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Years in Production / 1978–1985
Kubota
M4500
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Kubota M4500.
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55hp
Source index power
MFWD Optional
Drive
1978–1985
Production years
Kubota
Manufacturer
M4500 / 01
At a glance
Overview
1978 - 1985
Utility tractor
Production
Utility tractor
Built in Japan
- Manufacturer
- Kubota
Mechanical
Two- or four-wheel drive
Differential mechanical wet disc brakes
Open operator station
- Steering
- power assist
Hydraulics
- Type
- open center
- Pressure
- 2485 psi171.3 bar
- Valves
- 1
- Pump Flow
- 7.3 gpm27.6 lpm
Hitch
- Rear Type
- II/I
- Control
- position and draft control
- Rear Lift At Ends
- 3300 lbs1496 kg
Pto
- Rear Pto
- independent
- Rear Type
- 540
- Engine Rpm
- 540@2193
Electrical
- Ground
- negative
- Battery Volts
- 12
M4500 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Kubota S2600-A
diesel
6-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 158.5 ci2.6 L
- Bore Stroke
- 3.23x3.23 inches82 x 82 mm
- Power Gross
- 55.5 hp41.4 kW
- Air Cleaner
- single paper element
- Compression Ratio
- 21:1
- Rated Rpm
- 2600
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Fuel Type
- diesel
- Cylinders
- 6
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
Kubota 2.6L 6-cyl diesel
- Fuel Tank
- 14.3 gal54.1 L
M4500 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
- Transmission Type
- partially synchronized
- Gears
- 16 forward and 4 reverse
- Speeds Description
- With 14.9-28 rear tires.
Kubota M4500 Transmission
16-speed partially synchronized
M4500 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 132.5 in336 cm
- Width
- 66.1 in167 cm
- Height
- 89.6 in227 cm
- Wheelbase
- 78.2 in198 cm
- Ground clearance
- 16.7 in42 cm
- Front tread
- 50.4 in128 cm
- Rear tread
- 51.2 in130 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 78.2 inches198 cm
- Weight
- 4220 to 5165 pounds
- Front Tire
- 6.00-16
- Rear Tire
- 14.9-28
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 6.00-16
- Rear Ag
- 14.9-28
See it in action
Videos
Watch Kubota M4500 videos from their original YouTube creators.
M4500 / 06
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 1348
Diesel 16-speed 4WDMay 12 - 22, 1980
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
- Id
- 1348
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 49.72 hp37.1 kW
- Fuel Use
- 3.5 gal/hour13.2 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 2.9 gal/hour11.0 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 3.3 gal/hour12.5 l/hour
- Power At Rated Pto Speed
- 44.49 hp33.2 kW
- Max Power
- 41.09 hp30.6 kW
- Max Pull
- 5,932 lbs2690 kg