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Kubota to continue shortlines’ brand names
For Great Plains and Kverneland, the names remain the same
Ag brands show more autonomy, EV innovation at CES
Kubota, John Deere unveil new concept and production models
A decade or two ago no one likely would have imagined the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas would become the chosen venue for farm equipment brands to debut their machines. But in the last couple of years, major brands have started to use it to reveal their newest technologies. This year Kubota was back […] Read more
Kubota’s new UTVs offer hydrostatic transmission for ‘finesse’ work
RTV-X Cab and Crew models offer updated styling, design improvements
In early November Kubota introduced two new models to its RTV line of side-by-side UTVs: the RTV-X Cab and RTV-X Crew. They will replace the current X1140 and X1100C. With these new models the band is also taking a little different marketing tack by moving away from straight number designations for its models and giving […] Read more
Kubota to expand in-house guidance system offering
The brand’s current open architecture also allows for third-party guidance options
As Kubota continues to move toward being an ever-more-significant player in the ag equipment market, its two highest-horsepower tractor lines now come auto guidance-ready. The brand recognizes many of the farms that use its tractors are also likely to have other major brand machinery and already use the auto-guidance systems those companies provide. So Kubota […] Read more
We review the Kubota RTV-XG850
Grainews’ practical test puts the new ‘full size’ UTV through its paces
In September, Glacier FarmMedia editors had a chance to spend a few days with one of Kubota’s newest side-by-sides, an RTV-XG850 Rancher Special Edition. Kubota calls this model line its “full size” UTVs. The XG850 model comes in five different variations. The Rancher Special Edition offers a sort of mid- to higher-range level of features, […] Read more
VIDEO: Field testing the Kubota RTV-XG850 UTV
In the market for a new UTV to help out with chores on your farm? Greg Berg and Scott Garvey of Glacier FarmMedia spent a week with the Kubota-XG850 UTV, putting it to the kind of jobs farmers would use it for. What did they think of it? Here’s their review.
VIDEO: Kubota improves versatility of M series tractor lineup
Machinery editor Scott Garvey speaks with Kubota product manager Kyle Dabrowski about the features of the Kubota M7 and M8 tractors, the two largest model series tractors offered by the brand. RELATED: Full specifications of the Kubota M7 Series and M8 Series tractors on AgDealer.com RELATED: Check out Grainews takes to the field in Kubota’s M8 tractor by Scott […] Read more
How Kubota blocked the greys
A brief U.S. history lesson
While the majors such as CNH, Deere and Agco have long warned that farmers shop in the grey market entirely at their own risk, Kubota went so far as to get a government-enforced ban on such imports into the U.S. market. In February 1996, Kubota filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission, in […] Read more
Kubota debuts a concept robotic tractor
Autonomous tractor turns heads at the Consumer Electronics Show
In recent years, automotive and agricultural equipment brands have been increasingly looking to the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas to debut new digital and robotic technologies, as those features proliferate on new machines. This year Kubota chose that event to unveil its New Agri Concept fully autonomous tractor. Autonomous machines and data […] Read more
Getting the right tire
Loader tires need the right tire and inflation pressure for the load
When spec’ing out a new loader tractor, there are a lot of things to consider: lifting capacity, horsepower, size et cetera. Easily overlooked, though, are the specifications for the tires the tractor rides on — and how they can seriously affect tractor performance. “One thing that’s important for operators to understand is how proper ballasting, […] Read more
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