Woods vs. Kubota FEL

Gomez · Apr 16, 2002

In doing a quick comparison of Woods and Kubota FELs for my B2400, I noticed there are a few specs that are markedly different between the two. I've read that Kubota is very conservative about their ratings, so I'm not too concerned about the lift capacity, but the dimesional specs are what I'm looking at.

The LA352 has a max. lift height of 69.7" while the Woods has at least 84".

Also, there is a large discrepancy in the weight of the Woods loaders. Is this a typo or are the larger (1012 & 1016) models that much lighter than the smaller ones (1006 & 1009) 1400+lbs. vs. 800+lbs.?

http://www.woodsonline.com/catalog/ind_loader1012.html

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.tractorsmart.com/KubotaSpecs/specifications_for_the_kubota_LA352.htm>http://www.tractorsmart.com/KubotaSpecs/specifications_for_the_kubota_LA352.htm</A>

Thanks for any feedback.

Darren · Apr 16, 2002

If you're concerned about lift capacity, check the cylinder diameters on both FELs. The biggest diameter wins. I've noticed what you describing. The only thing I can say is that Woods builds impliments and optimizes the design.

Kubota impliments don't stack up to those built by Woods for the stuff I looked at. Woods impliments also come in the appropriate color whether it's Kubota orange, JD green, etc.

radman · Apr 16, 2002

I have a kubota FEL but if I had to do it again, I would probably get a Woods loader. I do like the Kub FEL but Woods does have other features such as a skid steer universal bucket attachment on their larger loaders. My opinion is based on the kub 3710 and the Woods models 1012 and 1016. One kub dealer in my area almost exclusively sells woods loader with his tractors.