Two Kubota oranges?

[ovrszd]

GM orange engine paint is a perfect match to one of them?

Allis Chalmers orange is very close too.

In my opinion the original Kubota paint is very poor quality and quickly fades if left outside. Even waxing/buffing won't bring back the color once it starts fading.

 

[easygo]

I have seen a tractor that had the loader painted with the older paint but the tractor was coated with the new orange. I guess they were put together right around the time when paint was switched. It worked perfect but there was a noticeable difference. On some older models the paint on the hydraulic cylinders fads much faster then on the rest of the machine.

 

[charlz]

Allis Chalmers orange is very close too.

I used that on my '77 b7100 loader and it appeared to be a very close match to the old paint in 'protected' areas where it hadn't faded or faded much.

 

[funkydaddy59]

New Kubotas have used Kubota 2 for the past 20 years, or so.

 

[Jeff H]

http://www.kellerkubota.com/docs/diagrams/Kubota Parts Diagrams/7 Paint Colors/Paint Chart.pdf

It would be nice to have a better copy of this chart, but this is the best I can find.

 

[Matt_Jr]

Actually, the older ones where a much lighter shade of orange (and got even lighter with exposure to sun). I had a 1980 B7100, and then a mid-late 90's B7100. The later one was pretty much the same color as the current models, and darker than the 1980.

Oops, my bad.

 

[lawn_king]

Cat also changed their color. About 10 years ago they changed from a bright yellow to a more gold yellow.