Kubota Model Codes Explained
B Series Model Variants
| Lettering | Meaning |
| DT | dual traction (four wheel drive) |
| E | two wheel drive |
| HSD | hydrostatic transmission, four wheel drive |
| HSDB | hydrostatic transmission, four wheel drive, bi-speed turn |
| HSD-T | hydrostatic transmission, four wheel drive, tow tractor (airlines) |
| HSE | hydrostatic transmission, two wheel drive |
| TL | tractor, loader |
| TLB | tractor, loader, backhoe |
BX Series Model Variants
| Lettering | Meaning |
| LB-R | loader, backhoe, with R4 tires |
| LB-T | loader, backhoe, with turf tires |
| R | R4 industrial tires |
| T | turf tires |
| V | loader valve |
L Series Model Variants
| Lettering | Meaning |
| DT | dual traction (four wheel drive), also sometimes written as double traction |
| DTC | dual traction (four wheel drive), cab model |
| DTCCS | dual traction (four wheel drive), cab model with creep speed |
| DTN | dual traction (four wheel drive), narrow width specialty tractor for use in orchards or vineyards |
| DTS | dual traction (four wheel drive), power steering |
| DTSC | dual traction (four wheel drive), power steering, two stage clutch, live continuous running PTO (L235/L275 models only) |
| DT-W | dual traction (four wheel drive), wet clutch (also written as Everclutch) |
| F | two wheel drive |
| FC | two wheel drive, live continuous running PTO |
| FS | two wheel drive, power steering |
| FSC | two wheel drive, live continuous running PTO, power steering |
| FST | fully synchronized transmission |
| GST | glide shift transmission |
| GSTC | glide shift transmission, cab model |
| GSTCA | glide shift transmission, four wheel drive, cab model with air ventilation kit (L3600/L4200 models only) |
| HC | high clearance |
| HDT | hydraulic shuttle, dual traction (four wheel drive) |
| HDT-W | hydraulic shuttle, dual traction (four wheel drive), wet clutch |
| HF | hydraulic shuttle, two wheel drive |
| HSTC | hydrostatic feather step transmission, cab model |
| MDT | mechanical shuttle, dual traction (four wheel drive) |
| MF | mechanical shuttle, two wheel drive |
| SS | shuttle shift |
| T | tow tractor |
| TL | tractor, loader |
| TLB | tractor, loader, backhoe |
| W | wide tread for row crop applications (eg. tobacco) |
M Series Model Variants
| Lettering | Meaning |
| DS | dual speed, ROPS (all dual speed models are 32F x 32R speeds) |
| DSC | dual speed, cab model |
| DTL | dual tractor (four wheel drive), low profile (eg. orchards) |
| DTM | dual traction (four wheel drive), mudder (eg. specialty, row crop or vegetable) |
| DTN | dual traction (four wheel drive), narrow tread (eg. orchard or vineyard) |
| DTN-B | dual traction (four wheel drive), narrow tread, bi-speed turn |
| DT-1 | dual traction (four wheel drive), ROPS, shuttle transmission |
| F | two wheel drive |
| F-1 | large two pump hydraulic system |
| F-CS | two wheel drive with creep speed |
| FC | two wheel drive, cab model |
| H | two wheel drive, ROPS (all H-models are standard Swing Shift 16F x 16R speeds) |
| HC | two wheel drive, cab model <>b>or high clearance |
| HD | hydraulic shuttle, four wheel drive, ROPS |
| HDC | hydraulic shuttle, four wheel drive, cab model |
| HDCCS | hydraulic shuttle, four wheel drive, cab model with creep speed |
| L | low profile |
| MDT | mechanical shuttle, dual traction (four wheel drive) |
| MDTL | mechanical shuttle, dual traction (four wheel drive), low profile |
| MF | mechanical shuttle, two wheel drive |
| ML | mechanical shuttle, low profile |
| OC | orchard model |
| S | Synchro Shuttle transmission, two wheel drive |
| SCS | Synchro Shuttle transmission, two wheel drive, creep speed |
| SD | Synchro Shuttle transmission, four wheel drive |
| SDN-B | Synchro Shuttle transmission, four wheel drive, narrow tread with bi-speed turn |
| SDNBC | Synchro Shuttle transmission, four wheel drive, narrow tread, bi-speed turn, cab model |
| SDNBF | Synchro Shuttle transmission, four wheel drive, narrow tread, bi-speed turn, foldable mid-mounted ROPS |
| SU | special utility, two wheel drive |
| SDSC | Swing Shift transmission, dual speed, cab |
| SDSCC | Swing Sift transmission, dual speed, creep speed, cab model with cold weather package |
| SU-F | special utility, two wheel drive, fold-able ROPS |
| SU-R | special utility, two wheel drive, rigid ROPS |
| SU-TF | special utility, two wheel drive, turf special |
| SUD-F | special utility, four wheel drive, fold-able ROPS |
| SUD-R | special utility, four wheel drive, rigid ROPS |
| SUDT | special utility, four wheel drive |
| SUMDT | special utility, mechanical shuttle, four wheel drive |
| W | wide row |
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