Kumiai Other models

The register lists here 14 versions with 10 to 24 kW, or 14 to 32 hp, all with Mitsubishi engines.

As compact diesel small tractors under 25 kW, the Kumiai models were designed for small-scale Japanese rice and vegetable growing. In the 1980s and 1990s, many Japanese small tractors of this power class reached North America and Europe as so-called grey imports outside the official distribution channels, where they are valued by hobby farmers and municipalities for their rugged Mitsubishi engineering and favourable price.

On used Kumiai models, operating hours and the condition of the Mitsubishi diesel count, along with the condition of clutch and gearbox, the tightness of the hydraulics, and corrosion on sheet metal and attachment parts, encouraged by use in wet rice cultivation. Parts usually run through Mitsubishi farm-equipment dealers or suppliers specialising in grey imports.