Angus cowman: Not sure of the models of the New Holland or John Deere. It was two years ago. The Kubotas are 9540s, which is quite a light tractor...you can get a heavier model in the same horsepower...I think the same with New Holland?
I wanted fairly light, short wheel based tractors because they have to go on a trailer, usually with equipment and hauled with a one ton deisel.
I'm not sure if the prices I quoted included some of the extras like deluxe grapple, rear wheel weights etc. so might be comparing apples to oranges! This is the second set of tractors I bought from this Kubota dealer and always got good service, reliability, and easy to deal with. He also sold the used tractors at a reasonable commission and a good price, so it worked for me.