Grey Market/Imports

Dear customer,

Kubota machines have a good reputation in the whole market for their high quality and reliability. One of the key factors for this is our excellent service and spare parts supply (see the list of distributors) which you may also call on after having purchased a used machine.

Unfortunately, there will always be some independent companies or persons which have neither been authorized by Kubota (Deutschland) GmbH nor are somehow connected to Kubota (Deutschland) GmbH and which offer used Kubota machines on the market which have exclusively been designed for the use in Asian countries and thus do not meet the requirements of the European market.

In the following, you will find some examples for such machines:

A-13
A-14
A-15
A-17
A-19
A-30
A-155
A-175
A-195
B-10
B-40B52
B72
B92

B1200
B1400
B1402
B1500
B1502
B1600
B1702
B1902
B2402
B5000
B5001
B6000
B6001
B7000
B7001
B7500
B7510

B1-14
B1-15
B1-16
B1-17

GB13
GB14
GB15
GB16
GB18
GB20GB110
GB130
GB140
GB150
GB160
GB170
GB180
GB200

GB115
GB135
GB145
GB155
GB175
Bb260

GL-19
GL-21
GL-23
GL-25
GL-26
GL-27
GL-29
GL-32
GL-33
GL-35
GL-40
GL-43
GL-46
GL-53

GL200
GL201
GL221
GL240
GL241
GL260
GL261
GL268
GL277
GL280
GL281
GL300
GL301
GL320
GL321
GL337
GL338
GL350
GL367
GL368
GL400
GL417
GL418
GL430
GL467
GL470
GL530
GL600
GT-3
GT-5
GT-8GT19
GT21
GT23
GT26
GT30
KJ11KL21
KL23
KL25
KL27
KL30
KL33
KL36
KL43

KL28H
KL31H
KL34H
KL38H
KL41H
KL46H
KL50H

KL210
KL230
KL250
KL270
KL300
KL330

KL210H
KL230H
KL250H
KL270H
KL280H
KL310H
KL340H

KT20
KT22
KT24
KT27
KT30

L27
L33
L46
L120
L140
L170
L200
L240
L260
L270
L280
L350
L1500
L1501
L1511
L1801
L1802
L2000
L2002
L2200
L2201
L2202
L2402
L2600
L2601
L2602
L2802
L3001
L3202
L3500
L3602
L4202
L4214
L1-18
L1-20
L1-22
L1-24
L1-26
L1-28
L1-33
L1-38
L1-43
L1-45
L1-185
L1-195
L1-205
L1-215
L1-225
L1-235
L1-245
L1-255
L1-265
L1-275
L1-285
L1-295
L1-315
L1-325
L1-345
L1-385
L1-435
L1-455T22

X-20
X-24

XB-1

ZB15

ZL1

The machines listed above in an exemplary manner are those machines which have been built until approximately 2006. Thus, the list will be extended regularly by the machines which have been designed for the Asian market after this date.

In the following, we will state some typical deficits regarding the use of such machines in Germany and the rest of Europe which should be taken into account when buying them:

  • The machines do not meet the requirements of the binding safety regulations for tractors valid in Europe such as 2003/37 EC or the EC directive on machinery 98/37 EC.
  • Warning decals are missing, often are attached inadequately, are drawn up in the false language or have been adopted inadequately from other models, sometimes in a misleading way. Safety components such as ROPS are missing or – if existing – often have not the certification needed for that particular machine model.
  • Driver seats cannot be adjusted to the weight and size of European drivers and have not been homologized.
  • The regular TÜV acceptance is not possible. The engines do not have the necessary exhaust certification. Brakes, lighting etc. do not comply with the pertinent EC regulations for road permission.
  • There are no homologized hitches.
  • The operating instructions in German language stipulated for the sale by a distributor may be suitable for the respective model only in parts and do not comply with the safety standards of the directive 98/37 EC.
  • 3-point hitches do not comply with the European standards; the same is true for PTOs and their profile and direction of rotation.

Kubota (Deutschland) GmbH expressly excludes any liability for damages of any kind caused by such machines.

In such cases, we cannot offer support for

  • Road permission
  • Service / service information
  • Warranty
  • Spare parts / spare parts lists

Kubota (Deutschland) GmbH, Rodgau, August 12th, 2011

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