John Deere CX15
Heavy-Duty and Commercial Rotary Cutters CX15
Overview:
The CX15 cutters are engineered for the toughest roadside mowing and commercial applications. If you need a seriously big, tough rotary cutter, and you intend to spend more than 300 hours a year cutting, consider stepping up to this commercial-grade cutters.
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Features
- More durable gearboxes
- Flex-wing CV driveline
- Easy-clean
- Safety tow chains for extra support
Specifications
| Manufacturer | John Deere |
| Model | CX15 |
| Capacity | |
| Cutting width | 4,572 mm 180 in. |
| Cutting height | For clearance over terraces: 25 to 406 mm 1 to 16 in. |
| Cutting capacity (diameter) | 102 mm 4 in. |
| Cutting chamber depth | 267 mm 10.5 in. |
| Tractor compatibility | |
| Tractor PTO HP range | 41 kW 55 hp |
| Tractor PTO | 540 or 1,000 rpm |
| Static Vert Drawbar Load Rating | 960 kg 2,115 lb |
| Hitch | |
| Type | Pull-Type with ball-type self-leveling hitch clevis for easy hookup (Pull-Type has standard 10,000 lb, 4,536kg, Safety Tow Chain) |
| Category | --- |
| Hitch width | For tight turn capability 570 mm 22.5 in. |
| Jack-stand | Hydraulically operated; stays vertical while raising/lowering (optional manual jack-stand kit available) |
| Dimensions | |
| Transport width | At wing wheels 2,800 mm 110 in. |
| Overall width | 4,726 mm 183 in. |
| Overall length | 4,932 mm 194 in. |
| Deck shape | Easy clean dome-shaped top deck |
| Deck type | Double decker for superior strength |
| Deck thickness | --- |
| Upper | 3.5 (10) mm .138 (10) in. |
| Lower | 4.5 (7) mm .177 (7) in. |
| Shirt thickness | 6 mm 0.25 in. |
| Hinges | Intermittent cast steel segments - greaseable; single 1-in. (2.5 cm) diameter full-length hinge pin |
| Approx. weight | 2,568 kg 5,650 lb |
| Drivelines | |
| Size | --- |
| Main | CV ASAE Category 5, splined telescoping profiles |
| Connecting | ASAE Category 5, splined telescoping profiles |
| Protection | --- |
| Main | No-seize, slip-clutch driveline |
| Connecting | No-seize, slip-clutch driveline |
| Gearcases | |
| Number | 4 |
| HP rating | --- |
| Transfer | 186 continuous / 224 peak kW 250 continuous / 300 peak hp |
| Center | 112 continuous / 161 peak kW 150 continuous / 216 peak hp |
| Outer | 112 continuous / 161 peak kW 150 continuous / 216 peak hp |
| Blades | |
| Thickness | 13 mm 0.5 in. |
| Width | 102 mm 4 in. |
| Type | Suction or offset |
| Overlap | 152 mm 6 in. |
| Blade rotation | CW, CCW, CCW |
| Blade tip speed | --- |
| 540 RPM | Wing 4,751 (285 km/h) m/min 15,586 (177 mph) fpm Center 4,794 (288 km/h) m/min 15,728 (179 mph) fpm |
| 1000 RPM | Wing 4,827 (290 km/h) m/min 15,837 (180 mph) fpm Center 4,650 (278 km/h) m/min 15,256 (173 mph) fpm |
| Material flow system | Smooth, obstruction-free Max Flow cutting chamber for a clean cut and no windrows |
| Blade holder | --- |
| Diameter | --- |
| Type | Round stump jumper and standard deck rings for maximum protection of blades and blade carrier against obstruction damage |
| Hydraulics | |
| Wing lift | Standard; includes spring assist unfolding |
| Wing flex, degrees | 90 up, 22 down degree (angle) |
| Wheels | |
| Type | --- |
| Option 1 | 5-bolt 26x9x14.5 24-Ply Severe-Duty Ag |
| Option 2 | --- |
| Suspension | Air cushion with shock absorbers on all 4 wheels standard |
| Row width adjustment | Yes |
| Wing-leveling adjustment | Easy adjust turnbuckle with bearing |
| Shielding | |
| Front | Chain |
| Rear | Chain |
| Warranty | |
| Gearboxes | Five years |