Kubota unveils first zero tail swing excavator
Diesel Progress North American Edition, Sept, 2004
Kubota Tractor Corp. has expanded its compact equipment
line to include its first zero tail swing excavator,
the U35. The new excavator joins the third generation
of enhancements made to the company's KX series of conventional
swing excavators, along with upgrades throughout its
Super Series wheel loader range.
Establishing the U series was part of a development
by Kubota to complement its conventional swing excavators
with a zero tail swing (ZTS) option, said Keith Rohrbacker,
construction equipment product manager for the Calif.-based
company. "Kubota wanted to satisfy the markets'
requirements for zero tail swing where needed. Part
of that had to be in response to where other companies
were bringing zero tail swing in. Part of it was tightening
the tail swing on the KX series."
Used mainly in sewer and water, building and residential,
rental, landscape and communication and electrical applications,
the U35 excavator has an operating weight of 3.5 tons
while the KX series machines feature operating weights
from 1.0 to 5.2 tons. The KX series is comprised of
five redesigned models, the K008-3, KX41-3V, KX91-3,
KX121-3 and KX161-3. A sixth machine, the KX61-2, remains
to be upgraded.
Powering the KX line are Kubota's three- and four-cylinder,
liquid-cooled, OHV D and V series diesels. The Tier
2 engines are rated 10.2, 17, 28, 42.2 and 42 hp at
2050, 2300 and 2600 rpm, respectively.
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