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Read articles →This is a John Deere-produced side-by-side test rather than an independent comparison, using a rigged fixture with a digital force readout to measure loader breakout and rollback power on the 1025R versus Kubota's BX2680. It reports specific numbers: 1,110 lbs breakout and 1,300+ lbs rollback for the 1025R versus 788 and 930 lbs for the Kubota. Useful for buyers wanting quantified loader strength claims, but expect a one-sided pitch, not hands-on ownership impressions.
Posted by the PrairieCoast Equipment channel, using what appears to be John Deere's own promotional comparison footage, so expect a sales-leaning, brand-favorable presentation.
The 1025R exerts 1,110 pounds of breakout force versus 788 pounds for the Kubota BX2680, measured on a digital readout test fixture.
The 1025R provides more than 1,300 pounds of rollback force, while the Kubota BX2680 produces 930 pounds, 394 fewer pounds or 30 percent less.
Each tractor's bucket lip was secured in a test fixture with a digital readout, engine at full throttle, with proper ballast keeping 25 percent of loader weight on the rear axle.
| John Deere 1025R | Kubota BX2680 | |
|---|---|---|
| PTO horsepower | 18 hp | 19.2 hp |
| Loader lift capacity | Not Published | 1,407 lbf (LA344 pin-on); 1,286 lbf (LA344S quick attach) |
| 3-point lift capacity | 1,177 lb | 1,213 lb |
| Hydraulic flow | 3.5 gpm | 5.2 gpm |
