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Read articles →A retired farmer's real-conditions walkthrough of mowing a 6-7 acre West Virginia hay field with a New Holland Powerstar 75 pulling a used Kuhn disc mower. The video blends actual cutting footage with on-the-ground tips: tire placement, operating RPM (~2000/540 PTO), cutter knife angle for rocky ground, center-link adjustment, and a close-up of the spinning blades. Beginner-to-intermediate operators getting into hay production will find the most value here.
An owner-operator channel run by a self-described retired shop teacher sharing hands-on, beginner-friendly farm how-to content from his own property.
The engine is revved to about 2000 RPM and the rear PTO is set to about 540 RPM, though it fluctuates during cutting.
Keep the cutters level or pointing slightly upward, never pointing down, so they clear rocks instead of hitting them and damaging the machine.
You adjust it with the center link, tightening it well since vibration can loosen it, which raises or lowers the knife position relative to the ground.
The front right tire is kept right on the edge of the previously cut hay so each pass lines up correctly.
