Minni Excavator: Kubota KX the best?

[RJ2482]

HI,
is there someone out there who could give me a steer with regards to the best mini digger available on the market.
I have some buying perimeters, which are:
Max tow weight is 2 t ( so I can use my 4x4).
Have a full cab.
Ultra reliable.
I am about to start a new build for a 3 houses on a sloping site and there is a fair amount of work for the machine to get through. In addition I hope to supplement my build with some days where I can hire 'man & machine' out.
There are a lot of machines out there and I have looked at:
JCB 8014, 8016, 8018
Takeuchi tb016, tb219
Yanmar sv15
Kubota
KX41 3v
KX36 3
The Kubota KX41 seems to be edging things at the moment as this machine seems to have some good reviews, but I wonder how these diggers cope in the real world? Any advice pls

 

[Canuck Digger]

Been discussed to death. Do some searching around the site. Kubota, TK, both great machines. They're all pretty good though if you maintain them...............