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Read articles →This is a narrow, attachment-specific comparison, not a general tractor review: Neil walks around two lot machines to compare grass-bagging systems on the John Deere 1 Series and Kubota BX Series. He examines fan placement, PTO and belt drive setups, bagger mounting and centering, deck flex, belt thickness, and measures mower deck ground clearance (3.5 in Deere vs 5.5 in Kubota). Best for buyers specifically weighing bagger attachments, not overall tractor performance.
Posted by the Messick's Farm Equipment dealership channel, and the presenter openly favors the Kubota bagger design over Deere's in this comparison.
The John Deere 1023E has just over 3.5 inches of ground clearance under the deck, while the Kubota BX Series deck has 5.5 inches.
No, the John Deere 1023E deck does not float left to right. The Kubota BX has leveling rods allowing that flex, but the Deere deck is fixed.
On the Kubota BX, the fan sits at the rear of the tractor driven by a PTO shaft, keeping weight off the deck. On the John Deere 1023E, the fan hangs off the end of the mower deck on a double stack pulley.
No, the transcript notes the Kubota bagger is not centered and sits off to one side by about a solid foot, which the reviewer calls odd.
