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Read articles →A dealership staffer walks through a Land Pride RCR1860 rotary cutter before taking it into an overgrown field for live use. Covers component identification (stump jumper, chain guards, tail wheel), PTO engagement technique, cutting height adjustment, and practical tips like backing over thick material first and keeping stabilizers with slight play. The presenter openly admits limited hands-on experience, so this suits first-time buyers more than seasoned operators.
Posted by Kubota of Lynchburg, a dealership channel, with a sales-adjacent perspective, though the presenter is candid about his own limited field experience.
Start the tractor, raise RPMs to about 1500 so it does not stall, then engage the PTO and slowly release the clutch.
Chains disperse material better since they have more opening, slowing and dropping debris instead of flinging it far and causing damage.
The center dish pan, called the stump jumper, pushes the bush hog's weight up and over stumps when the center section hits one.
Keep a little loose play, about an inch or two of sway, so it is not rigid if you hit something heavier, but not so much it hits the tires.
