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Fall Mach Till™ Demonstrations
Seeing is believing. That’s why Mach Till hit the road this fall and traveled to several Kinze dealerships across the Midwest to demonstrate its capabilities. It even made a trip to Texas! Area farmers and dealership personnel had the opportunity to operate the machine and experience its performance first-hand. Not only has it traveled to several locations for demos, it’s also traveled to multiple farm shows including Husker Harvest, Dakotafest, Ag Progress Days and Farm Progress Show. Why Till in the Fall? Farmers that plant higher populations, like 36,000, have increased crop residue after harvesting. The more residue on top of the soil, the longer it takes to breakdown throughout the winter. “This tool puts more dirt on top of...
Kinze Hydraulic Weight Transfer
The Problem With Compaction Planters today are bigger than ever — with more rows and increased, centralized seed and fertilizer capacity. While this allows farmers to plant more acres per day and reduce the time needed to fill the planter, there are drawbacks. With so much weight centered above the center rows, pinch row compaction is increasingly becoming a problem that leads to stunted plant growth and reduced yields. Typically, pinch row compaction occurs on the middle six rows next to the transport tires on a bulk fill planter. So, depending on the size of your planter, this can affect anywhere from 50% (12 row planter) to 25% (24 row planter) of the rows in your fields. The differences in yield can be significant...
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Celebrating Five Years in Lithuania!
In May 2013, Kinze announced that it would open a production facility in Vilnius, Lithuania to serve the growing Eastern European planter market. On June 18, 2013, a ribbon cutting and Grand Opening celebration took place at the new facility and the work of setting up the factory began in earnest. By the end of that year, production had started and the first planter rolled off the line. Within three months, production capabilities were increased and over 100 planters were produced. Recently, the fifth anniversary of the Lithuanian facility was celebrated with an event held at the plant in Vilnius. Plant setup and the Grand Opening in 2013 The fifth anniversary celebration took place in the Vilnius production area Fifth anniversary speakers and presentations The 3600...
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Experience Kinze Field Day 2018
On Wednesday, August 2, 2018 many guests attended the Experience Kinze Field Day at Kinze headquarters in Williamsburg, Iowa. The day was organized to provide the attendees an overview of the latest Kinze planter technologies and products along with opportunities to witness field demonstrations and participate in planter test-rides. During the morning presentations, Kinze personnel delivered an overview of the new features for planters for 2019: Blue Vantage. Kinze’s new, easy to use planter display – so simple, that it requires settings be confirmed on only three screens to be ready to plant. Blue Drive. Kinze’s second-generation electric drive system – works seamlessly with the Blue Vantage display to deliver seed exactly where it needs to be. True Depth. Kinze’s...
Planter Section Control Technology
In a perfect world, all fields would be square and easily planted. However, that is not the case. You have tree lines, curved terraces, winding roads and waterways to work around. As a planter makes its way towards a waterway, for example, it has to either plant through a waterway or shut off well before a waterway. This can create areas that may be over-planted or under-planted, which can contribute to seed waste or decrease field yield potential. That is where section control technology comes in. Section control technology has been around since the 2000’s. It started with air clutches, and then advanced to electric clutches. Both were chain operated. Fast forward to today, and section control is operated by...
Successfully Put Away Your Planter
Spring 2018, in many parts of the country, it was the season that was slow to arrive, and once it got here, the rains would not give a decent break to plant. When it did get fit to plant, the days were long and the sleep was short, but it finally got done. Now the planter is setting in the yard ready to be put away, but with spraying to do and side dressing to get done, its just one of those jobs that takes a back seat to the busyness of everything else. However, don’t put it off too long. Because for your planter to run at peak performance, efficiency and accuracy, what you do now to properly store...
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Benefits of Planting With Split Rows
Planting with split rows has been a practice for 40 years. It was originally introduced by Kinze Manufacturing in 1978 as a result of searching for ways to reduce equipment costs. The split row concept is designed to seed conventional (30, 36 or 38 inch rows) and narrow rows (15, 18 or 19 inch rows) with one planter by engaging the push row units. Soybean Narrow Row Spacing Advantages As this practice has grown in popularity, so has the data to support the benefits of 15" soybean row spacing. Increased Profits Based on a 10-year average, planting in 15" rows returned a profit of $31.09/acre more than 30" row widths. See more data here. Increased Yields Soybeans planted in 15" rows average 4.5...
Keeping Planting Simple With Technology
Do you remember when planting was as simple as backing the tractor up to the planter, droping the pin in the hitch and being ready to plant? Technology has made some great advances over the years, but it can be confusing and daunting, and we recognize that. As we researched ways to make technology simpler to use, we surveyed farmers to understand the challenges they had using planting technology. As farmers ourselves, we also experienced some of the same challenges. We started by bringing all planter electronics in house. Using feedback from farmers, our Kinze Electronics team of engineers have worked tirelessly to design new hardware, software and a user interface that works smarter for you. What resulted is the introduction...
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Mach Till Heads to the Field
Kinze Sales Managers Operate the Mach Till "Easy to hook up, get started, and operate!" "It likes to go fast! The faster you go, the better job it does at sizing and incorporating residue." "When I pulled back the soil, you could see that the Mach Till did not leave a compaction layer like a conventional disc." "Overall an impressive machine that will cover lots of acres with ease." These were just a few of the reactions from Kinze District Sales Managers as they operated the Kinze Mach Till for the first time this week. To see these machines in action, follow the video below. To learn how the Mach Till tillage system works, and how it is different from vertical...
Planting Maintenance Tips
Simple Planter Maintenance Tips for Optimal Performance As you have been patiently waiting to plant, we’ve been sharing planting and planter maintenance tips on our social media channels. We’ve compiled a list of those and added a few more! Even if you have started planting, these tips are still helpful. A small adjustment may have a big impact. Test your meters to ensure you are ready to go and know the vacuum and singulator adjustments before heading to the field. Visit your local Kinze dealer to have your mechanical and vacuum meters tested on the new Kinze T-4000 seed meter test stand.Lubricate your meters. We offer graphite, an 80/20 graphite-talc mix, and standard talc. Make sure your electronics are up to date before...