Picture: U17-5 on site
Redefining excellence
Building on its reputation as a top performer, the U17-5 introduces a host of upgrades that enhance efficiency, performance, and operator comfort, ensuring this machine remains the benchmark in its category.
When designing a successor to a market-leading machine trusted and beloved by thousands of customers worldwide, preserving its core strengths is just as crucial as introducing enhancements. The U17-5 maintains everything that made its predecessor a favourite while incorporating carefully considered upgrades to elevate its performance and user experience.
Since its debut in 2008, the U17-3 has set the standard for reliability and performance. With valuable feedback from our customers driving its evolution, the U17-5 builds on everything people loved about the previous model and takes it to the next level.
The U17-5 introduces a new 20L fuel tank, which is 5% larger than its predecessor, coupled with the auto-idle feature that contributes to lower fuel consumption. These enhancements not only improve fuel efficiency but also significantly reduce noise levels, making the machine particularly suited for use in urban environments.
With an extendable undercarriage that has been increased to 1300mm, the U17-5 achieves more in both side and front stability. The machine offers better manoeuvrability and increased ground clearance, improving its overall performance and adaptability to challenging terrains.
The hydraulic system of the U17-5 now includes a new independent travel circuit, allowing operators to use the boom, dipper, bucket, and auxiliary functions without compromising tracking performance. This addition guarantees seamless operation and improved efficiency, even in demanding conditions.
Staying true to Kubota’s dash 5 philosophy, the U17-5 incorporates additional safety features, enhanced serviceability, and a modernised design. While embracing these extras, the machine retains the hallmark for reliability and ease of operation that the U17 series is renowned for.
Adding to this series is the new U18-5, a long dipper arm model which has seen further developments with a revised rear counterweight design and undercarriage which has added 67kg from the previous model (U17-3a). Despite a slightly longer tail (30mm), it retains its zero-tail swing configuration, offering superior stability and flexibility.
The U17-5 and U18-5 embodies Kubota’s dedication to delivering machines that offer “everything you want and nothing you don’t.” By carefully pairing the high-performance engine with hydraulic pumps, valves, and motors, ensuring a seamless balance of power and precision.
Kubota once again reaffirms its commitment to setting industry standards.
About Kubota
Since its founding in 1890, the Kubota Group has been working to solve social issues through superior products, technologies, and services in the areas of food, water, and the environment. We operate in more than 120 countries around the world, providing solutions to enhance the productivity and safety of food, promote the circulation of water resources and waste, and improve urban and living environments. Under our brand statement, “For Earth, For Life,” we promise to continue supporting the prosperous life of humans while protecting the environment of this beautiful Earth. For more information on the Kubota group, please visit: https://www.kubota.com/ or https://kubota-group.eu/en/.
Our Mission
Our Brand Statement, “For Earth, For Life,” speaks to our commitment to the conservation of the environment while aiding the production of food and water supplies, which are vital to meet the needs of our society, as the world’s population continues to grow. This mission is accomplished every time a Kubota tractor harvests the land to produce food or when our construction equipment excavates to transport water or provide shelter. For more information on Kubota, please visit http://www.kubota-eu.com or http://www.kubota.com .
