Small mini excavators

[Wisentaner]

I am looking for a small mini excavator 1.5 ton size. I have quite a few hours in a JCB 801 but have never operated any other brands. Can some one tell me if there are better options out there in this size. I have been happy with the JCB. The machine is used for landscaping, trees, light trenching and land shaping in small areas. Any feed back would be appreciated. Thanks

[cddva]

You may want to look at a Kubota KX41, I'm guessing that's about the same size machine. There is at least one person here who own's one and has posted about being very happy with it. If you do a search here on KX41 you'll probably come across some of those post's.