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Years in Production / 1979–1984
Kubota
M5500
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Kubota M5500.
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63hp
Source index power
MFWD Optional
Drive
1979–1984
Production years
Kubota
Manufacturer
M5500 / 01
At a glance
Overview
1979 - 1984
Utility tractor
Production
Utility tractor
Built in Japan
Original price was $21,000 in 1984
- Manufacturer
- Kubota
Mechanical
Two- or four-wheel drive
Power steering
Wet disc brakes
Two-post fixed ROPS.
- Final Drives
- planetary
- Differential Lock
- mechanical rear
Hydraulics
- Type
- open center
- Pressure
- 2500 psi172.4 bar
- Valves
- 1
- Pump Flow
- 8.1 gpm30.7 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 (1.375)
- Engine Rpm
- 540@2016
Electrical
- Ground
- negative
- Battery Volts
- 12
M5500 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Kubota D3000-A
diesel
3-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 182.2 ci3.0 L
- Bore Stroke
- 4.134x4.528 inches105 x 115 mm
- Power Gross
- 63 hp47.0 kW
- Air Cleaner
- dry
- Compression Ratio
- 17:1
- Rated Rpm
- 2400
- Torque
- 148 lb-ft200.7 Nm
- Torque Rpm
- 1500
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Fuel Type
- diesel
- Cylinders
- 3
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
Kubota 3.0L 3-cyl diesel
- Fuel Tank
- 14.3 gal54.1 L
M5500 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
Four gears, plus reverse, in two ranges with additional creeper range.
- Transmission Type
- gear
- Gears
- 16 forward and 4 reverse
- Clutch
- dry disc
Kubota M5500 Transmission
16-speed gear
M5500 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 139 in353 cm
- Width
- 72.9 in185 cm
- Height
- 90 in228 cm
- Wheelbase
- 80.9 in205 cm
- Ground clearance
- 13.4 in34 cm
- Front tread
- 57.1 in145 cm
- Rear tread
- 51.2 in130 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- 2wd Wheelbase
- 78.2 inches198 cm
- 4wd Wheelbase
- 80.9 inches205 cm
- Weight
- 4224 to 5500 pounds
- Front Tire
- 6.00-16
- 2wd Rear Tire
- 16.9-28
Tires And Tracks
- 2wd Standard Tires Ag
- Front: 6.00-16. Rear: 16.9-28
- 4wd Standard Tires Ag
- Front: 9.5-24. Rear: 16.9-28
See it in action
Videos
Watch Kubota M5500 videos from their original YouTube creators.
M5500 / 06
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 1369
Diesel 16-speed 4WD
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
- Id
- 1369
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 53.99 hp40.3 kW
- Fuel Use
- 3.5 gal/hour13.2 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 3.0 gal/hour11.4 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 3.4 gal/hour12.9 l/hour
- Power At Rated Pto Speed
- 49.18 hp36.7 kW
- Max Power
- 44.06 hp32.9 kW
- Max Pull
- 7754 lbs3517 kg