The challenges facing agriculture are becoming bigger, more complex and challenging. To meet them, you need more than a new tractor; you need a partner who enables you to make smart decisions. You need a tractor that offers more efficiency, more reliability, more capability – but at a reasonable price. Offering uncompromising performance, outstanding power and superb fuel efficiency, the Kubota range of M Series agricultural tractors and implements are world-class.
As a global company, committed to the future of agriculture, Kubota has built a solid reputation for leading edge engineering, innovative technology, excellent reliability, great service and high residual values.
- Kubota’s M Series combines high torque and low fuel consumption with class-leading intelligent technology. The result: outstanding productivity and versatility for any field or farm task.
From the compact all-rounder Kubota M4002 to the class leading M7002 with its extraordinary power, new technology and stage V engine – the M Series offers a powerful choice of tractors (66-170hp) to meet the demands of modern sustainable and profitable farming.
The Kubota M7171 Premium KVT
Kubota M110GX with plant roof and Standen Pearson SP
Plant potatoes with a plant roof on the tractor and a potato planter from Standen Pearson SP. This makes two ridges at 90 centimeters. This method of cultivation gives grower Nijenhuijs a better distribution of his potatoes and later more potatoes in size.
Company introduces third generation M7 tractors
Kubota (UK) Ltd has introduced the M7003 tractor series to the UK market. Now in its third generation, the latest M7 models meet EU Stage V emission regulations, and combine further refinements with enhanced functionality, and greater operator convenience.
“New features across the range include Xpress restart, Multispeed steering, advanced LED lighting package, and Tractor Implement Management (TIM),” explains Kubota product manager for agriculture, Luke Sellwood. “The M7003 buyer also has access to a greater range of optional extras.”
The M7003 series offers three models – M7133, M7153 and M7173. Power outputs from the four-cylinder engine remain unchanged at 130hp, 150hp and 170hp respectively, with a 20hp boost on the two lower powered models, and a 5hp boost for the flagship M7173.
Revised engine characteristics deliver a constant power band from 1800-2100rpm, while a constant torque level extends from 1200-1600rpm. Full power is delivered at 1900rpm, while maximum torque arrives at 1500rpm.
EU Stage V emissions compliance is achieved using a combination of advanced diesel particulate filter (DPF) and selective catalytic reduction (SCR), allowing low-pressure EGR to be eliminated. The DPF cleaning interval has been doubled from 3,000 to 6,000 hours, contributing to lower operating costs.
Transmission options continue to include the stepless KVT and a powershift gearbox that uses six powershift speeds in five synchronised ranges. The powershift transmission now benefits from additional functionality, with the development of Xpress restart. Activated by a switch, Xpress restart provides a brake-to-stop function, which avoids the need to depress the clutch pedal to stop the tractor. This feature suits repetitive start-stop tasks such as round baling, and loader work.
All models are now equipped with Multispeed steering control. This new development allows the operator to select the steering ratio to suit working speed and application, offering greater comfort and convenience with headland turns, for example.
“The standard steering ratio is four turns lock-to-lock,” says Mr Sellwood. “With Multispeed, the operator can choose from a 20%, 40% or 60% reduction in the number of turns required.”
At its quickest setting, Multispeed allows full-lock to be reached with just 1.5 turns when travelling forward, and 2.4 turns when travelling backwards. For safety, the system automatically disengages at a forward speed of 18kph (12kph in reverse), and re-engages as speed drops below this threshold the travel speed slows. The system is completely disabled when forward speed reaches 25kph (20kph in reverse) and can only be re-engaged when the tractor slows and the Multispeed selector switch is repositioned.
