At times this can be marginal stement.

I've been in John Deere tractors all of my life. I love thelater models, it's some of the new models that are giving myself and other friends trouble.Just within the past two years I bought a new5525 cab enclosed utility, and 5425 cab enclosed narrow. I'm not happy with eitherone of them. They look beautiful......but feel and run......weak and chincey. In both tractors the differetial lock rattles so bad you can't hear the radio. In the narrow, there is a awful noise between 1200 and 1500 rpm's. You can't get away from it unless you run at low Rs or above 1500.JD's mechanichas come out twice, and simply stated there was nothing wrong, and that's just how they are. Three other friends that arefarmers have the same problem, and are having second thoughts about the new Deeres.

I think your choice to buy a Kubota is a good one. I hear alot of positve things about Kubota.

My cousins who are fairlylarge blueberry farmers have 6 John Deere narrows and Kubota narrow. Come disking and spraying time they all fight for the little orange.