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Read articles →Tony owns the LS MT125 and uses it as his daily homestead machine, so this 22-minute comparison is openly advocacy for the LS over the Kubota BX23S, useful to know upfront. He walks through specific feature-by-feature differences: loader pin systems, landing-leg linkage, loader controls, tilt steering, mower deck options and pricing, seat comfort, and engine access. It's most useful for shoppers who've already heard the Kubota pitch and want a skeptical counterpoint.
An owner-operator who runs the LS MT125 on his own homestead and openly favors it over Kubota, so expect a pro-LS perspective throughout.
Kubota uses a lever-pull pin you can release from the seat, while LS uses a solid manual pin on both sides. The reviewer says the solid pin is stronger and less complicated with less to go wrong.
No, the LS MT125 does not offer tilt steering, while the Kubota BX23S comes standard with it. The reviewer calls it more complicated and unnecessary on a tractor this size.
The reviewer says the drive-over deck is considerably more expensive than Kubota's standard deck and questions whether it really improves your life, since you still must get off to fold out legs.
You remove six bolts and the whole cover comes off in a matter of minutes, after the hood opens on its own shock for routine checks like the air filter.
