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Read articles →This is a short owner review from someone who's used the New Holland 451 sickle mower for about five years on a small-scale homestead operation, pairing it with a low-horsepower tractor that has no hydraulic remotes. It covers real pros and cons: good cut quality when tuned, works without big horsepower, but struggles with wiry pea grass and has cutter teeth that chip easily. No specs, pricing, or hands-on demonstration of operation shown.
Posted by PolkaDotFarms, a budget-minded homesteading channel run by a former ag teacher sharing personal ownership experience rather than a dealer or technical perspective.
No. The owner runs it on a small tractor with no hydraulic remotes, saying you don't have to have a big horsepower tractor to run it.
It struggles. The owner says East Texas pea grass is very wiry and tends to gum up the blade and cutter bar.
They are temperamental and do not like to be messed with. If you hit something, the teeth can break or chip.
