Several brands on this site buy their small diesels in. Kubota builds its own, and every Kubota listed here runs one. Part of the small end is built in the US too: Kubota Manufacturing of America in Gainesville, Georgia assembles the BX sub-compacts along with mower decks, loaders and backhoes.
BX is the sub-compact with a drive-over mower deck, from the 16.6 hp BX1880 to the BX2680, with the BX23S as the factory backhoe version. B is the next frame up and the first with a full Category I hitch. LX is Kubota's premium sub-compact answer: hydrostatic only, a mid-PTO for a belly mower and more loader than a B. The Standard L (L02 series) is the gear-drive workhorse; the L2502 and L4802 arrived at the National Farm Machinery Show in 2023 to replace the L2501 and L4701. Grand L is the premium hydrostatic compact, MX bridges into Category II utility tractors, and the M lines are farm tractors. B26, L47 and M62 are integrated tractor-loader-backhoes.
The biggest recent change is the Grand L70, unveiled at Kubota Connect in Grapevine, Texas at the end of September 2025. It replaces the Grand L60 with 37 to 60 hp models, a six-range intelligent hydrostatic and an optional ProCab with climate control and remote start, with first deliveries in early 2026.
For BX, B, LX and L tractors bought from January 2026, the warranty is 24 months or 1,500 hours basic and 72 months or 2,000 hours powertrain for non-commercial use, cut to 36 months of powertrain for commercial use. Owners rarely question the machines; BX owners report well over a thousand hours with short fault lists. The objections are loader capacity, lower on paper than a Kioti, LS or TYM of the same size, and price, with buyers reporting dealers marking up above Kubota's own online build figure. The gap to the Korean brands is real but negotiable, and the case for paying it is resale and the sheer number of Kubota dealers.