Kubota joins forces with Hurricanes
Japanese agricultural equipment maker Kubota will have its stamp on the home jersey for the Hurricanes.
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Kubota's new SSV Series offers two models of 64 and 74hp, now on sale.
Importer CB Norwood Distributors lists innovative features said to set the SSV Series apart, notably a unique, slide-up, front-entry door that rises upwards instead of out, allowing access even when the machine is in a tight spot.
A dust-resistant pressurised cabin with climate control offers a comfortable workplace, a sidelight for better visibility and safer operation at night, and an optional multi-function lever allows fingertip control of machine and implement functions. The SSV65 and SSV75 have hand-and-foot controls, and pilot control models are expected to join the line-up next year.
Power is provided by a Tier 4 four-cylinder Kubota diesel engine, the choice of two travel speeds and optional high-flow hydraulics.
Kubota's vertical lift geometry combines to allow the SSV65 to offer a capacity of 885kg and breakout force of 2195 kgf; the SSV75 offers 1220kg and a breakout of 2669kgf.
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