Kubota Reviews
Nickname: coobie Scoring: 9 out of 10
Ease of Use: 10 Performance: 9
Financing: 10 Parts Support: 9 Reliability:9
Review Date: 07/14/2006
Price Paid: $14000*
Years of Use: New Owner (0-1 Year)
Model Year: 0
Implements:
Purchased From: Dans farm supply Adrian Mi.(great Folks)
Strengths: power steering,hyd.dump box,and hydro drive system.
Weaknesses: Little slow on the hills,verses my 2002 mule gasser.
Overall: This is not a race horse if this is what you are looking for.I like the raw power of the diesel,verses the gasser.No big complaints,very well built machine.I bought the full enclosed steel cab,heater and windshield wiper.
Nickname: Tedd Kopfman Scoring: 2 out of 10
Ease of Use: 7 Performance: 3
Financing: Parts Support: 1 Reliability:1
Review Date: 07/10/2006
Price Paid: $0*
Years of Use: New Owner (0-1 Year)
Model Year: 0
Implements:
Purchased From: Blue Diamond RV
Strengths: Starts every time. Great for running around on trails or around private subdivision
Weaknesses: Cannot keep powerstearing fluid in it. Have found the reliability to be very lacking. Mechanics still have not resolved the powerstearing problem
Overall: I will not buy another. I am looking at the Rhino from Yamaha. Lot more reliable.
Nickname: DOMINIC ARENA Scoring: 5 out of 10
Ease of Use: 9 Performance: 5
Financing: 10 Parts Support: 10 Reliability:8
Review Date: 06/26/2006
Price Paid: $11000*
Years of Use: 1-2 Years Use
Model Year: 0
Implements:
Purchased From: UPSTATE DEALER
Strengths: ON WHEELS IT IS VERY GOOD,GOOD POWER,DUMP BED IS GREAT FOR ALL KINDS OF WORK CHORES.
Weaknesses: I INTENDED TO USE IT IN THE WINTER TO GROOM SNOWMOBLIE TRAILS, I INSTALLED A KIMPEX TRACK KIT,BIG MISTAKE. MACHINE HAS NO POWER WHAT SO EVER. HILLS IN LOW RANGE VEHICLE HAD ALL IT COULD TO MAKE I UP TO THE TOP WITHOUT PULLING A GROOMER. SO THE MACHINE BECAME JUST AN EXPENSIVE TOURING VEHICLE FOR THE YOUNG KIDS ON MY PROPTERY.
Overall: DON'T INSTALL THE TRACK KIT. FAIR WEATHER WORK HORSE ONLY
Nickname: Jim Brown Scoring: 3 out of 10
Ease of Use: 4 Performance: 1
Financing: Parts Support: 2 Reliability:5
Review Date: 05/07/2006
Price Paid: $12000*
Years of Use: 1-2 Years Use
Model Year: 0
Implements:Roof and windshield
Purchased From: Kubota Dealer
Strengths: The machine does start everytime I get on it. The dump bed is great it was one of the things that sold me on the machine.
Weaknesses: Too much engine noise. Hard to shift in and out of gear. The big weakness it won't pull itself up any hill especially if I have anything loaded in the bed. I have pulled this machine out of more places than I thought possible. I have never seen a wheel spin on the machine.
Overall: I wish I had the money and Kubota had the machine. They missed the reason for building this thing. Buy a striped down jeep if you need to go off road.
Nickname: EB Scoring: 9 out of 10
Ease of Use: 10 Performance: 6
Financing: 10 Parts Support: 6 Reliability:10
Review Date: 02/04/2006
Price Paid: $11200*
Years of Use: New Owner (0-1 Year)
Model Year: 0
Implements:Winch, Sprayed bed liner, Soft Top, Glove Box, HD front springs
Purchased From: Holley Tractor, Aiken, SC
Strengths: In the woods this machine is a beast! The power steering is the best when in tight places, and the hdy. dump is as good as it gets. I bought the camo verson, 2005. I use mine in the NC mountains a lot and so far I have not needed the winch.
Weaknesses: Hills it does not like. Top end speed is poor in high gear 20MPH, 27MPH going down hill, 10MPH going up hill in med gear. Kubota should do better. The fuel and the oil guage do fog up but are still readable. The RTV needs more get up and go power.
Overall: This is still the machine to have. The power steering and hdy dump makes the machine.
Nickname: Dargo Scoring: 10 out of 10
Ease of Use: 10 Performance: 9
Financing: Parts Support: 10 Reliability:10
Review Date: 12/20/2005
Price Paid: $10100*
Years of Use: 2+ Years
Model Year: 0
Implements:
Purchased From:
Strengths: Always starts immediately and is ready to go. Once I changed the hydro filters the "issue" of the transmission shifting difficulty went away. Also, Kubota provided me with an updated yoke that stopped the drive shaft rattle. The RTV has a very fast cycle to the dump bed. I thought power steering would be only a gimmick, but it's great!
Weaknesses: I don't understand why Kubota cannot manage to get fuel and temp gauges that do not fog over. I have exactly 6 sets of gauges; they all fog over. I gave up on this issue since I can still manage to read them. I assume Kubota did the same (shame on them - this would be, what, a $5 fix?!) Now that I have almost 3 years on mine (I bought one of the very first units out), it has panned out to be a very reliable workhorse. The "worksite" tires may be durable on a worksite, but they are a joke in anything slippery. Mine have been on a shelf for over 2 years now. I have Bighorn tires on it now and I am EXTREMELY pleased with their performance, which brings me to my final point. I wish Kubota would offer a larger engine or a turbo option to get more power. With the weight and strength of the RTV, more power would certainly be welcomed.
Overall: I've owned several (4) different UV's, and I like the RTV best overall.
Nickname: Ratler Scoring: 8 out of 10
Ease of Use: 7 Performance: 9
Financing: 10 Parts Support: 7 Reliability:9
Review Date: 08/11/2005
Price Paid: $0*
Years of Use: 1-2 Years Use
Model Year: 0
Implements:none
Purchased From: local dealer
Strengths: Well built heavy duty machine.Easy on fuel. real smooth ride.Power steering is great. Real work horse.
Weaknesses: Drive Shaft rattles after few hours operation. Have to baby the shifter to get in gear
Overall: Real machine if weaknesses are corrected.
Nickname: Archdean Scoring: 10 out of 10
Ease of Use: 10 Performance: 10
Financing: 10 Parts Support: 10 Reliability:10
Review Date: 02/10/2005
Price Paid: $10500*
Years of Use: Test Drive
Model Year: 0
Implements:
Purchased From: Grand Lake Kubota
Strengths: All, afterall it's a Kubota
Weaknesses: None that I'm even remotely aware of!!
Overall: If you want the Best Buy the Best!!
Nickname: Anonymous Scoring: 9 out of 10
Ease of Use: 9 Performance: 9
Financing: Parts Support: 1 Reliability:
Review Date: 11/06/2004
Price Paid: $10500*
Years of Use: New Owner (0-1 Year)
Model Year: 0
Implements:Winch
Purchased From: Kubota Dealer
Strengths: Smooth steering, transmission and ride. Nice powerful quiet diesel that is good on fuel. Great hydro dump. Sturdy design.
Weaknesses: Worksite model tires are a joke. Fuel and temp gauges fog over and are hard to read. Replacement gauges also fog over, but they have the added change of not even working as well as fogging over. Until after the first transmission oil filters and fluid are changed at about 10 hours, the transmission is difficult to get out of gear.
Overall: Several first year bugs. Kubota Corporation itself has been very disappointing in their willingness to quickly correct or even access problems. For example, 3 months to get tires that didn't go flat (ended up replacing them myself with a different brand), I found out on the internet that the Kubota owner's manual lists the oil capacity at over 33 percent too low (Kubota has still never bothered to inform their owners!), over 6 months waiting on gauges that work...still waiting! It will eventually be a great unit and likely tops in it's catagory. I sort of now wish I would have waited for the 2nd year model before I purchased.
Nickname: Bota Brotha Scoring: 10 out of 10
Ease of Use: Performance:
Financing: Parts Support: Reliability:
Review Date: 04/12/2004
Price Paid: $10399*
Years of Use: 0
Model Year: 2004
Implements:Work Site Model
Purchased From: My Local Dealer
Strengths: Someone listed the RTV in the wrong catageory. Its not a Kart, its a tractor. I traded an old "Haul Master" utlility kart for an RTV. Its almost wrong to even compare the two. The RTV's hydrostatic transmission gives it worlds more pulling power than a CTV. I also like how it holds back on hills.
Weaknesses: The hydrostatic transmission reacts like a tractor, when you let off it comes to a rather quick stop. It took me awhile to learn the touch of the pedal. At first its difficult to drive smoothly. I was not a fan of the standard dump bed, i think the system to dump it is a pain in the butt. Thats why I went with the work site.
Overall: I really can't complain. The RTV is almost a no brainer. I looked at the Cub Cadet and Gator's as well. (Why anyone would buy a Gator is beyond me?) They both priced out around $8000. The base RTV at about 1500 more is money well spent.
* Pricing is provided for informational use only. Costs will vary greatly depending on manufacturer programs, freight costs, equipment options, and other variables.
Ease of Use: 10 Performance: 9
Financing: 10 Parts Support: 9 Reliability:9
Review Date: 07/14/2006
Price Paid: $14000*
Years of Use: New Owner (0-1 Year)
Model Year: 0
Implements:
Purchased From: Dans farm supply Adrian Mi.(great Folks)
Strengths: power steering,hyd.dump box,and hydro drive system.
Weaknesses: Little slow on the hills,verses my 2002 mule gasser.
Overall: This is not a race horse if this is what you are looking for.I like the raw power of the diesel,verses the gasser.No big complaints,very well built machine.I bought the full enclosed steel cab,heater and windshield wiper.
Nickname: Tedd Kopfman Scoring: 2 out of 10
Ease of Use: 7 Performance: 3
Financing: Parts Support: 1 Reliability:1
Review Date: 07/10/2006
Price Paid: $0*
Years of Use: New Owner (0-1 Year)
Model Year: 0
Implements:
Purchased From: Blue Diamond RV
Strengths: Starts every time. Great for running around on trails or around private subdivision
Weaknesses: Cannot keep powerstearing fluid in it. Have found the reliability to be very lacking. Mechanics still have not resolved the powerstearing problem
Overall: I will not buy another. I am looking at the Rhino from Yamaha. Lot more reliable.
Nickname: DOMINIC ARENA Scoring: 5 out of 10
Ease of Use: 9 Performance: 5
Financing: 10 Parts Support: 10 Reliability:8
Review Date: 06/26/2006
Price Paid: $11000*
Years of Use: 1-2 Years Use
Model Year: 0
Implements:
Purchased From: UPSTATE DEALER
Strengths: ON WHEELS IT IS VERY GOOD,GOOD POWER,DUMP BED IS GREAT FOR ALL KINDS OF WORK CHORES.
Weaknesses: I INTENDED TO USE IT IN THE WINTER TO GROOM SNOWMOBLIE TRAILS, I INSTALLED A KIMPEX TRACK KIT,BIG MISTAKE. MACHINE HAS NO POWER WHAT SO EVER. HILLS IN LOW RANGE VEHICLE HAD ALL IT COULD TO MAKE I UP TO THE TOP WITHOUT PULLING A GROOMER. SO THE MACHINE BECAME JUST AN EXPENSIVE TOURING VEHICLE FOR THE YOUNG KIDS ON MY PROPTERY.
Overall: DON'T INSTALL THE TRACK KIT. FAIR WEATHER WORK HORSE ONLY
Nickname: Jim Brown Scoring: 3 out of 10
Ease of Use: 4 Performance: 1
Financing: Parts Support: 2 Reliability:5
Review Date: 05/07/2006
Price Paid: $12000*
Years of Use: 1-2 Years Use
Model Year: 0
Implements:Roof and windshield
Purchased From: Kubota Dealer
Strengths: The machine does start everytime I get on it. The dump bed is great it was one of the things that sold me on the machine.
Weaknesses: Too much engine noise. Hard to shift in and out of gear. The big weakness it won't pull itself up any hill especially if I have anything loaded in the bed. I have pulled this machine out of more places than I thought possible. I have never seen a wheel spin on the machine.
Overall: I wish I had the money and Kubota had the machine. They missed the reason for building this thing. Buy a striped down jeep if you need to go off road.
Nickname: EB Scoring: 9 out of 10
Ease of Use: 10 Performance: 6
Financing: 10 Parts Support: 6 Reliability:10
Review Date: 02/04/2006
Price Paid: $11200*
Years of Use: New Owner (0-1 Year)
Model Year: 0
Implements:Winch, Sprayed bed liner, Soft Top, Glove Box, HD front springs
Purchased From: Holley Tractor, Aiken, SC
Strengths: In the woods this machine is a beast! The power steering is the best when in tight places, and the hdy. dump is as good as it gets. I bought the camo verson, 2005. I use mine in the NC mountains a lot and so far I have not needed the winch.
Weaknesses: Hills it does not like. Top end speed is poor in high gear 20MPH, 27MPH going down hill, 10MPH going up hill in med gear. Kubota should do better. The fuel and the oil guage do fog up but are still readable. The RTV needs more get up and go power.
Overall: This is still the machine to have. The power steering and hdy dump makes the machine.
Nickname: Dargo Scoring: 10 out of 10
Ease of Use: 10 Performance: 9
Financing: Parts Support: 10 Reliability:10
Review Date: 12/20/2005
Price Paid: $10100*
Years of Use: 2+ Years
Model Year: 0
Implements:
Purchased From:
Strengths: Always starts immediately and is ready to go. Once I changed the hydro filters the "issue" of the transmission shifting difficulty went away. Also, Kubota provided me with an updated yoke that stopped the drive shaft rattle. The RTV has a very fast cycle to the dump bed. I thought power steering would be only a gimmick, but it's great!
Weaknesses: I don't understand why Kubota cannot manage to get fuel and temp gauges that do not fog over. I have exactly 6 sets of gauges; they all fog over. I gave up on this issue since I can still manage to read them. I assume Kubota did the same (shame on them - this would be, what, a $5 fix?!) Now that I have almost 3 years on mine (I bought one of the very first units out), it has panned out to be a very reliable workhorse. The "worksite" tires may be durable on a worksite, but they are a joke in anything slippery. Mine have been on a shelf for over 2 years now. I have Bighorn tires on it now and I am EXTREMELY pleased with their performance, which brings me to my final point. I wish Kubota would offer a larger engine or a turbo option to get more power. With the weight and strength of the RTV, more power would certainly be welcomed.
Overall: I've owned several (4) different UV's, and I like the RTV best overall.
Nickname: Ratler Scoring: 8 out of 10
Ease of Use: 7 Performance: 9
Financing: 10 Parts Support: 7 Reliability:9
Review Date: 08/11/2005
Price Paid: $0*
Years of Use: 1-2 Years Use
Model Year: 0
Implements:none
Purchased From: local dealer
Strengths: Well built heavy duty machine.Easy on fuel. real smooth ride.Power steering is great. Real work horse.
Weaknesses: Drive Shaft rattles after few hours operation. Have to baby the shifter to get in gear
Overall: Real machine if weaknesses are corrected.
Nickname: Archdean Scoring: 10 out of 10
Ease of Use: 10 Performance: 10
Financing: 10 Parts Support: 10 Reliability:10
Review Date: 02/10/2005
Price Paid: $10500*
Years of Use: Test Drive
Model Year: 0
Implements:
Purchased From: Grand Lake Kubota
Strengths: All, afterall it's a Kubota
Weaknesses: None that I'm even remotely aware of!!
Overall: If you want the Best Buy the Best!!
Nickname: Anonymous Scoring: 9 out of 10
Ease of Use: 9 Performance: 9
Financing: Parts Support: 1 Reliability:
Review Date: 11/06/2004
Price Paid: $10500*
Years of Use: New Owner (0-1 Year)
Model Year: 0
Implements:Winch
Purchased From: Kubota Dealer
Strengths: Smooth steering, transmission and ride. Nice powerful quiet diesel that is good on fuel. Great hydro dump. Sturdy design.
Weaknesses: Worksite model tires are a joke. Fuel and temp gauges fog over and are hard to read. Replacement gauges also fog over, but they have the added change of not even working as well as fogging over. Until after the first transmission oil filters and fluid are changed at about 10 hours, the transmission is difficult to get out of gear.
Overall: Several first year bugs. Kubota Corporation itself has been very disappointing in their willingness to quickly correct or even access problems. For example, 3 months to get tires that didn't go flat (ended up replacing them myself with a different brand), I found out on the internet that the Kubota owner's manual lists the oil capacity at over 33 percent too low (Kubota has still never bothered to inform their owners!), over 6 months waiting on gauges that work...still waiting! It will eventually be a great unit and likely tops in it's catagory. I sort of now wish I would have waited for the 2nd year model before I purchased.
Nickname: Bota Brotha Scoring: 10 out of 10
Ease of Use: Performance:
Financing: Parts Support: Reliability:
Review Date: 04/12/2004
Price Paid: $10399*
Years of Use: 0
Model Year: 2004
Implements:Work Site Model
Purchased From: My Local Dealer
Strengths: Someone listed the RTV in the wrong catageory. Its not a Kart, its a tractor. I traded an old "Haul Master" utlility kart for an RTV. Its almost wrong to even compare the two. The RTV's hydrostatic transmission gives it worlds more pulling power than a CTV. I also like how it holds back on hills.
Weaknesses: The hydrostatic transmission reacts like a tractor, when you let off it comes to a rather quick stop. It took me awhile to learn the touch of the pedal. At first its difficult to drive smoothly. I was not a fan of the standard dump bed, i think the system to dump it is a pain in the butt. Thats why I went with the work site.
Overall: I really can't complain. The RTV is almost a no brainer. I looked at the Cub Cadet and Gator's as well. (Why anyone would buy a Gator is beyond me?) They both priced out around $8000. The base RTV at about 1500 more is money well spent.
* Pricing is provided for informational use only. Costs will vary greatly depending on manufacturer programs, freight costs, equipment options, and other variables.
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