Here’s What Our Customers Say
Season after season. Year after year. Decade after decade. We rely on you to tell us what we’re doing right and how we can improve. Read what real Kinze customers have to say about Kinze Manufacturing throughout the years.
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Kinze Advises Planter Prep During Winter Months
Williamsburg, Iowa (Nov. 20, 2012) – The people at Kinze® Manufacturing, Inc. understand the urgency to get seed in the ground shortly after the planting window opens. Because many Kinze employees also farm, they know how critical proper planter maintenance is to ensuring maximum productivity and efficiency during this short time. While it’s very important for farmers to make sure their planter is mechanically sound, it’s also important to check the electronics and technology on today’s planters. “The electronics on your planter affect productivity and bottom line, just like the nuts and bolts,” says Phil Jennings, Kinze Manufacturing service manager. After farmers check their planter's mechanics, there is a separate checklist of items they should check regarding their monitors and technology. For farmers to ensure their planter monitor is running properly, Jennings recommends three basic areas to check: display operation, display data/software and the planter components. Checking Electronics When checking planter electronics, start in...
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Kinze Introduces ISOBUS Electronics Capability
WILLIAMSBURG, Iowa (Aug. 7, 2012) – Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. announces a new option for its planters: ISOBUS-compatibility. This capability allows easy “plug and play” operation with any ISO-compatible tractor, including those sold by John Deere with GreenStar™ Displays. With this interconnectivity, farmers do not have to change monitors, displays, wiring harnesses, or electrical connectors with different implements from different manufacturers. The vehicle and equipment electronics speak the same language, enabling simpler operation than ever before. With ISO compatibility, one monitor in the tractor cab can run both the planter and the tractor, saving room in the cab and money on a second monitor, not to mention the time it takes to install a second monitor. Kinze’s new technology means any ISOBUS-equipped tractor can be quickly connected using the ISOBUS standard tractor/implement connectors. The user interface presented to the operator is the same, regardless of the brand of tractor or virtual terminal. Additionally, all planter...
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Gear Up Your Grain Cart
WILLIAMSBURG, Iowa (Aug. 6, 2012) – Efficiency is key when it comes to harvest, and this has become even more important in recent years as farm sizes increase yet the amount of time to harvest remains the same. “Harvest can and should move very quickly when the crop is ready,” says Phil Jennings, service manager at Kinze® Manufacturing, Inc. “The grain cart is a hard-working piece of equipment and farmers should make sure it’s in good shape before heading to the field.” To ensure farmers have the most efficient harvest possible, Jennings recommends they perform preseason maintenance on their grain carts. “In farming, there are so many factors that we cannot control. Preventive maintenance helps us maximize the opportunity to be effective and efficient at harvest time,” says Jennings. Kinze offers the following tips on what to inspect before harvest: Gear up your Grain Cart for Harvest Checklist: Inspect augers for...
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Kinze Announces New Mounted Planter Line
WILLIAMSBURG, Iowa (May 3, 2012) – Kinze® Manufacturing announces a new mounted planter line available for the spring 2013 planting season. The line will include two models, the 3110 Rigid and the 3140 Stack Fold, with a variety of size and spacing options, giving farmers several offerings from which to choose. The available models will include: 3110 Rigid -6 row, 30-inch, 36-inch, 38-inch and 40-inch spacing o 8 row, 30-inch, 36-inch, 38-inch and 40-inch spacing3140 Stack Fold -12 row, 30-inch, 36-inch, 38-inch and 40-inch spacing o 16 row, 30-inch spacing Kinze offers the only rigid integral planter with spring-loaded contact drive systems and self-contained seed rate transmissions with its 3110 Rigid. The 3140 Stack Fold model is based on an exclusive three-point, stack-folding design, and is the only planter in its class with spring-loaded contact drive tires, adjustable height wheel modules, self-contained seed rate transmissions and point row clutch option capability. “Having...
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Kinze Releases Sugarbeet Planter
WILLIAMSBURG, Iowa (April 9, 2012) – Kinze® Manufacturing, Inc. announces a new planter for sugarbeets – the 3700, 24-row, 22-inch model. Available with bulk fill seed hoppers or conventional hoppers, the 3700 allows sugarbeet farmers to maximize field efficiency with the Kinze bulk fill system. “The Kinze EdgeVac® vacuum meter can singulate pelletized sugarbeet seed with up to 99.1 percent accuracy,” says Susanne Kinzenbaw Veatch, Kinze vice president and chief marketing officer. “We’re proud to offer this outstanding accuracy to sugarbeet growers.”The 3700 model features: Bulk fill hoppers or conventional hoppers depending on farmer preference, allowing maximum field efficiency from the Kinze bulk fill system;ISO monitor compatibility to allow farmers to “plug and play” with ISO-ready displays, which simplifies setup and cab clutter;New Kinze seed tube sensors to allow the operator to monitor and measure seed skips, multiples and spacing on the display;A 300-gallon, planter-mounted liquid fertilizer tank to allow farmers to apply...