Equivalent Kubota to Massey 1754

[onionfmr]

Always have run Massey tractors, thinking about making a change to orange. Looking at getting some information.

1 What's Kubota's cab offering comparable to a MF1754?
2 Does Kubota price gouge on filters and parts?
3 Does Kubota have any issues with Tier IV?
4 General comments on the Kubota product line in this size tractor? Good, the bad and the ugly.

Thanks in advance - Ted

 

[Grandad4]

You should be looking at the Kubota "Grand L" series, with models from 35 - 60 hp. The GL5060 (shuttle, called glide shift by Kubota) or GL5460 (HST) would probably be the closest matches to the 1754.
I've owned Kubotas for 13 years, haven't found parts, etc., to be unreasonable, but everyone has their own opinion about what's reasonable.
Going by what you read, there were some cold weather issues last winter with some smaller Tier IV models; didn't read much about the GL's though.
My 46 hp GL has been bulletproof and reliable for 13 years. Never been to the shop or had downtime needing repairs and has seen its share of hard work.