How good are kubota tractors?

[startinghandle]

How good are kubota tractors
compared to other makes
The reason i am asking is the main dealer based at Oswestry
is looking for a fitter and I thought of enquiring but things have changed a bit since I last
worked at main dealer 40 years ago

 

[JP1]

Friends tell me they're simple and a bit juicy but most like them (all stockmen mind)

 

[daveydiesel1]

Had a mgx 135 on demo durin christmas. Really liked it. And got a drive in a 7152 very impressed. If the money is right go for it cause therl be plenty of out of work fitters lookin jobs atm so jobs will be gettin harder to come by

 

[nick...]

I’ve got a couple of small ones 22and24hp.one dates back to the 70s and never had a spanner on it and no oil leaks either.tyres perishing though.other probably 17/18 years old and much the same
Nick...

 

[DRC]

Things have changed a heck of a lot in 40 years, so a lot to learn. A good family company though, if you do get a job with them. We have two kubota dealers near by, with Battlefield machinery at Shrewsbury .

 

[le bon paysan]

Got a M 7040,72hp 15/15 gearbox only electric bits 4wd switch and PTO.
Great little tractor!

 

[Cowabunga]

Friends tell me they're simple and a bit juicy but most like them (all stockmen mind)

On the contrary, they are far from simple. The smaller ones may be deceptively rudimentary and simple to drive but the two speed front axle as well as the actual front axle itself is very complex. They are also not built for convenient repair, having below average accessibility to major internal components, although I'm sure that they will be a bit above averagely reliable.
The bigger French built models are as complex as many other brands sharing the ZF transaxles in both semi-powershift or CVT form [Deutz and McCormick to name but two]. They will have very similar electronic controls and automatic functionality as their competitors.

They are generally well regarded by those that consider 'Japanese quality' to be something demonstrable. They certainly have the potential to be just as good as any comparable model from most other brands from a farmer's point of view.

 

[Dave W]

I love Kubota stuff. Worked on most of the diggers, compacts and mowers.
everything is so well made. Just seems to fit together right. Very little ever wears where it shouldn't. Great machines

 

[Wombat]

Think our next tractor will be a Kubota when I get a few other things paid off

 

[daveydiesel1]

Think our next tractor will be a Kubota when I get a few other things paid off

What model would you be goin for?

 

[daveydiesel1]

On the contrary, they are far from simple. The smaller ones may be deceptively rudimentary and simple to drive but the two speed front axle as well as the actual front axle itself is very complex. They are also not built for convenient repair, having below average accessibility to major internal components, although I'm sure that they will be a bit above averagely reliable.
The bigger French built models are as complex as many other brands sharing the ZF transaxles in both semi-powershift or CVT form [Deutz and McCormick to name but two]. They will have very similar electronic controls and automatic functionality as their competitors.

They are generally well regarded by those that consider 'Japanese quality' to be something demonstrable. They certainly have the potential to be just as good as any comparable model from most other brands from a farmer's point of view.

Noticed the mgx has a wierd design front axle where the steerin pivots like a stepped design.. does that giv bother? It certainly doesnt clunk goin out of 4wd the way other tractors does

 

[Wombat]

What model would you be goin for?

Not sure, i think it might be a 7002 over the MGX but i like the M6000 they launched at FIMA

 

[daveydiesel1]

Havnt seen it yet but the m7002 is a top notch tractor. If money was plentiful id be havin a 7172 kvt

 

[Handar]

Sorry to burst the orange bubble but the m105 , m108 models have synchro hubs in the gearbox that are not much bigger than a standard car and are definitely smaller than your average jeep, made of cheese and are prone to breaking in half for no real reason. Part prices are eye watering too. As a general rule of thumb the engines are a relatively reliable but a low cubic capacity means you have to rev them very high to reach 40km on the road or 540rpm in the field.

 

[texelburger]

We have a 7171 and a 7172 kvt.Very pleased.

 

[kiwi pom]

Bit of a long one but a non biased review.

 

[Clutch-Pack]

local dealer took on the franchise a number of years ago,sold a decent amount of tractors even a few into contracting fleets.
None of them stayed around long even with stockmen for whom buying a new tractor would be for some a once in a lifetime purchase.
From what I’ve heard and all anecdotal of coarse so to be taken with a pinch or shovel of salt is that they are light build not very reliable,difficult to work on and parts are horrifically expensive and they depreciated like a stone.
He has quietly dropped the franchise in favour of more mainstream low houred brands.
They have an excellent range of groundscare and construction equipment but their tractors are nowhere near the same level yet.

 

[Wooly]

It's just the colour .................... !!

 

[Cowabunga]

local dealer took on the franchise a number of years ago,sold a decent amount of tractors even a few into contracting fleets.
None of them stayed around long even with stockmen for whom buying a new tractor would be for some a once in a lifetime purchase.
From what I’ve heard and all anecdotal of coarse so to be taken with a pinch or shovel of salt is that they are light build not very reliable,difficult to work on and parts are horrifically expensive and they depreciated like a stone.
He has quietly dropped the franchise in favour of more mainstream low houred brands.
They have an excellent range of groundscare and construction equipment but their tractors are nowhere near the same level yet.

The smaller ones, not the French models, are indeed lightly built, but you have to compare them with other brand models in the light utility class and not expect them to compare with more heavy duty rivals.

 

[mixed breed]

The smaller ones, not the French models, are indeed lightly built, but you have to compare them with other brand models in the light utility class and not expect them to compare with more heavy duty rivals.

Light duty indeed, I recall my first look around a 95hp loader tractor at the dealer the op is talking about. What stood out to me I was the top link pin on the tractor end was cat 1, not the sort of tractor to put a 4f reversible on the back of..