gladehound
Veteran Member
A few of us were having an off topic discussion on another thread about the blurry line between Tractors that are considered CUTs vs UTs.
The manufacturers are all over the boards on what they call their tractors. Kubota calls an MX series tractor a UT, yet it is smaller than many other manufacturers CUTS. Kioti refers to their PX9020, an ~8,000 pound (just bare tractor) 90 hp beast as a compact on their web page yet this is far bigger and has far higher loader capacity than many other manufacturer's UTs.
Lots of times we will recommend a CUT or a UT but this means different things to different people. So let's hash it out. Is the CUT or UT designation determined by manufacturer, by capability, by weight, by dimensions, by 3pt category or some other means.
Let's List models and put them in categories. Maybe we can come up with a common definition for the blurry line between CUT and UT. From what I know, the blurry line now runs from a 38hp MF (which is actually heavier than higher hp MX series) to the aforementioned 90hp Kioti compact.
I'll take a crack at the Kioti line:
CUT: CK series, DS series, DKSE series, NX series, DK45
Debatable: DK55 (~5000 pounds, CAT I&II hitch, wheel size [28" rear 20" front])
UT: DK75, DK90, RX series, PX9020
The manufacturers are all over the boards on what they call their tractors. Kubota calls an MX series tractor a UT, yet it is smaller than many other manufacturers CUTS. Kioti refers to their PX9020, an ~8,000 pound (just bare tractor) 90 hp beast as a compact on their web page yet this is far bigger and has far higher loader capacity than many other manufacturer's UTs.
Lots of times we will recommend a CUT or a UT but this means different things to different people. So let's hash it out. Is the CUT or UT designation determined by manufacturer, by capability, by weight, by dimensions, by 3pt category or some other means.
Let's List models and put them in categories. Maybe we can come up with a common definition for the blurry line between CUT and UT. From what I know, the blurry line now runs from a 38hp MF (which is actually heavier than higher hp MX series) to the aforementioned 90hp Kioti compact.
I'll take a crack at the Kioti line:
CUT: CK series, DS series, DKSE series, NX series, DK45
Debatable: DK55 (~5000 pounds, CAT I&II hitch, wheel size [28" rear 20" front])
UT: DK75, DK90, RX series, PX9020