Kubota m 135

Marek · Sep 30, 2013

Looking to add another tractor for work. One of the units we are looking at is the m135 but we are having a hard time finding owner reviews on them , has anyone owned a late model m135? If so pros and cons ?

MHarryE · Oct 3, 2013

I got a M135GX in June. Only have 175 hours so can't really tell about durability. Having 8 power shift gears in each range is good but it shifts much harsher than our two John Deeres with Power Quad transmissions. The 50 gallon tank won't get me through a full hard work day before the low fuel warning comes on (still has over 9 gallons left at that time but they warn to fill as soon as the warning comes on to prevent engine damage). The cab is noisier than our John Deere 7720 but quieter than our New Holland TS115A. I really like the tractor except for my concern about power train durability with the rough shift - like will the gears be able to withstand the shock loading. Our other tractors don't have anything like the auto shift and I've really taken advantage of it taking control of shifting down when it's pulling down. Actually the downshift is quite smooth when it shifts due to high drawbar load (tillage) but abrupt under high PTO load (forage harvester). Overall it has done everything I expected with no real glaring weak points.

MessickFarmEqu · Oct 4, 2013

the hard shifting on the power shift can be adjusted in the computer. For whatever reason the factory ships them all that way. A few tweaks and it will shift much nicer.

MHarryE · Oct 4, 2013

MessickFarmEqu said:
the hard shifting on the power shift can be adjusted in the computer. For whatever reason the factory ships them all that way. A few tweaks and it will shift much nicer.

Thanks. I will suggest that to my dealer. All their mechanic suggested was setting the auto shift to the most sensitive setting. I had already tried adjusting throughout the range and knew that didn't really help the manual shifting I was complaining about.

MessickFarmEqu · Oct 8, 2013

MHarryE said:
Thanks. I will suggest that to my dealer. All their mechanic suggested was setting the auto shift to the most sensitive setting. I had already tried adjusting throughout the range and knew that didn't really help the manual shifting I was complaining about.

No. that's not it. I think it can be done on the display, but is though hidden service menu's. The dials won't do anything to help.