The Power
of the Narrow

Short-term, Kubota has invested in a drive to make improvements in our aftersales offering and product range. Smith Power Equipment have worked closely with the Japanese engineers to develop specific tractors to suit the South African conditions and industries we represent. One market that we have specifically focused on is orchards with our range of open station and CAB narrow tractors.

Kubota’s flagship M-Series Narrow tractors are for orchard and vineyard farmers who want a powerful, efficient, low noise and vibration narrow tractor to maintain and harvest their crops. With a lineup of 70 to 85 horsepower engines, there's a lot of power to pull flail mowers, rotary cutters, spray tanks, trimming equipment and to push harvest bins in steep terrain.

"This is the world leading line up of Kubota’s high value, premium narrow tractor" says Mr. Tom Bloom, Director for Smith Power Equipment and Kubota tractors South Africa. "The small stature of the narrow tractors helps farmers harvest their crop with less damage to trees, vines and fruit, enabling higher yields and a larger return on their investment."

By leveraging the size and power of the M-Series Narrow Tractors, Bloom says farmers can more easily maintain their crop, orchards and vineyards throughout the entire year, and more efficiently work their land. For additional clearance, the ROPS (situated in the middle of the tractor) on the M7040 and M8540 narrow open stations, can be folded down to avoid hitting low-hanging branches and fruit.

At 1410mm (M7040) / 1430mm (M8540) tall and 1315mm (M7040) / 1520mm (M8540) wide, the compact four-wheel-drive, open station M7040 / M8540 can easily maneuver in and around trees or vines without damaging low-hanging branches or high-value fruit. In its base configuration, the M7040 open station has a 41.6 liters per minute hydraulic flow rate (M8540 open station and M8540 CAB with 61 liters per minute) with capacity to help handle everyday workloads like cutting, spraying and hauling.

The M7040 has synchronized four speeds of the main shift and a high / low range supplied with 8 forward and 8 reverse speeds. With the M8540 heavy duty work such as spraying, plowing and heavy trailer applications it comes with 10 forward and 10 reverse transmission. An optional cassette creep speed kit gives the M7040 - 12 forward and 12 reverse and M8540 - 15 forward and 15 reverse speeds.

One feature that sets the Kubota narrow tractors above the rest is Kubota’s exclusive Bi-speed turn feature that rotates the front wheels at a rate of speed nearly twice that of the rear wheels whenever the front wheels exceed a turning angle of 30 degree. The result is a smoother, tighter turn, allowing you to turn into an adjacent crop row on your first attempt. This help to significantly reduce surface damage and less consumed fuel. Bi-speed is automatically cancelled when travelling at high speed.

Kubota has been in South Africa for many years, Smith Power Equipment, has been the distributor for nearly for 20 years and has built up an dealer network and customer base. We would like the opportunity to demonstrate the unique features of the Kubota narrow tractors on your farm.

Kubota hold a full line up of tractors for every need in the agricultural equipment market. The offering is from 18HP tractors to the new 170HP M7 tractor. Smith Power Equipment are the market leaders in compact excavators from 1.5T to 8.0T and hold a range of TLBs from 26HP to 45HP. The Kubota RTV can traverse the toughest terrain, for either 2 or 4 passengers with a tippable load bin and Kubota stand-alone diesel engines. Visit our website for more information and to locate your nearest dealer. www.kubota.co.za or call 011 284 2000 for assistance or to setup a demonstration in your area.