Neil: Hi, I'm Neil of Messick Farm Equipment.
Now I'm standing here beside our very first Kubota M5-111.
This guy is serial number 265 so it's got to be
one of the first ones out there.
Our typical customer for this tractor tends to be a small hay operator,
hobby farm, small farmer for looking for a utility tractor.
Generally, Kubotas do best in haying and loader applications.
This tractor is an incremental step through the rest of the M series
so it's replacing the M8560 and the M9960.
The major thrust behind this tractor is a move through
the required emissions tiers so this tractor is now compliant
with Tier 4 Final.
You can see right down here we have a little blue fuel tank
if you ever seen this on a truck before
or any of the larger tractors that have these for years now.
It's a tank for urea. That simply goes in here
and that helps to clean up the exhaust stream
coming out of the tractor.
One thing that is unique in a tractor of this size
when it comes to this system these components are fairly large
so you have a diesel particulate filter
and an SCR system all crammed under the hood.
Many tractors are not able to accomplish that without putting
some of that componentry on the outside of the hood.
You'll notice a lot of large Ag tractors and stuff
will have large muffler canisters and stuff over on the side.
Kubota managed to fit all the componentry for this
underneath the hood keeping the visibility
from the cab really good.
On the note of the cab, this is the largest cab
Kubota has ever offered on this size tractor.
You'll notice it's quite a bit more spacious on the inside
and very large for this size tractor.
It's given them enough room now to be able to fit a buddy seat
inside the cab if you'd like somebody to ride with you.
The tractor is available in three different transmission options.
There's a standard 8-speed. This one right here is a 12-speed
or a 24-speed.
Kubota has relocated and redesigned this part of the dash.
If you notice when you drive this tractor,
the shifter in this is much more crisp and tight
than what some of the older tractor series have been
because this uses direct linkage down to the gearbox
as opposed to cables and stuff giving it a much more crisp shift.
Your range selector is now right up here on the dash as well
making it really easy to shift ranges without having to reach down
to your sides to find levers.
The parking brake is now a simple lever up here on the dash
as opposed to a transmission lock that we had
on some of these tractors before.
It's a little bit more of a positive engagement
and you know that it's in versus sometimes missing the lock
and actually being in gear when you think you've hit
the parking brake.
This tractor also has an economy PTO on it
and a lot of tractors that have a 540E or Economy PTO
you have to get out of the tractor to get to a gear lever
at the back of the machine.
In this series now right down here on the inside of the cab behind you,
the gear lever has been fit on the inside.
You also notice now we're starting to include electrical sockets
both for your cell phone but also a multipin plug
that are typically used for precision farming applications.
If you're going to be using guidance monitors or any of that
everything is pre-wired here for you inside the cab
where it's and clean and easy to hook up.
Kubota is also starting to incorporate now some switches
up on the pillars and controls and stuff for your air conditioner
up on the roof just to clean up the look of the cab a little bit.
You'll notice up here at the top we also have a sunroof now as well.
This guy will slide back with your sun visor right here.
One of the nice features of a sunroof is not necessarily
to see the bright blue sky but if you have a loader on
you can follow the loader's path up and see your load through the roof
when your view would typically be obstructed.
Like I said before one thing you will always notice
on Kubota tractors is those loaders are very fast, responsive,
and will stroke multiple functions much better
than what we see from a lot of the competitors.
If you're in the market for a small utility tractor
and we at Messick's here can help,
simply give us a call and see one of our salespeople.
We're available at 800-222-3373, online at messicks.com
or stop into any of our stores.
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