Which Model is Comparable to Kubota 4740

KnuckleDragger · Apr 19, 2010

Hi all,

I had been out price shopping JD 4720 and Kubota 4740's, thinking I was comparing apples in terms of power and utility. For some reason the JD specs on PTO HP wandered into the weeds of my brain, and I got locked onto the 4720 thinking I had the best alignment of models.

Before I waste my time trying to compare the two MFRs, am I correct to think that there is a reasonable point of comparison between these two? If so, then what model of JD do you think lines up fairly close to the Kubota 4740?

I'm still developing a budget, and I'd like a hydro static model that is large enough to operate a 7' brush hog on, at worst case, a pond bank. (Plus has a little HP left-over for the unfathomable).

ctlguy · Apr 19, 2010

The closer comparison on the L4740 would be Deere's 4320 tractor in terms of pto hp. After that other than the Deere having a turbo and planetary finals they are very similar on paper. The 4720 is the correct chassis but is quite a bit more hp (56 pto on current models) so the pricing will not be similar.

berobert · May 6, 2010

On the Canadian Kubota website (Kubota.ca) when you work your way to the model you want they have a competative compare you click and eventually a PDF comes up.

The unit they compare to the L4740 is the JD 4320 as the previous response noted. Not sure if the US site has this feature but as I am currently looking to buy my first tractor , I find it pretty handy.