Straight Answers About
Buying and Owning Kubota
No brochure language, no tailgate mythology. These are the guides we wish every buyer had read before they walked onto a lot, written by people who sell and service this equipment every day.
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Every guide below answers a question we actually get on the phone. Machine choice, sizing, financing, where to buy, and what Southern California does to equipment once you own it. New ones appear here automatically as we publish them.
Sep 24, 2026Land Plane or Box Blade for Your Driveway?
Both hang off a 3-point hitch and both drag dirt around. One levels, one moves. How a land plane and a box blade differ on a gravel or DG driveway, and which to buy...
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Sep 24, 2026Order the Excavator Thumb With the Machine, Not After
Almost every mini excavator owner ends up wanting a thumb. Mechanical or hydraulic, how to size it to the bucket, and why ordering it with the machine is cheaper than adding it later.
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Sep 24, 2026Everything That Breaks on a Skid Steer Quick Attach
The quick attach is the part of a skid steer everyone uses and nobody inspects. What wears, what bends, what cracks, and how to check it before an attachment decides to leave.
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Sep 24, 2026Why Your PTO Shaft Keeps Failing
A PTO shaft that keeps breaking is almost never a bad shaft. It is an angle, a length, a missing slip clutch or a grease gun nobody used. How to find the cause and...
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Sep 24, 2026Which Kubota Attachments Fit Which Machines
Kubota builds tractors, skid steers, track loaders and excavators, and their attachments do not all swap. How the couplers, hitches and hydraulics line up, and what to check before you buy anything.
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Sep 24, 2026Skid Steer Augers and the Flow Numbers That Decide If They Dig
An auger drive that does not match your machine's hydraulic flow either crawls, stalls or cooks. How flow, pressure and torque decide whether a skid steer auger actually digs.
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Sep 24, 2026How to Pick a Skid Steer Grapple Your Machine Can Actually Run
Most grapple mistakes are not about the grapple. They are about the machine it hangs on. How to match the type, the weight and the hydraulics to what your skid steer can actually carry.
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Sep 24, 2026Kubota B2601: The Compact Tractor Most Buyers Should Look At First
The Kubota B2601 sits in the spot where most property owners actually live. Real specs, what the loader lifts, what it runs off the PTO, and when you should go smaller or bigger.
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Sep 24, 2026Kubota L2501 vs L3901: Which One, and What Replaced Them
Same frame, same loader, very different engines. The Kubota L2501 against the L3901, what actually separates them, and why the L2502 and L3902 on our lot are the same argument with a new number.
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Sep 24, 2026Kubota BX23S Review: Is It Big Enough for Real Work?
The Kubota BX23S is a sub-compact tractor with a real backhoe bolted on. What it actually digs and lifts, where it runs out of machine, and who should buy the next size up.
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Sep 19, 2026DPF Regeneration on a Kubota: Why It Derates and How Idling Causes It
What Kubota DPF regeneration actually does, why the machine derates and cuts power, and why idling causes almost every blocked filter we see.
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Sep 19, 2026Tractor Loader Backhoe vs Mini Excavator: Which One Digs Your Job
Backhoe vs mini excavator from a dealer that sells both. The excavator digs better and decisively, and that is very often not the right buying decision.
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Sep 19, 2026Tractor Tires and Ballast: The Setup That Decides What Your Loader Can Lift
Why ballast decides what your loader can actually lift, the four ways to add it, what to fill your tyres with, and the combination that puts compact tractors on their sides.
Read the guide →Sep 19, 2026Kubota vs John Deere Compact Tractors: An Honest Comparison From a Dealer Who Sells One
Kubota vs John Deere compact tractors with the bias declared up front. Where Deere genuinely wins, where Kubota does, and why the dealer matters more than the brand.
Read the guide →Sep 19, 2026Grading a Decomposed Granite Driveway: The Box Blade Work Nobody Explains
How to grade a decomposed granite driveway with a box blade, the top link adjustment that does most of the work, and why crown and compaction matter more than technique.
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Sep 19, 2026Kubota Serial Number Lookup: Finding It, Reading It, and Why Parts Depend on It
Where the Kubota serial number plate lives on each machine type, how to read it, why parts depend on the serial rather than the model, and what to do if the plate is gone.
Read the guide →Sep 18, 2026Kubota SSV75 Review: The Wheeled Machine People Forget to Consider
The Kubota SSV75 against the SVL track loaders. Where wheels genuinely win, what an undercarriage really costs, and the one question that settles the decision.
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Sep 18, 2026Kubota KX040 Review: Specs, Real Complaints, and Who Should Buy It
An honest look at the Kubota KX040 from a dealer that sells it. Where the four ton class sits, the complaints owners raise at six months, and who should buy the U35 instead.
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Sep 18, 2026Kubota Hydraulic Fluid: What Super UDT2 Is and What Happens If You Use Something Else
What Kubota hydraulic fluid actually is, why Super UDT2 is a real specification rather than brand loyalty, and what goes wrong slowly when you use something else.
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Sep 18, 2026Kubota Tractor Packages: What Is Actually in the Deal and What Gets Added Later
What a Kubota tractor package really contains, what gets added after you say yes, and how to read the quote line by line. Written by a dealer that sells them.
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Sep 14, 2026Brush Clearing Equipment for El Nino Storms
Brush clearing equipment compared by a dealer that rents it. Rotary cutter, flail, mulcher or grapple, what drives the cost, and why debris is the real bill.
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Sep 14, 2026El Nino Season Survival Guide: How Homeowners Are Using Compact Equipment to Protect Their Property
Hillside erosion control, drainage and storm prep from a dealer that rents the machines. What a weekend job fixes, and what needs a licensed contractor.
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Sep 14, 2026Towing a Mini Excavator in California Without Getting It Wrong
What a mini excavator weighs by class, and the California license, trailer brake, speed and tie down rules we checked against the Vehicle Code and the DMV.
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Sep 14, 2026What Kubota’s Warranty Actually Covers and What Voids It
A Kubota dealer on what warranty coverage actually includes, what quietly voids it, and why we will not quote you a term length without your serial number.
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Sep 14, 2026Rent or Own, the Break Even Math on a Skid Steer in Southern California
Rent or own a skid steer? A dealer that does both builds the break even math line by line, so you fill it in with your own quoted numbers instead of ours.
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Sep 14, 2026The Land Pride Implements Every Compact Tractor Owner Buys First
Compact tractor attachments from a dealer that rents them. The Land Pride order owners actually buy in, box blade first, and what your tractor can lift.
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Sep 14, 2026Mini Excavator Attachments Worth Buying and the Ones That Sit
Mini excavator attachments from a dealer that rents them out. Which ones earn their keep, which to rent, and why your hydraulics decide what you can run.
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Sep 14, 2026Skid Steer Attachments That Actually Earn Their Keep
Skid steer attachments from a dealer that rents them out. Which ones pay for themselves, which to rent instead, and the flow specs that decide if it works.
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Sep 3, 2026Compact Construction Equipment: Smaller Machines, Bigger Jobs
Contractors keep reaching for mini excavators, compact track loaders and stand on machines instead of defaulting to big iron. Here is what actually changed, the five measurements that decide your class, and the jobs...
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Sep 3, 2026Compact Track Loaders: Why the CTL Became the Default Machine
Contractors financed more than 56,000 new compact track loaders in a single year, and Kubota took 27.1 percent of them. A dealer that rents these machines explains why the CTL took over, what the...
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Aug 29, 2026Kubota SVL75-3 Review: Specs, Real Problems, and Who Should Buy It
An honest Kubota SVL75-3 review from a dealer that rents and services them. Full specs, the complaints owners actually have, and when to buy the 65 instead.
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Aug 29, 2026Compact Excavator vs Mini Excavator: Same Machine, Different Word
Compact excavator vs mini excavator: they are the same machine. What the terms actually mean, the weight classes that decide it, and how to size one right.
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Aug 14, 2026Best Kubota Compact Tractors for Temecula Ranch and Horse Property Owners
A local sizing guide for Temecula Valley ranch and horse property owners, covering slope and ballast, decomposed granite driveways, grove and vineyard row widths, fire season clearing, and which Kubota series actually fits your...
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Aug 14, 2026Section 179 and Your Kubota Purchase: Writing Off Equipment Before Year End
Section 179 lets a business deduct the full cost of a qualifying Kubota in the year it goes to work, with the 2026 limits, what qualifies, the December deadline, and when the write off...
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Aug 14, 2026Building a Kubota Fleet for Your SoCal Landscaping Business
A plain English guide to building a Kubota fleet for a Southern California landscaping business, covering which machine to buy first, when attachments beat a second machine, how the rent versus own math works,...
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Aug 10, 2026Bobcat vs Kubota: Track Loader Comparison
An honest Bobcat vs Kubota comparison from a dealer that rents and sells both. Four things Bobcat does better, four things Kubota does better, and what each brand has actually cost us.
Read the guide →Aug 7, 2026The Best Tractor for Horse Property: Sizing, Arena Work, and the Implements That Matter
Horse property is a different tractor problem than farmland. Barn aisle width, loader dump height, and tire choice decide this one. Sizing, arena drags, manure handling, and the implement list.
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Aug 7, 2026Best Tractor for 5 Acres vs 10 Acres: What Actually Changes
Doubling the acreage does not double the tractor. What changes is implement width, time on the seat, tires, and ballast. The honest comparison of a 5 acre setup against a 10 acre setup.
Read the guide →Aug 7, 2026What Size Tractor Do I Need? A Plain English Compact Tractor Sizing Guide
Horsepower is the number everyone shops on and the third thing that actually matters. A plain English compact tractor sizing guide: loader capacity, implements, acreage, and the Kubota series that fits.
Read the guide →Jul 25, 2026Kubota Maintenance 101: Keeping Your Tractor or Excavator Running Across SoCal Seasons
Plain English Kubota maintenance for Southern California: the intervals that matter, what dust, heat, and rain actually do to a machine, a season by season checklist, and when to call somebody.
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Jul 25, 2026Where to Buy Kubota in San Diego: A North County Buyer’s Guide
Buying a Kubota in San Diego County: how to judge a dealer, what North County buyers should ask, what PDQ stocks in Escondido, and how the buying process actually works.
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Jul 25, 2026Kubota RTV vs Side-by-Side: Which Utility Vehicle Do You Actually Need?
Kubota RTV vs side-by-side in plain English: work machine or recreation machine, diesel vs gas, what each really costs to own, and the RTV models that fit. Serving LA, Temecula, and San Diego.
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Jul 15, 2026What Size Mini Excavator Do I Need? A Plain English Sizing Guide
Buy for the access first, the dig depth second, and the towing third. A plain English mini excavator sizing guide with the Kubota KX and U Series models that fit each job.
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Jul 15, 2026Track Loaders vs Skid Steers: Which One Do You Actually Need?
Tracks or wheels? The plain English guide to compact track loaders vs skid steers: the real difference, honest costs, resale, and the Kubota SVL and SSV models that fit each job.
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Jul 14, 2026Kubota Financing Explained: 0% APR, Section 179, and Lease vs Buy
How Kubota financing actually works: 0% APR offers, Section 179 deductions, lease vs buy, and what monthly payments look like. Plain English, no fine-print games.
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