired guy, 6K more in my pocket is important as it translates to years of fuel money for the tractor, ATV's... Both are reliable tractors with reliable Japanese diesel engines, so reliability is not an issue.

K 2380 here. Machine settles out at around 3k rpm. 2k is traveling, but not doing serious work. That said, full buckets and pallets struggle. Hydraulic specs are undersized for pressure. Stock loader is marginal, but three are options. JD dealer ignored me in the showroom for ten minutes. I need a very small footprint for my property, so I’ve made it work. I keep it in the shop and it fits fine.

No. They have a preset relief valve that I don’t recommend changing. There are many videos of guys doing that but they typically to turbocharge their hydraulic pump but too many issues with cylinder leaks and O ring blow outs

It definitely takes some getting used to!

We have a Kioti dealership opening next to our store within a few months. I am friends with the owner. I plan on asking him to do a head to head video demo I appreciate your comments!

He doesn’t have it in 4WD, there is a lever on the right for “4WD”, then there is heel lever on the left that locks the differentials.

@@cowrocket3870 Hi Cowrocket. Respectfully I am in 4wd. You can see the front tires spinning in the video. I encourage you to make a video testing your Kubota in the same test and post a link to my site if you have different results. I have operated a John Deere for 22 years. I am not used to the Kubota and would love tot see a video of an experienced operator demonstrating what it can do at the same Rpm levels. Thanks in advance for your help!

Thanks for responding! I agree it would be nice to have the three ranges. The tractors are pretty light overall so spinning tires are a real problem on residential yards. Thanks for sharing!

@@EverythingGreenTractors From what I have seen once properly ballasted the hydrostatic relief usually kicks in before spinning. If on low to moderate traction ground, at least. If worried about tearing up grass then we could just put it in mid range gear.

The Kubota is a quality tractor. However I agree with the treadle pedal comment. It is tough to go back and forth constantly when you are used to the side by side. Thanks for the comments.

He don't know what he's doing on the BX....he's in high range, he should be in low range, and the loader functions best at around 2500RPM as shown on the tach in nice orange text...not a fault of the tractor but a fault of the operator for not paying attention to what he was doing. If you run that JD in high range, and low RPM it'll perform the same way.

Why not buy a bulldozer instead

@@leopapanagiotou1468 I am pretty sure the drive over mower deck would not have the same cutting height as the 1025R!

Thanks. I have been using a subcompact tractor for 20 years for all kinds of loader work and my experience is you don’t need to be at max rpm and I never have been. The only time e my tractor is above 3000 rpm is when I mow. You can see from the video I am most comfortable at between 2500 and 3000 rpm when doing heavy loader work.

Even on the Kubota they have a range that says Loader Backhoe. I can assure you with 20 years experience I am running the tractor correctly. I understand this is a hot button but like I say in the video if you don’t believe what you see try it yourself.

I agree the BX23S is not the tractor that matches with the 1025R, however as stated in the beginning of the video I have met several customers who have stated Kubota sales people are telling them they are the same. The BX2680 is the comparable to the 1025R. The B2601 is more comparable to the to the 3025E in looking at the specs of each. And for the 2 customers that traded in these tractors within a year and went with the 1025R The problems did not magically disappear. By the way I have a 1023E vs the BX2680 video coming soon.! Thanks for the comments!

He's in the wrong gear range, and wrong RPM...he has no clue what he's doing on that Kubota....and yes, the loader will do multiple functions at once contrary to what he says...I have the BX2680, the loader works just fine...its a sub-compact tractor the 10 series JD is larger.

@@wildbill23c Hi wild bill. I love your passion!! Please, please please make a video demonstrating the Kubotas ability to lift and curl with a load out of a pile of dirt or rock as you have described. I will gladly post the link to my website. I do have a video in the works planned of the BX2680 vs the John Deere 1023E planned but I would rather have an experienced operator running the Kubota. I was in low gear and 4wd. Should I be in 2wd? Thanks again for responding!

Amen brother!

Until they don't....there's a guy down the highway from me that had a JD, didn't take him long to get rid of that pile of crap, it overheated on him all the time while mowing....he's got Kioti now.

Thanks for sharing. I don’t think they have the exact same motors as Deere, but they are the same company that builds the motors for John Deere. They do make a good engine. Dealer availability, parts and service are a huge factor with all tractors. Hopefully you are close to a dealer.

I've priced the SA tractors. The Yanmar Sub compact Sa 223 is no comparison to the john deere 1025r and the price difference is negligible. Then, you factor in the dealer support, parts availability, and finance options, it's a no brainer.

@@keithdunnivan8099 the closest dealer is 75 miles away from me so I am not familiar with them. I think your comments are spot on about parts and service! Thanks!

@@EverythingGreenTractors I'm on Maui. Only thing we are close to is the Pacific lol. Everything gets shipped here but there is a multi brand dealer on island who can service it. They may not be the same motor, but yanmar does build the all JD small 3 cylinder diesels.

@@keithdunnivan8099 Im looking more at the sa325, it's more of a extremely strong subcompact. Plus it's all their design, and that 10 year warranty is nice.

Hi JollyG, thanks for taking the time to comment. I realize there can be poor dealership experiences issues at all dealerships. I am sorry to hear you had a poor experience with your local John Deere dealership. I am not sure the details of your local Kubota dealership and the KTAC insurance, but I have been told that it can run as high as $30 a month? I would love to see more videos of owners like you showing what your Kubotas will do! Please make some videos, post and share!

The JD dealer I went to wasn't interested in selling me anything considering the salesman's comment after looking at a JD X758, I asked him about the pricing difference between the X758 and a 1025R...figured may as well get a tractor with what the X758 was in cost. The salesman says why you can't afford one....so off I went to the Kubota dealer. Then after more research I'm glad I didn't go with JD and their proprietary coupler system on their loader...everyone else used an SSQA...JD wants you to buy their over-priced green loader attachments. In almost 3 years I haven't had a single issue with my BX2680, and won't do business with JD for any reason not with sales people like that, and I'm not the only one that has had similar experiences in my area with JD...there aren't many JD tractors around where I live either anymore.

@@wildbill23c Hi wild Bill thanks for responding! I am seriously asking for your help!! Please make a video of your tractor digging into a pile of dirt or rock like I do in this video. I have spent hours looking for any video of a Kubota Bx 2680 or Bx23S going into a pile and lifting out like I have been trying to do in this video but there just aren’t any to be found. Please respond in the comments with your video link. I would love to share with others. Thank you so much for helping with this in advance. I have a video of the BX2680 planned vs the 1023E but I would rather have an experienced Kubota operator showing what can be done on it rather than me. Thanks again!!

I agree 100%!

Thanks for responding and watching

Hi Wild Bill again! Yes the John Deere is larger and will do more than the BX23S…which is the point of this video as customers are telling me the Kubota sales people are telling them the BX23S is the same as the Deere 1025R. I agree with you 100% they are not the same. I disagree with you on the high gear range however, I am in low gear and 4wd. Please, please, please created a video under the same conditions. I love your passion!!

And please include in your video the ability of the Kubota to lift and curl at the same time while pulling out of a pile without backing up. It might be the tractor I am using is defective but I just could not get it to do that. Thanks for the help again!

@@EverythingGreenTractors Please learn to properly operate equipment before claiming something can't do what is advertised, plenty of videos out there showing how a Kubota loader functions. Tractor you are using isn't defective just the operator's lack of knowledge on how it functions.

@@EverythingGreenTractors You are NOT in low range, its blatantly obviously just listening to the tractor when you were going into the pile I own a BX2680, I know how they sound and do when you are in the wrong range while trying to perform loader operations. If I had time to create videos, I wouldn't be working a regular job. If you want videos go look for them. I don't have the stuff to do videos right now but if you send your equipment to me I can surely get it done.

@@wildbill23c Sorry Wild Bill look at the Range selector knob in the video, it is all the way forward, just like the owners manual says it should be to be in low range. I filmed the video so you can see the selector position.

Hi Ross, to answer your question, the operation of the Kubota loader and backhoe is printed on the dashboard tachometer of the BX23S. It begins at 1800 and ends at 4000. All one has to do is to watch the video to see the operating range, or look up images on Google of BX23S Tachometer. I realize this is a trigger point for some, if you don't believe what you see go to a dealer and try it yourself. Since we do have 2 Kubota BX23S's on our lot and one BX2680 I will look it up and see what they say. Thanks for the suggestion!

@@EverythingGreenTractors Thanks for the very good comparison! Some people are just triggered too easily!

He don't even need the owner's manual...the Kubota tells you right on the Tach 2500RPM for loader/backhoe operation....he's just like most people doing comparisons, he's got his tractor he's gotta make everything else look bad to justify his tractor selection. He's also operating in the wrong gear range, he should be in low range not high range.

To see which gear range I am in all you have to do is look at the fender below the joystick for the loader. The range control (high and low) and the 2wd 4wd selector levers are right there. Both are down and all the way forward. Up and back on both would be high gear and 2wd. I filmed specifically from this side of the tractor so people could see that.

@@EverythingGreenTractors Which you didn't show, and I don't need to see, I could hear it. You simply were not setting the Kubota up to do the job, you were purposefully setting it up for failure and not operating at the proper RPMs which is clearly written on the Tach.

Hi Cowrocket! I appreciate your passion for your Kubota! The purpose of this video is to share a comparison of the John Deere 1025R tractor vs the Kubota BX23S because my customers are telling me they have dealt with Kubota sales people that are saying the 1025R and the BX23S will operate the same. If you have a different experience with your BX23S than is demonstrated here please, please, please make a video demonstrating that it can push into a pile of dirt or rock and lift a full load like I am able to do with the Deere at idle. I realize I am not comfortable with the Kubota and say so all through my video. I would love to see your video showing me how it will do the things Deere is able to. Thank you so much for your help in advance! Thanks for responding!