LS XJ2025H

Name: LS XJ2025H
Brand: LS Tractor
Price: 21308 USD
Availability: InStock

~$21,308

dealer list, not MSRP

Sub-Compact

24.4 hp engine · 18.5 PTO−24% to the shaft

LS's answer to the gap between a sub-compact and a real compact: Mitsubishi's S3L2 three-cylinder, 18.5 hp at the PTO, and 1,433 lb of rear lift on a 1,609 lb frame that still parks like a sub-compact. Dealer books put it around $21,300, since LS prints no price of its own.

Engine: 24.4 hp
PTO: 18.5 hp
Loader lift: 1,091 lbs
3-pt lift: 1,433 lbs

0.87 PTO hp per $1,000 of list price

As published by the maker

Specifications

Size class: Sub-Compact
Transmission: Hydrostatic
Engine: Mitsubishi
Engine hp: 24.4 hp
PTO hp: 18.5 hp
Drive: 4WD
Loader lift: 1,091 lbs
Three-point lift: 1,433 lbs
Hydraulic flow: 8.5 GPM
Fuel tank: 6.6 gal
Weight: 1,609 lbs
Warranty: 6 yr powertrain
4WD: Yes
Cab: Open station
Turbo: No
Cruise control: No

On the price: This maker publishes no price, so the figure comes from dealer listings. Regional dealers price the same machine differently.

Lift figures are the maker's and are quoted at whichever point the maker chose; the about page explains why two loaders with the same number do not lift the same pallet.

Comes with

4WDHydrostaticFront LoaderPower SteeringDiesel

From owner discussion and long-term write-ups

What owners say

What they like

1,433 lb of 3-point lift is roughly 45 percent more than the MT1 sub-compacts manage, on a frame only 165 lb heavier
8.5 GPM total with 5.9 GPM to the implement circuit, against 6.7 and 4.6 on the MT1 - a meaningful difference on a backhoe or a grapple
Stays under 25 gross hp, so it meets Tier 4 Final without a particulate filter or a regeneration cycle
A cab is listed as an option on LS's own page, which is unusual at this size

What they complain about

No published price from LS at any level - series, model or configuration - so the figure is read off dealer books and moved about $1,400 between the two consulted
Only 18.5 hp reaches the PTO, so a 60 in finish mower is near the top of what it will turn comfortably
1,091 lb loader lift is barely above the MT1's 1,008 lb despite the larger frame and hydraulics
LS states no measuring point for loader lift on this or any other model page
The XJ is a one-model series, so there is no step up or down within it if the fit is wrong

Gathered from owner reports

What owners report

Three owners speak about the XJ2025H and all three are content, which is unusual for a machine with this little written about it. The most experienced has had his four years with no issues and describes it the way owners of cheap, honest equipment usually do - simple, durable, not the most refined thing on the lot, but it does the work. Another bought partly for the frame, liking 25 hp on something slightly bigger than the usual sub-compact, and runs a plough, rototiller, disc and plastic layer on a small farm without complaint at around $21,000 out the door with a loader and interest-free financing over ten years. The one real criticism is the backhoe, which its owner calls underpowered and wishes were stronger.

What comes up favourably

The owner with the longest experience reports four years and no issues, describing it as simple and durable even if it is not a refined machine
It runs proper ground-engaging implements for its size - a plough, rototiller, disc and plastic layer all get named by one small-farm owner with no complaints
Price and terms are the draw: around $21,000 out the door with a loader, with interest-free financing stretched over ten years

What comes up as a complaint

The matching backhoe is the one component owners criticise - its owner calls it relatively underpowered and says he wishes it were stronger
Owners recommend it with a caveat about dealers rather than the tractor, since the brand's network is thin in many areas

Questions worth asking

Is it durable enough to buy on price alone?

The longest ownership report here runs four years with no issues, and describes the machine as simple and hard-wearing rather than polished. That is one voice, but the other two owners say much the same in fewer words. What none of them claims is refinement - if fit, finish and controls matter to you as much as capability, the premium brands are what you are paying the premium for.

Should I get the backhoe with it?

The only owner here who has one calls it relatively underpowered and says it is his single complaint about an otherwise good machine. If your digging is occasional, that is an argument for renting a mini excavator instead; if you need something on the back of the tractor regularly, go in expecting it to be slower than you hoped.

What can it handle?

Owners describe small-farm work rather than land clearing: a plough, a rototiller, a disc and a plastic layer for bed making, all run without complaint. One specifically likes having 25 hp on a slightly larger frame than the smallest sub-compacts use, which is what makes ground-engaging implements practical on it.

Summarised from public owner discussion, not from testing. Nothing here was measured by this site, and a report that recurs is not the same as a defect rate.

Cross-shopped against

Line the LS XJ2025H up

vs LS MT225S vs John Deere 1R 25 vs LS MT226

Same brand or same size, nearest in price

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Spec sheet & owner notes

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