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Kubota KX030-4
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Kubota KX030-4

The Kubota KX030-4 is a mini excavator from Kubota. It weighs 6,272 lb. Power comes from a Kubota V1505 diesel engine of 23.3 hp. Listed with pilot joystick controls. Its starting MSRP in the US is $50,369.

Starting MSRP $50,369, as published by Kubota; dealers quote the final price Build & quote

Kubota KX030-4 specifications

Operating weight
6,272 lb (2,845 kg)
Overall width
59.1 in (1,500 mm)
Engine
Kubota V1505
Engine power
23.3 hp (17.4 kW)
Fuel
Diesel
Hydraulic flow
13.1 gal/min (49.5 L/min)

Features

Hydraulic thumbNot listed by Kubota
Side swing boomNot listed by Kubota
Retractable tracksNot listed by Kubota
Pilot joystick controls✓ Listed
Zero tail swingNot listed by Kubota
Quick couplerNot listed by Kubota
Auxiliary hydraulicsNot listed by Kubota
Enclosed cabNot listed by Kubota

Kubota KX030-4 price and where to buy

Configuration as listedStorePrice
Kubota KX030-4, starting price kubotausa.com $50,369 View

Manufacturer's suggested retail price for the base machine in the US, from Kubota's own website. Options, freight and dealer prep are extra. Checked October 24, 2026.

Engine certification

Verified The Kubota V1505 engine is covered by U.S. EPA certificate TKBXL01.5BCB-018 (engine family TKBXL01.5BCB, model year 2026, Tier 4 (Final or Phase In)), listed in EPA's records as engine model V1505-BG-EF.

Checked against the U.S. EPA, nonroad compression-ignition engine certification data on October 24, 2026. The certificate covers the engine; check that the engine on the machine delivered carries the EPA emission label for its model year.

Before you buy

At 6,272 lb, the Kubota KX030-4 on a typical equipment trailer puts about 7,500 – 8,500 lb behind the tow vehicle, to be checked against the vehicle's towing rating and the trailer's gross weight rating. Towing a mini excavator: trailers, ratings and licences →

Machines like the Kubota KX030-4, compared

3 machines with a weight and capacity close to the Kubota KX030-4 are listed from $35,554 (Typhon Terror III Diesel) to $53,623 (Bobcat E26), 1.5 times as much. The Typhon Terror III Diesel costs $14,815 less than this machine.

Machine Brand Operating weight Dig depth Engine Features Price from Vs this machine
Kubota KX030-4 Kubota 6,272 lb Kubota V1505 · 23.3 hp EPA ✓ Pilot controls $50,369 This machine
CASE CX30C CASE 6,305 lb Kubota D1305 · 24.8 hp EPA ✓ Zero tail
Takeuchi TB230 Takeuchi 6,215 lb 9′ 4″ 24.4 hp
DEVELON DX27Z-7 DEVELON 6,173 lb 8′ 8″ 24 hp Zero tail
SANY SY26U SANY 6,085 lb 9′ 3″ Yanmar 3TNV80F · 19.4 hp Swing boom, Zero tail
Bobcat E26 Bobcat 6,488 lb 9′ 6″ Kubota D1305 · 24.8 hp EPA ✓ $53,623 $3,254 more
Kobelco SK26SR-7 Kobelco 6,504 lb Yanmar 3TNV88F · 23.1 hp Zero tail
Volvo EC27D Volvo 6,019 lb Volvo D1.1A · 20.9 hp
Typhon Terror III Diesel Typhon 6,001 lb Kubota D1105 · 22.9 hp EPA ✓ Cab, Swing boom, Retractable tracks, Zero tail $35,554 $14,815 less

Chosen by operating weight and rated capacity within about a quarter of this machine's, closest first. US prices published by each brand.

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Sources

  1. Kubota: kubotausa.com
  2. U.S. EPA, nonroad compression-ignition engine certification data