Where Are Kubota Tractors Made? A History of the Kubota Tractor Company

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Table of Contents:

1. The beginnings of the Kubota tractor company
2. Where is Kubota industrial equipment and tractor implements made?
3. Other Kubota manufacturing locations
4. Kubota today
5. Get Kubota compatible parts from a trusted supplier

All construction workers and farmers know the name Kubota. This Japanese corporation manufactures various products, such as agricultural machinery (including tractors, compact tractors, and tractor implements) construction equipment, and engines, but also vending machines, pumps, valves, cast metal, and air conditioning equipment.  

The history of this multinational brand dates to the end of the 19th century and has many interesting aspects. Want to know more about how your favorite 'orange tractor' came into existence? Read on to find out!  

The Kubota Company story dates to the year . It was then when a young (only 19 years old!) and determined Gonshiro Kubota started a metal casting business in Osaka, Japan. Even though he was young, he knew what he wanted to achieve - help the world.   

Kubota's motto was 'If you try hard, you can get it done'. This belief led him to produce high-quality products that made his customers' lives easier. However, Kubota's style was not unscrupulous. This entrepreneur's vision was to be fulfilled with the environment in mind.  

The most important moments  

The Kubota Corporation has gone through a lot of changes throughout their years of operation. Their history is marked by many important events, which we will briefly outline below:  

- Kubota started manufacturing cutting-edge oil-based engines for agro-industrial applications. In , the Ministry of Commerce announced the Kubota Oil Engine as an 'Excellent Domestic Product'.  

- Kubota established Kubota Kenki K.K. and started producing construction equipment. Apart from manufacturing standard construction equipment they also started producing marine deck machinery.  

- Kubota entered the environmental improvement industry by developing Japanese farm tractors and paddy field tractors.  

- with a new motto 'Create an environment affluent to human beings', the company started to enter the US tractor market as the Kubota Tractor Corporation.  

- the start of the manufacturing of electronic circuit boards, radio-controlled lawnmowers, and hard discs.  

- the 100th anniversary of the operation brought a name change to the Kubota Corporation.  

- Kubota's total production exceeded 3 million tractor units.  

- the company set up the first tractor production plant in Thailand - Siam Kubota Tractor Co., Ltd.  

- the Kubota company received the certification of 'Eco-First Company' from Japan&#;s Ministry of the Environment.  

- the company expanded production locations to include France - Kubota Farm Machinery Europe S.A.S.  

- Kubota launched their tractors on the Indian market.  

Today, Kubota is one of the largest manufacturers of construction and agricultural equipment in the world. Its plants are located in more than 25 countries.  

Nowadays, it is not only in Japan that Kubota production takes place. It is also in the United States, and to be more precise, Georgia. Most of the Kubota tractors distributed across North America are produced there. Many American customers have voted Kubota as one of the best tractor brands in the world. Thanks to the production of reliable and powerful tractors, the Kubota company has earned a great reputation among customers.  

Kubota's Tractors in America  

In Gainesville in Georgia became the headquarters of all Kubota operations in North America. The company was established as Kubota Manufacturing of America Corporation (called Kubota America). In the beginning, the company manufactured front loaders and backhoes for tractors.   

Their production now includes subcompact tractors, garden tractors, lawn tractors for grass cutting, and rough terrain and utility vehicles ('RTVs'). Some machine parts are imported from Japan and assembled in Georgia to be later distributed in the USA.  

Kubota America produces more than 100,000 units every year at its Georgia facility. More than 2,300 employees work in Kubota America and make Kubota tractors for sale within the United States and beyond. Some of the Kubota tractors made in the Georgia facility are exported worldwide.  

In Kubota manufactured its one-millionth tractor in the United States and does not show any signs of stopping. In , they announced a 300-acre expansion (worth $85 million!) of its manufacturing facility in Georgia.  

Kubota Engines in America  

Since and the establishment of the United States Engine Division, Kubota manufactures tractor engines at Kubota Engine America in Illinois. This facility also works at full speed, as it produced 100,000 engines by and 200,000 engines by .  

Kubota Engine America produces:  

1. tractor diesel engines up to 300 horsepower (new Kubota S),  
2. general drive engines,  
3. industrial engines,  
4. generators.  

Since the establishment of the company, Kubota products have been manufactured in Japan. However, its success allowed it to develop production facilities also in other parts of the world, for example:  

1. in China - Kubota Agricultural Machinery (SUZHOU) Co., Ltd.,  
2. in India - Agricultural Machinery India Pvt. Ltd (KAI)  

Since we already know Kubota does not slow down, we could expect that cutting-edge solutions will bring automation. And indeed, in Kubota started working on an autonomous agricultural machine. Kubota's AgriRobo allows for automatic operation with no operator involved. Built-in automatic driving technology allows these to achieve highly accurate cultivating.  

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Since the beginning of their existence, Kubota has been pioneering technologies. Their passion for producing quality products led them to the creation of new energy-saving solutions, improving fuel efficiency and ensuring greater durability and longevity of the products. It led the company to greatness and to the leading position in the market of agricultural and construction machines and components.   

Even though the scope of production has changed and expanded over the decades, to this day Kubota is still guided by two initial values - helping its customers in an environmentally-friendly way.  

Skidsteers.com offers their customers several attachments and tracks that will fit many models of Kubota machines. All components that our store carries are made of the best quality material, including American steel, and are proudly produced in the USA.   

If you need any help with checking the compatibility and choosing the appropriate components, let us know. We will be happy to answer any questions you might have about Kubota products or any other parts that catch your eye.

Garden Machinery: Compact Tractor Attachments & What&#;s Good For Maintaining Large Gardens?

Garden Machinery For Keeping Your Paths and Garden Tidy

Whether you want to keep your driveway or pavement tidy, a power sweeper is an excellent choice for taking the hassle out of sweeping. Generally, they will sweep up 6x faster than doing it manually and they are ideal for removing sand and rock salt from lawns and quickly picking up grass, leaves and other garden debris.

Additionally, you may want to consider investing in a decent leaf blower. Leaf blowers will save you time and the physical effort it takes to use a rake.

Flail Mowers For Cutting Heavier Grass And Scrub

What a lawn mower can&#;t handle, a flail mower does. A flail mower is an ideal compact tractor attachment and if you have a large garden with heavy grass or scrub then it&#;s an essential piece of garden machinery. Flail mowers comprise of many small pieces of metal, or flails, which are attached to a rotating drum. As the drum rotates, hundreds of flails thresh at the stubborn grass and scrub, making quick work of what would normally be a difficult job.

Compact Tractor Attachments For Landscaping

Turn your tractor into an excellent landscaping tool by adding a compact tractor rake. Thatch rakes are incredibly strong and can break up big lumps of soil in addition to quickly slicing through the roots of weeds and pulling them out.

Summary

You can take much of the hard work out of managing and maintaining your garden with the correct garden machinery. These include numerous compact tractor attachments which are designed to take full advantage of your compact tractors PTO power source.

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