Kubota Introduces New SVL50x ‘Small in Size and Big on Features’ Compact Track Loader
Kubota Tractor Corporation just announced the launch of the new SVL50x compact track loader at Equip Exposition, marking its entry into the smallest cabbed compact track loader category on the market. Featuring a 48-in.-wide frame, the new SVL50x is the smallest compact track loader in Kubota’s lineup. It will be available at dealerships beginning in the first quarter of 2025.
“With the trend of putting more houses on less land, and the space between lots getting tighter and tighter, Kubota is filling a need in the market for a narrow, cabbed track loader among construction and landscaping professionals,” said Jerry Corder, Kubota product manager, construction equipment. “The new SVL50x gives operators a smaller, feature-packed machine, some of which have never been seen on a Kubota compact track loader.”
Detailing the SVL50x
The SVL50x, powered by a 49.6-hp* Kubota diesel engine, comes in four models with options ranging from an open (ROPS) station to a deluxe cab. It features a working range that includes a rated operating capacity of 1,176 lbs at 35 percent of the tipping load, 4,900 lbs of bucket breakout force, and a hinge pin height of 101.6 in. The SVL50x is just 48 in. wide, and measures 76.5 in. in height and 92.8 in. in length. It features an operating weight of 5,620 lbs.
The “x” in SVL50x stands for “extra” due to the number of additional features included in the new model. Similar to Kubota’s larger SVL75-3 CTL, the SVL50x is available with a one-piece sealed cab. This helps prevent dirt, dust, rain and debris from entering the operator space while providing a quiet operating environment. Another similarity to the SVL75-3 is a 7-in. color LCD touch panel that comes standard on the SVL50x. This gives operators access to a wide range of functions and information, like battery charge, fuel level and more. This is also where the standard rear-view camera is displayed.
Packed with Features
The SVL50x also includes technologies featured in Kubota’s CTL lineup for the first time including:
- an anti-stall system;
- an auto-idling system that helps save fuel by reducing engine RPM when high engine speed isn’t needed and the control levers are in neutral for more than 4 seconds;
- a creep mode that slows the machine to a crawl when operating a trencher, snowplow and other similar attachments; and
- an undercarriage suspension with the mid-rollers suspended by torsion axles. Kubota Shockless Ride (KSR) will also be available on the SVL50x, to absorb shock when handling heavy loads.
The new SVL50x compact track loader will be available at select Kubota dealers beginning in the first quarter of 2025.
*SAE J1995 gross
