New LS Sub-Compact

[tractordog]

Hi,

I was set on getting the new bx 23s. Lot of nice features, but now I am thinking I need to at least look at one. How much stronger is the bh on the ls?

Edit,
Specs seem to give the ls a couple hundred more pounds of digging force. The bx platform is a known.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Hi,

I was set on getting the new bx 23s. Lot of nice features, but now I am thinking I need to at least look at one. How much stronger is the bh on the ls?

Edit,
Specs seem to give the ls a couple hundred more pounds of digging force. The bx platform is a known.

Here is the specs out of the LS manual:

 

[dalola]

Drove the MT125 today, and I was most impressed with it's robustness. I still think it's a great value, if you're in an area where other dealers aren't discounting. I very likely would've gotten it, but...

I found a Kubota dealer who made me a crazy offer, so I took it. Got a BX2380 w/FEL. Really happy, can't wait to get it.

But back to the MT125....as I mentioned, I think it's a really solid unit. It did not feel as "polished" as the KB to me.. I found some little nit picky things I didn't like, and the oil drain situation LSOwner found is just unacceptable. On a plus note, this dealer told me LS was aware of the situation, and is working out a fix that they will apply under warranty to sold units. I hope that's true, because that should have never passed design phase.

Anyway, just wanted to update my related posts, on my current status. No longer shopping! Yay!

 

[Powerguy]

Just sat on the mt125 today and it fits my 6'3 frame way better than the xj2025. My knees were touching steering wheel on xj. I wanted to sit on the 3025 but dealer did not have one in stock. The backhoe hydraulic cylinders are huge on 125. They were bigger than the cylinders on my L2850 Kubota backhoe. I was very impresssed. Only drove it Round. Did not get to use the backhoe but definitely on my radar

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Just sat on the mt125 today and it fits my 6'3 frame way better than the xj2025. My knees were touching steering wheel on xj. I wanted to sit on the 3025 but dealer did not have one in stock. The backhoe hydraulic cylinders are huge on 125. They were bigger than the cylinders on my L2850 Kubota backhoe. I was very impresssed. Only drove it Round. Did not get to use the backhoe but definitely on my radar

I am still impressed w/ the capabilities of this small tractor. I have installed a 750 sq ft septic system (including digging a BIG hole for a 1000 gal tank), moved 38 tons of rock (for said septic), back filled and graded the field over the septic, leveled the area for both the site of our new house I'm going to build and a 3 bay garage. I also was looking at the 2025, but could'nt see it being worth $3000 more. I shopped 4 other brands, but found the LS 125 to have the best bang for the buck.

 

[VeRV77]

LS mt125 owner, your pictures of the new house lot, trenches, etc. are pretty amazing. Been looking at the XJ's but now the MT is on my list as well for a test drive. I'm positive I'd buy an LS MT over a Kubota BX25. I'm curious, did your dealer have an SSQA option for the FEL? That's one thing that I really like about the XJ.

 

[ThirdMan]

LS mt125 owner, your pictures of the new house lot, trenches, etc. are pretty amazing. Been looking at the XJ's but now the MT is on my list as well for a test drive. I'm positive I'd buy an LS MT over a Kubota BX25. I'm curious, did your dealer have an SSQA option for the FEL? That's one thing that I really like about the XJ.

My dealer did not have that option, and I have not seen any pictures of one in a dealer lot equipped with SSQA. LS told the dealer it would be an option later this year. I sent LS a question through their website, but they did not respond.

 

[VeRV77]

If I read that right, the specs out of the ls manual say that the backhoe on the MT 125 with 2194 pounds has more bucket digging force than the backhoe on the xj2025. LS's website lists bucket force for the XJ at 2096 pounds. I'm kind of blown away by that.

 

[ThirdMan]

If I read that right, the specs out of the ls manual say that the backhoe on the MT 125 with 2194 pounds has more bucket digging force than the backhoe on the xj2025. LS's website lists bucket force for the XJ at 2096 pounds. I'm kind of blown away by that.

Interesting that the bucket digging force in the manual is about 100 lbs. more than the brochure. I think that is the second most backhoe force in a SCUT after the GC1720.

 

[Cataclysm]

My dealer did not have that option, and I have not seen any pictures of one in a dealer lot equipped with SSQA. LS told the dealer it would be an option later this year. I sent LS a question through their website, but they did not respond.

My BIL just bought the LS XJ2025 about 1 week ago and it does have the ssqa. The LS MT125 will not have it because the bucket isn't wide enough to fit the ssqa.