Wow, man i can`t believe how badly this has been for you. Maybe go to a JD dealer, take some pictures of the loader on a 1025r, and send the pictures to Kubota corp, and tell them if they don`t respond, and fix your tractor, that "your next response" will be a green trade, to replace the orange, or should i say, lemon.
We actually wanted a JD 1025r when we were looking for a new tractor. But Kubota had a way cheaper price (thousands cheaper!). So we bought the BX23s. Luckily, our BX has been 100% perfect, for us. And if we had to do it over again, we still would have bought the BX, due to price. And we`ve always owned JD`s, but money matters.
Bob, i really hope they will do something. This is just nuts my friend.