I'm not overly loyal to a brand. I have a AC D-17, my brother an Oliver 1265, my new Kubota L3200, and neighbors with JD, NH and Cat. So it pays to be multi-manufacturer aware when dealing with the machines.
Good luck with the monster!
For what it's worth, I think the larger JD machines are their better market. It's really hard to beat Kubota down in the smaller machines. Even our local JD dealer admitted this to me and sent me up the street to the Kubota dealer.