Kubota’s U10-5 excavator features near zero tail swing
Sitting in the 1-tonne range, Kubota’s all-new U10-5 mini excavator offers nearly zero tail swing – just half an inch over the tracks – a retractable undercarriage, class-leading breakout force and greater dig depth and reach.
The ultra-compact machine is well-suited for rental, landscape, commercial construction, residential construction and utility construction, the manufacturer says.
Kubota has updated the operator station to standardise the joystick position and pattern across all of its excavator models for consistency and productivity. The machine offers class-leading bucket breakout force in the one-tonne space at nearly 2,400 pounds per foot.
Dig depth has been increased by 3 inches from the previous generation to 5 feet 11 inches. Dig reach is 1 foot longer to 10 feet 11 inches. Excavators aren’t typically known for speed, but the U10-5 offers a travel pedal to switch between high or low speed, with a class-leading top speed of 2.5 mph.
Kubota says the new model will be available in the second quarter of the year.