Powerful Machine for Gentle Jobs: Kubota Launches Subsequent-Gen U17-5 Mini Excavator

Kubota rolled out its next-generation 1.7-metric-ton U17-5 mini excavator at World of Concrete, with new customary options, retractable tracks and nil tail swing.

The brand new compact excavator might be a tricky, dependable machine for the rental market, in addition to for gentle building, utilities and landscaping, the corporate says. It’s made for working in tight areas with zero tail swing. The tracks will also be hydraulically narrowed to 39.4 inches for becoming by gates and different confined areas and expanded to 51.2 inches – 2.4 inches wider than the earlier mannequin – when further stability is required for heavy-duty attachments. The dozer blade additionally retracts and expands with the tracks, and the rear finish has been prolonged by 1.2 inches over the earlier mannequin.

The U17-5 is the most recent in Kubota’s U Sequence lineup of its smallest excavators to maneuver as much as the Sprint 5 enhancements. Its bigger compact excavators underneath the KX Sequence have additionally been getting fifth-generation enhancements. The Sprint 5 machines could be distinguished by their new shade scheme of two-tone orange and black.

The U17-5 is the most recent in Kubota’s U Sequence lineup of its smallest excavators to maneuver as much as the Sprint 5 enhancements.KubotaNew for the U17-5 is a bigger cab inside with a decrease noise stage and semi-suspension seat, mentioned Invoice Holton, Kubota product supervisor for building tools, in the course of the excavator’s launch eventually month’s World of Concrete 2025.

Holton identified new customary options on the outside for improved use of attachments. A brand new thumb mount comes pre-welded on the manufacturing unit for simply including a hydraulic thumb attachment. The corporate affords “performance-matched” attachments designed for its excavator fashions.

“One other factor customary from the manufacturing unit goes to be this diverter valve that enables me to plumb in my thumb, but additionally connect different hydraulic attachments to the entrance finish,” Holton mentioned. “So now I can simply swap between buckets and different attachments and never must replumb stuff.” The system diverts hydraulic-oil move to the opposite attachments when wanted, even whereas the thumb stays related.

Kubota additionally repositioned the touchscreen monitor to the entrance so it’s extra within the operator’s line of sight when digging. An auto-idle characteristic is designed to save lots of gas by routinely idling engine rpm when management levers are in impartial for a time frame. Touching any management returns the engine rpm.

The excavator additionally will get LED lighting on the growth for working at night time or low-light situations, a pre-wired USB charging port, a cellphone pocket and prewired KubotaNow telematics.

The U17-5 comes with ROPS cover with operator protector guards and reflective pink stripes on the again.

KubotaDifferent customary options on the excavator embody:

• Auxiliary management system built-in into the joystick for proportional move management.
• Two-pattern choice system for ISO or SAE management sample.
• Entrance meter panel repositioned to the front-right nook of the operator for higher visibility. It options one-touch button operation to view the time, hour meter, tachometer and different essential data.
• Redesigned management panel to the suitable of the seat homes the important thing swap and throttle management. Engine emergency cease activated by the flip of a swap.
• Swivel parking brake and unload lever for transportation.