First Golden Giveaway Winner

Pictured left to right: Mike, Garrett, Bridget, Elliott, and LaJuana Hayen.

Mike Hayen stands with his family, holding a ceremonial check representing a $10,000 discount on a new KUHN GMD 5251 TC disc mower. The discount was Hayen's prize for being selected the second winner of KUHN's Golden Giveaway promotion.

KUHN Presents $10,000 Award to Contest Winner

BRODHEAD, Wis. – Kuhn North America recently awarded Mike Hayen, of Cogswell, N.D., with a ceremonial check representing $10,000 off the purchase of a KUHN GMD 5251 TC center pivot disc mower. The discount was Hayen’s prize for being randomly selected as the second winner of the KUHN Model GMD 280 Golden Giveaway.

“I couldn’t believe it!” Hayen said while recounting the phone call he received from KUHN to tell him he won. “That kind of call seemed too good to be true. I forgot I even entered the contest.” But after remembering his conversation at the Big Iron Farm Show with Jon Stephenson, Central Regional Manager for KUHN, Hayen remembered Stephenson inviting him to enter and decided the news was totally real.

Hayen has been farming since 1985, when he began with family members on what is now his solely owned farm. He runs a cow-calf operation and also grows around 4500 acres of crops, including corn and soybeans. He chose the GMD 5251 TC after consultations with KUHN Territory Manager Chuck Friedley and sales representatives from Titan Machinery in Lisbon, N.D. Hayen said he likes the machine for its working width and Fast-Fit® knives. He plans to take delivery of his new disc mower in March and is hoping it really brings a new level of efficiency to his operation.

Present for the award ceremony were Mike and LaJuana Hayen, their children, Garrett, Bridget and Elliott, Jon Stephenson, Chuck Friedley, and Titan Machinery Sales Representative Wally Radcliffe.

The KUHN Model GMD 280 Golden Giveaway was a promotional contest held in 2017 to celebrate KUHN’s 50^th year of disc mower innovation. Two winners were selected throughout the year after entering a random drawing at various farm shows across the United States. Each winner was given their choice of a free GMD 280 disc mower or $10,000 towards a higher-priced GMD or FC machine.

Kuhn North America, Inc., headquartered in Brodhead, Wisconsin, is a leading innovator in agricultural and industrial equipment, specializing in spreaders, mixers, hay tools and tillage tools. KUHN, KUHN Knight and KUHN Krause products are sold by farm equipment dealers throughout the United States, Canada and many other countries.

Pictured left to right, top row: Kaitlyn & Jared Basehoar, Millard & Jaqueline Basehoar. 
Bottom row: Bailey & Grant Basehoar.

The Basehoar Family stands next to the new KUHN GMD 280 disc mower won by Kaitlyn Basehoar through the KUHN Golden Giveaway promotion.

KUHN Awards Disc Mower to Contest Winner

BRODHEAD, Wis. – KUHN recently awarded Kaitlyn Basehoar of Littlestown, Pennsylvania, and the first winner of the KUHN Model GMD 280 Golden Giveaway, with a new disc mower for her family’s farm. Basehoar’s name was drawn from a pool of thousands of entries received in the first half of 2017. The “Golden Giveaway” is KUHN’s promotion to celebrate its 50^th anniversary of pioneering and continually innovating disc mower technology.

Basehoar’s husband, Jared, is the 7^th generation to work on his family’s Crystal Spring Farm, located about 100 miles west of Philadelphia. His father, Millard, is the farm’s primary owner. They currently grow soybeans, corn, hay, wheat, and straw, and sell beef. When asked what her role on the farm is, Basehoar said with a beaming grin, “farmer’s wife.” She elaborated and explained she does pitch in with the chores. “I do whatever I can to help, especially with hay and straw.” When she received the call telling her she had won the Golden Giveaway, Basehoar said her whole family was looking forward to the delivery of the KUHN GMD 280. “I think the guys are more excited than I am,” she joked.

The Basehoar’s were given their choice of dealership to receive the mower from, and immediately chose Hoober, Inc., out of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Hoober is part of a nine-store chain of dealerships serving the Mid-Atlantic region of the country. Kuhn North America Territory Manager John Hartman and Hoober representatives played pivotal roles in getting the mower set up and delivered to the Basehoar’s. Present for the reception were Kaitlyn and Jared Basehoar, their children, Grant and Bailey, Jared’s parents, Millard and Jaqueline Basehoar, John Hartman, and Hoober, Inc. co-owner Chuck Hoober, among others.

The second entry pool for the KUHN Model GMD 280 Golden Giveaway opens in July and closes in October, with opportunities to enter at select farm shows across the United States. The second winner will be selected on or around November 6, 2017, and will be given their choice of a free KUHN GMD 280 disc mower or $10,000 towards the purchase of a higher-priced GMD or FC machine. The full contest rules, as well as a list of selected shows can be found here.