No Kubota loaders?

[nybirdman]

Happened to reach a salesman when I called for parts;asked about inventory and he said he had a few
50 HP tractors but no loaders(FELs) for them and didn't know when they would be available.Like everything else;hard to come by.

 

[Hay Dude]

Happened to reach a salesman when I called for parts;asked about inventory and he said he had a few
50 HP tractors but no loaders(FELs) for them and didn't know when they would be available.Like everything else;hard to come by.

Have a customer (large estate/farm owners) that just got an L6060 and had to wait several months for the loader after the tractor arrived. They were really unhappy

 

[jeff9366]

Jun. 03, 2022 10:58 AM ETKubota Corporation (KUBTY)KUBTFBy: Niloofer Shaikh, SA News Editor

• A Japanese equipment maker, Kubota (OTCPK:KUBTY) plans to spend $140M to build a new factory in northeast Georgia, adding 500 workers to the 3,000 it already employs in the region.
• The company said on Wednesday that it will build a new factory in Gainesville to make front-end loaders.
• Kubota Manufacturing of America said the Georgia expansion would almost double front-end loader build capacity.
• “We don’t currently have the facilities to meet customer demand,” Phil Sutton, vice president of Kubota Manufacturing of America, told The Times of Gainesville. "For Kubota, North America is our biggest tractor market now.”

 

[Citydude]

My dealer said basically that the hydraulic steel tubing is hard to get for the loaders..

 

[notaz3]

Been waiting for my LA805 loader since Aug 2021. Tractor came in last month, loader is who knows when.

 

[jeff9366]

Kubota to Invest $140M in New Plant, Create 500 Jobs​

JULY 1, 2022 | TREVOR WILLIAMS

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Kubota North America announced June 2 that it would invest $140 million in a new factory on an existing site in Hall County, a move that will create 500 new jobs.

The Japanese subsidiary is the parent company for Kubota Tractor Corp., Kubota Industrial Equipment and Kubota Manufacturing of America, which combined already employ about 3,000 people in Georgia after more than three decades operating in the state.

Kubota Industrial Equipment, or KIE, opened in 2005 in Jefferson, Ga., where it makes loaders, booms and other tractor implements.

The new KIE plant, however, will be on Kubota North America’s existing site Gainesville, doubling the company’s production of loaders to meet growing demand in the U.S. and Canada markets. It’s set to break ground this year and begin operations by 2024. The new plant will free up the Jefferson plant to make more attachments and implements, supporting its network of 1,100 dealers.

The news comes about two months after the company held a grand opening for a new R&D facility in Gainesville, an $85 million investment that created 70 immediate jobs for engineers and technical staff members, with plans to grow that to 200.

Kubota started its plant in Gainesville with 40 employees in 1988, gradually bringing in full production of lawn tractors and rough-terrain vehicles. The Osaka-based company has been held up as an example of how foreign companies — and Japanese firms in particular — tend to be solid corporate citizens and pay long-term dividends in terms of job creation and capital investment for the state.

The company, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, says it will have 3,500 Georgia workers by 2024.

 

[hornett22]

Dealer here has two rows of the L series. Onle one of them has a loader on it.

 

[2manyrocks]

Kubota to Invest $140M in New Plant, Create 500 Jobs​

JULY 1, 2022 | TREVOR WILLIAMS

• 

Kubota North America announced June 2 that it would invest $140 million in a new factory on an existing site in Hall County, a move that will create 500 new jobs.

The Japanese subsidiary is the parent company for Kubota Tractor Corp., Kubota Industrial Equipment and Kubota Manufacturing of America, which combined already employ about 3,000 people in Georgia after more than three decades operating in the state.

Kubota Industrial Equipment, or KIE, opened in 2005 in Jefferson, Ga., where it makes loaders, booms and other tractor implements.

The new KIE plant, however, will be on Kubota North America’s existing site Gainesville, doubling the company’s production of loaders to meet growing demand in the U.S. and Canada markets. It’s set to break ground this year and begin operations by 2024. The new plant will free up the Jefferson plant to make more attachments and implements, supporting its network of 1,100 dealers.

The news comes about two months after the company held a grand opening for a new R&D facility in Gainesville, an $85 million investment that created 70 immediate jobs for engineers and technical staff members, with plans to grow that to 200.

Kubota started its plant in Gainesville with 40 employees in 1988, gradually bringing in full production of lawn tractors and rough-terrain vehicles. The Osaka-based company has been held up as an example of how foreign companies — and Japanese firms in particular — tend to be solid corporate citizens and pay long-term dividends in terms of job creation and capital investment for the state.

The company, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, says it will have 3,500 Georgia workers by 2024.

Wonder why the Kubota name is in blue instead of Kubota orange in that picture.

 

[paulfun9]

My guess would be weather seems to affect orange much quicker. Everything I have ever seen painted orange on a building looks like he-double toothpicks in short order.


Janet

 

[Hay Dude]

My guess would be weather seems to affect orange much quicker. Everything I have ever seen painted orange on a building looks like he-double toothpicks in short order.


Janet

Thats very true.

 

[MossRoad]

Their ‘Now Hiring’ sign in front of the factory is blue as well.

 

[npalen]

Slightly older news:

Great Plains Manufacturing and Kubota Expand in Salina, Kansas - Expansion Solutions

Great Plains Manufacturing announced a $53 million expansion project to further invest in its Salina, Kansas operations.

www.expansionsolutionsmagazine.com

 

[Yander]

Yep, I shopped Kubota before I bought my Yanmar and the kubota dealer had the right tractor to fit my needs but no loader. He said Kubota was asking them to sell tractors with no loader with promise of loader later. Huh!

Made my decision for me but I don't regret the Yanmar purchase one bit.

 

[ultrarunner]

It has impacted a few tractor shopping friends that wanted Kubota but went for other brands with many bringing home Deere.

I have noticed Deere ads reaching out to sub and compact market with package pricing… maybe it is working?

 

[oosik]

No FEL's. That would be a deal breaker for me. I would drive around the property with only a big smile - for so long.

 

[Yander]

Yes, the first 2 tractors I owned had no loader, the next 4 tractors I owned/own have loaders. Guess what I'll never not have again? I would go without A/C before I would be without a loader, close though.

No FEL's. That would be a deal breaker for me. I would drive around the property with only a big smile - for so long.

 

[Complete Turf Care]

I needed another tractor a few weeks ago, and ended up with a Kubota L6060 with no loader. I heard the same thing from several dealers. No loaders from Kubota.
Luckily, I already have 2 tractors with loaders, so I was okay with getting this one without a loader.

 

[npalen]

Loader Selector | Tractor Attachments | Westendorf

Loader Selector at Westendorf Loaders.

www.loaders.com

I bought a Mahindra 3015 a couple years ago without a loader and was unable to find a Mahindra loader for it so went with Westendorf and am very happy with it. They had not fit a 3015 previously so came to Kansas with a trailer, picked up my tractor and took it to their factory in Iowa to measure it for fitting. They then delivered the tractor with loader mounted when promised.
Westendorf loaders have been around for at least back in the 70's as I remember.

 

[5030]

That could be a 'touchy' subject as most new smaller units are ordered with the loader in the build price. I believe companies like Westendorf are more about fitting loaders to units that were never initially purchased with the loader as part of the original purchase.

 

[npalen]

That could be a 'touchy' subject as most new smaller units are ordered with the loader in the build price. I believe companies like Westendorf are more about fitting loaders to units that were never initially purchased with the loader as part of the original purchase.

Yes, Westendorf is definitely an "aftermarket" loader manufacturer, I don't think they produce any for OEM.
Not sure what you mean by "touchy" subject. I'm sure you can buy small tractors priced with no loader.