Kubota T1600
The Kubota T1600 ride on lawn mower was manufactured during the 1990’s. It’s very often confused with the very similar named Kubota GR1600 lawn mower. It’s a fairly well liked mower from Kubota and quite useful to anyone with more than half an acre of grass to mow. It’s powered by a small 13.5 hp diesel engine. This is a fairly important point. Many people would assume that a garden tractor this small would be powered by a petrol engine, but in fact it’s powered by diesel, so please remember that when you are buying your T1600 and especially when you’re refueling it you need to use diesel. The engine is a Z482 designed and built by Kubota. It’s only 0.48 liters in size.
The engine sits on a 2WD chassis that handily supports the mowing deck. To be very honest, the Kubota T1600 is not a very well known mower. There are lots of Kubota mowers built around the same time that are far more popular. However the jury is still out on whether or not this is because there were other similar mowers competing in the same category as the T1600 or if it was because the Kubota T1600 just wasn’t a very good mower in general.
If you have ever owned or operated a T1600, then please leave a review detailing what you like and don’t like about it.
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Great little lawn tractor, strong disease engine, runs forever
Very strong engine.
Excellent long term experience. Twenty years for a mower? You bet. Love the diesel motor. If I needed an irrigation pump motor, I’d repurpose this driveline in a heartbeat!
I mow 2.5 acres every week. This mower is for sale ONLY because I got a deal on a JD 54″ standup mower. Lots of hp upgrade.
If you hit the belt cover & fail to pull metal away from front two belts, you buy new belts.
Battery is a bit of an odd size.
Mower deck is light weight, could have been heavier design. I too have welded & reinforced.
very solid machine.
Mower deck is driven by a shaft, not a belt. In general, this is a very solid mower or tractor.
the best lawn tractor I ever had, tractor is like new although it’s twenty
years old. I could use a new or used deck but I’m having a hard time
finding one!.any ideas where to find one?.
jc courbet.
Our T600 wouldn’t stop until hydrostatic drive failed deck is loaded with welds but is great I loved being able to keep being able to weld it when needed engine just keeps on going a bargain if you want it for $500 , hate to see it go but used scomo’s money to buy a new zero turn mower .arthur .
Best money I ever spent on a riding mower.