Kubota Tractor Corp. kicked off 2025 with three new additions to its highly effective compact development lineup with the launch of two new excavators and a brand new compact monitor loader from the showroom ground at World of Concrete in Las Vegas. The U17-5 and KX040-5 be a part of Kubota’s strong excavator lineup, whereas the SVL97-3 takes the highest spot in Kubota’s compact monitor loader lineup. “These three new fashions characterize the following technology over their predecessors and Kubota’s dedication to listening to buyer suggestions and bringing to market new tools with the identical reliability, sturdiness, and high-end efficiency that our prospects have come to count on,” mentioned Tim Boulds, Kubota Product Advertising Director for Development Gear. The U17-5, KX040-5, and SVL97-3 will begin arriving at approved Kubota vendor showrooms within the first quarter of this 12 months.
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KX040-5 Compact Excavator
Kubota introduced the introduction of the brand new KX040-5 compact excavator from the showroom ground at World of Concrete. Placing productiveness and operator expertise on the forefront, the KX040-5 introduces key updates together with a redesigned hydraulic system, a spacious and quiet cab, and tech options that now come on normal fashions. Out there at approved Kubota sellers within the first quarter of this 12 months, the KX040-5 continues Kubota’s legacy of delivering dependable, performance-driven development tools for the North America market.
Powered by a 40.3-horsepower* Kubota diesel engine, a digging depth of 11 toes, 2.3 inches, and a bucket breakout drive of 9,397 kilos, the KX040-5 can sort out the hardest duties on the jobsite. The improved hydraulic system makes use of engine horsepower to its fullest extent permitting circulate charge to be elevated for optimum efficiency whereas utilizing a hydraulic attachment and working different features of the KX040-5 concurrently. The load-sensing hydraulics ship easy and environment friendly operation, permitting operators to journey and multitask effortlessly, bettering jobsite productiveness.
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U17-5 Zero-tail Swing Compact Excavator
Kubota additionally introduced the launch of the U17-5 zero-tail swing compact excavator. That includes improved stability, enhanced operator consolation and effectivity, the brand new U17-5 replaces the U17VR1 in Kubota’s strong excavator lineup and is among the many set of recent development tools launched at this 12 months’s present. The brand new U17-5 can be obtainable at approved Kubota sellers within the first quarter of this 12 months.
Geared up with a 16.1-horsepower* Kubota diesel engine, the U17-5 incorporates a working vary that features a digging depth of seven toes, 6.2 inches, a dumping top of 8 toes, 1.2 inches and a bucket breakout drive of three,547 kilos. The U17-5 additionally comes geared up with a factory-installed thumb bracket welded straight onto the dipper to mount an elective hydraulic thumb. An auxiliary management system built-in into the joystick permits operators to regulate proportional circulate with a handy thumb-operated swap and oil circulate may be managed with a forefinger-operated on/off swap. To scale back transition occasions between attachments and enhance productiveness, an auxiliary diverter valve comes normal on the U17-5 permitting the hydraulic thumb attachment to stay linked whereas diverting oil circulate to different attachments when wanted.
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SVL97-3 Compact Observe Loader
Kubota unveiled the SVL97-3, its latest addition to the corporate’s line of compact monitor loaders. The SVL97-3 is a third-generation mannequin that replaces the SVL97-2 with refined and upgraded efficiency, consolation, and serviceability options. The SVL97-3 has a rated working capability of three,459 kilos, and a brand new one-piece sealed cab for a clear, quiet work surroundings. It comes normal with KubotaNOW Telematics and a swing-out radiator for ease of service. Kubota’s new SVL97-3 can be obtainable in Spring 2025 at approved Kubota sellers.
The SVL97-3 is able to tackle virtually any job with its Kubota engine, new hydraulic system, journey efficiency, and environment friendly cooling system. Geared up with a 96.4 horsepower* Kubota engine, frequent rail system and diesel particulate filter muffler, the SVL97-3 elevated its prime pace to eight.4 mph and has a rated working capability of three,459 kilos at 35 p.c tipping load, greater than 250 kilos greater than the capability of the earlier mannequin. Plus, an elective 300 kilos of counterweight may be added for a further 200 kilos of working capability.
*SAE J1995 gross
