Kinze Manufacturing, Inc.

Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. is an American company that produces agricultural equipment.

Kinze 3700 front folding planter for 36 rows

It was established in 1965 by Jon Kinzenbaw in Ladora, Iowa and later relocated to nearby Williamsburg, Iowa. Kinze began by manufacturing many types of agricultural implements. It began to grow quickly by seizing an opportunity to 'repower' John Deere tractors by replacing the OEM engine with a Detroit Diesel engine during a time when Deere was experiencing problems with engine production. Starting with a metal fabrication and repair shop, Kinzenbaw moved into the production of auger wagons and fertilizer applicators. Today, Kinze's main operations are manufacturing row-crop planting equipment up to 36 rows and grain carts up to 1050 bushels (37,000 liters).[1] Kinze was a pioneer in the development of the folding equipment and invented the rear fold planter. Their planters are some of the most popular currently in use.[2]

Kinze grain auger carts sculpture, Williamsburg, Iowa

Today Kinze is a leading manufacturer of row crop planters and giant grain auger carts and one of North America's largest independently owned farm equipment companies.[3]

Operations in Europe

On June 12, 2013 [4] Kinze opened a production plant in Lithuania. It is the company’s first manufacturing plant outside of the United States. The factory should help Kinze Manufacturing meet the growing demand for its production in Russia, Ukraine, Hungary, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.[5]

Kinze 840 auger wagon

References

  1. ↑ http://www.kinze.com/content/company/kinzehistorybeginning.aspx?iname=menu.company.kinzehistory
  2. ↑ http://farmindustrynews.com/farm-equipment/0201-wider-smart-planters/
  3. ↑ http://www.allbusiness.com/manufacturing/machinery-manufacturing/400145-1.html,[] Editors. "Kinze Manufacturing, Inc.-40 years.", Implement & Tractor, 2005-03-01, Accessed 2008-06-16.
  4. ↑ http://www.balsas.lt/naujiena/737924/kinze-manufacturing-lietuvoje-atrado-aukso-gija
  5. ↑ http://www.investlithuania.com/en/services/press/news/categoryView/news/kinze-manufacturing-opens-a-production-plant-in-lithuania

External links

Media related to Kinze Manufacturing at Wikimedia Commons


Kinze 1050 grain wagon with Case IH tractor and combine
Kinze model 3200 planter folded for transport.
Kinze model 3600 planter closed for transport.
Kinze model 3700 planter folded for transport.
Kinze model 3700 planter from the side.
John Deere 8530 tractor with Kinze 3700 planter opened
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