Largest tractor-loader-backhoe Kubota builds, and the only one whose figures read like a construction machine: 169.8 in of digging depth, a 3,960 lb loader and 30.9 gpm of pump capacity on an 8,925 lb chassis.
0.5 PTO hp per $1,000 of list price
As published by the maker
On the price: This figure is the maker's published price for the tractor-loader-backhoe package, not a bare tractor. It is a real published number but not a like-for-like one, so nothing on this site ranks it against the bare-tractor prices — not the per-dollar picks, not the matchup pairings.
Lift figures are the maker's and are quoted at whichever point the maker chose; the about page explains why two loaders with the same number do not lift the same pallet.
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From owner discussion and long-term write-ups
Gathered from owner reports
Very little of what circulates about this machine comes from people who own one, which is itself telling for a tractor at this price - it sits in Kubota's construction range rather than its tractor range, and owners note you have to go looking for it there. The most substantial endorsement comes from a Kubota mechanic, who says he likes them and rarely sees one come through the shop for anything other than routine maintenance. Someone with considerable experience of this and the preceding model says that if he were buying a single do-it-all machine it would be the M62, while being clear that this is the choice you make if you will only ever own one machine, and that it is probably bigger than most buyers need. The objection is always the price: one commenter reckons you could buy a mid-size utility tractor and a mini excavator for what one costs, and the advice that recurs is that unless you specifically need this much digging machine, you are better off with a bigger ordinary tractor and separate digging equipment. One owner runs his alongside a skid steer and a zero-turn and reports never having had a bad experience with the brand.
Summarised from public owner discussion, not from testing. Nothing here was measured by this site, and a report that recurs is not the same as a defect rate.
Cross-shopped against
Same brand or same size, nearest in price
Kubota
Ninety-two horsepower and a 4,630 lb three-point put this at the bottom of Kubota's real farm-tractor range rather than the top of its compact range. At $78,563 base it costs more than twice an MX5400, and the hydraulic power shuttle is the reason.
Spec sheet & owner notes
Kubota
Middle of Kubota's three factory backhoe machines, and the one that behaves most like a compact backhoe loader. HST Plus with six ranges, 25 gpm of pump capacity and a self-levelling TL1300 loader put it in contractor territory rather than property-owner territory.
Spec sheet & owner notes
Kubota
Flagship of the M4 line and the most expensive tractor Kubota sells under 105 hp outside the M5. Deluxe fittings meet the full 72.1 hp tune - electro-hydraulic 4WD, two remotes with flow control and 540/540E all standard.
Spec sheet & owner notes