Offer protection for the operator yet allow uncut material to pass into the cutting chamber with minimal restriction
Standard suction blades provide additional blade lift
Suction blades provide additional lift action for picking up downed material. The blades are 1.3 cm x 10.2 cm (0.5 in. x 4 in.) in size and heat-treated for long wear life.
Warranty
John Deere is so confident in the reliability of the gearbox that rotary cutters come with a 5-year limited gearbox warranty.
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Albany, Georgia
2024
John Deere
Medium Duty Rotary Cutters RC5M
Available
4 in. (102 mm)
Cutting: 1 to 9.5 in. (25 to 241 mm)
Specifications
2024
John Deere
Medium Duty Rotary Cutters
RC5M
Medium-Duty
Gearcases rating: Center Continuous 75 hp (56 kW) / Peak: 90 hp (67 kW)
25 hp (19 kW) | 540 rpm
Size: Main ASAE Category 3 | Protection: Main Slip-clutch driveline
Type: Puncture proof laminated
Blade tip speed: 540 RPM / 4,304 m/min / 14,121 fpm / 258 km/h / 160 mph
Cat. 1 & Cat.2 | Lift-type
Upper: 0.118 (11) in. 3 (11) mm) / Lower: 0.118 (11) in. / 3 (11) mm
Cutting capacity: 2 in. (51 mm) | Side skirt thickness: (0.25 (3) in.) / 6 (3) mm | Blades Thickness: 0.5 in. (13 mm)
Cutting chamber: 8.5 in. (216 mm)
60 in. (1,524 mm)
102 in. (2,591 mm)
65 in. (1,651 mm)
65 in. (1,651 mm)
60 in. (152.4 cm)
4 in. (102 mm)
Cutting: 1 to 9.5 in. (25 to 241 mm)
Approx: 823 lb (374 kg)
Deck shape: Domed | Deck type: Double decker | Gearcases Number: 1 | Blades type: Suction | Material flow system: Max flow | blade Holder: Type Round stump jumper