I really like some of the new features on the Kabota lx tractors but when I bought my John Deere 2038 R in 2018 I did not care for the transmission noise of the kabota Also the higher horsepower kabota at that time 33 horsepower had serious emissions reliability problems And a big selling point to me was the John Deere 2038 R had the drive over auto connect 72 inch mower deck Which is very nice because I take them over deck on and off every week all growing season. The only reason I would recommend a John deere today over the Kabota lx Is if they really wanted the mower deck Which I would believe is a pretty small market of people. Very nice job Kabota on the new Lx tractors Also kabota offers a factory cab
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DO NOT BUY JD PARTS MADE IN CHINA!!!!! After a year parts are falling off due to not tightened right at the factory. JD uses Kubota tranny now. Height limiter on the 60" belly mower will wear out due to cheap extruded aluminum. My 2005 JD 2210 was built MUCH better and lasted 18 years. This one is a little over a year old and falling apart. JD does NOT care and will not warranty anything past 1 year.
