Brand New HX10 vs RC10R (vs MX10?)

un-quality · Jun 17, 2023

Hello fellas,

Looking at adding a 10’ pull type mower behind my 5075E to speed up clipping pastures and clearing heavy brush / saplings.

The dealer had an RC10R I was going to purchase for the heavier duty nature but it sold and was paid for yesterday. He offered me an HX10 that could be delivered Monday for 1000$ less-

From the pictures online of 2022/2023 HX10 pull type and RC10R I can’t see any differences other than decals.

The only differences I can find between the MX and HX is gearboxes and driveline. I like the HX over the MX here, the HX has a longer pto shaft hooked to the tractor with a smaller pro shaft connecting the carrier bearing to the splitter gearbox. The MX has a little stubby shaft between the carrier bearing with a long shaft to the splitter.

Does anyone have any more information about these that I am missing? Should I pay the extra 1k for the RC10R? If it’s only a sticker difference, I’ll pocket the difference.

I downloaded the operators manuals for both and they look practically identical. I looked at JD’s website and even the pictures look like the same but with photoshopped new model numbers.

I don’t know when JD officially changed the model numbers, but the MX8 they had looked identical to the RC8M and the RC5M looked identical to my MX6 at home. The serial number range for the HX10 and RC10R even overlap at 11500-current

Thanks in advance to anyone in the know.

5030 · Jun 17, 2023

Most likely it's a rebadged and repainted Kuhn.

un-quality · Jun 17, 2023

I didn’t know Kuhn made rotary cutters. Got a picture?

5030 · Jun 17, 2023

No, but they do. In fact they make all of JD's hay tools. I don't do green, never did. Never will.

un-quality · Jun 17, 2023

I meant of a Kuhn rotary cutter, since I can’t find any reference to them existing.

CobyRupert · Jun 17, 2023

Do the specs give weights to compare? Other than bumpers, gearboxes (and PTO shafts), there’s not much to compare besides metal gauge.

un-quality · Jun 17, 2023

CobyRupert said:
Do the specs give weights to compare? Other than bumpers, gearboxes (and PTO shafts), there’s not much to compare besides metal gauge.

Looks like everything I can find on weights and dimensions are the same.

jdtractor · Jun 17, 2023

Hi. I’m a die hard jd guy… own a jd HX pull type mower. I don’t know if 5030 is right or wrong concerning who builds jd hay equipment. I have owned several and that information is new to me. I will say that the HX is a very good reliable machine. I have mowed acres of steep rough heavy filth, up to 4” occasionally and no problems. I personally like this machine and just so you know I also run woods brush bulls which are also very good machines. I used to mow pipeline row and my farm is almost as bad! I don’t live in flat country and the filth I mow is filth not grass or pasture. A lot of guys on here claim to mow heavy filth that guys I work with laugh at including my self it’s not much more then yard grass to us and the ground is like a floor! I wish I was as lucky! Finally you won’t go wrong with the HX in my opinion but everyone has 1… good luck to you.