Another MX6 Brush Hog Failure

[milkie62]

I have been in the market for a new 6 foot brush hog.Guess I will be going with a Rhino or Woods.I have a Land Pride 7 foot offset but I want to leave a mower on my Ford 800 for the summer.The 7 foot is a tad big for it.Like I have said in older posts my 50 yr old Ford brush mower has used 1 set of clutch discs and 2 sets of blades in 30 years without a problem.Granted I only mow about 15 acres twice a year.

 

[GreatWhitehunter]

I hadn't heard any bad issues with the Chinese gearboxes. The gearbox is a 2013. I contacted JD to see if there is anything they can do about it. Corporate got back to me on the mower and gearbox. The mower warranty expired in June 2014. The gearbox shortly afterwards as a one year replacement. I'll replace the shaft myself and this will be the last JD product that I ever own. I'm now glad that I bought a Kioti NX4510 tractor instead of the John Deere tractor that I was looking at recently. My thoughts go like this. If you warranty a mower for 5 years, the new replacement gearbox should have a 5 year warranty also since it is the main item on these mowers and the only thing that breaks.

Jim, I'm sorry it turned out this way for you. But I'm glad you posted on the rev 2 gear box failing. I've been looking for a newer MX6 with the good gear box and was hesitant to pull the trigger based on how mother deere handled the last round of failures. I'll be crossing the MX6 off the list all together at this point.

Matt

 

[bcp]

CL ad tonight reminded me of this thread.



Bruce

 

[bitternut]

I started out this summer looking for a new mower and checked out the mx6. With the treatment Deere gave owners of this mower I stopped looking at them real quick. Ended up with a Bush Hog BH26 that comes with a 130HP rated gear box and 3" cut capacity. It cuts nice and looks good hooked on the back of my green tractor even though it has orange paint. Time will tell if I made a wise choice.

 

[VirtualTractor]

Does the Frontier line of rotary hogs have the same issues as the JD MX line?

 

[JimR]

Jim, I'm sorry it turned out this way for you. But I'm glad you posted on the rev 2 gear box failing. I've been looking for a newer MX6 with the good gear box and was hesitant to pull the trigger based on how mother deere handled the last round of failures. I'll be crossing the MX6 off the list all together at this point.

Matt

The MX6 is all rebuilt with a new shaft and seals. It has worked fine for me over the past few days. I was out cutting up 1 - 1 1/2 inch trees and brush with no issues. I loosened up the clutch a bit to make sure it slips a little bit easier. The MX6 is capable of cutting 3 inch trees according to the JD website. I'll use a chainsaw on anything over 1 1/2 just so I don't have to replace the shaft again.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I'd be dumping that cutter ASAP!!

SR

 

[JimR]

I'd be dumping that cutter ASAP!!

SR

If I sold it for let's say $2200.00 like the other one I had. What can I buy for that money to replace it? The Landpride and Woods decks are up over $3K new.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

If I sold it for let's say $2200.00 like the other one I had. What can I buy for that money to replace it? The Landpride and Woods decks are up over $3K new.

"IF" it was me, I'd "gladly" pay the difference and chalk it up to a learning experience to get rid of a terd!!

SR

 

[TomSeller]

You can buy a lot of used cutters for $3000