It's true. Over the years, many things have changed, but our core values of integrity, customer focus, excellence, innovation and mutual respect remain the same. This is a history of how Kinze® went from a 1,400 square foot shop to over 23 acres of manufacturing excellence under one roof.
1965-1969
1965
Jon Kinzenbaw founded Kinze Welding. With $5 in his checkbook and a $3,655 loan from his local bank in Victor, Iowa, he purchased a few new tools and some welding equipment, bought a building on contract and opened a small repair and we… >More
1971-1978
1971
A unique, two-wheel, 435 bushel grain auger cart was developed. It was designed to enable a local producer to move large volumes of grain from his combine to standing trucks and allow him to keep his harvest going, even in unfavorable h… >More
1980-1990
1980
Kinze® had become a totally integrated planter manufacturer with the addition of planter row units produced by its "Shortage Specialties Division." This was after John Deere® had declared the row unit short… >More
1991-2000
1991
Production of the Model 450C Grain Conveyor Wagon began. It featured an exclusive, patented hydraulically-driven unloading conveyor with a low-profile, hydraulic fold for transport. The conveyor utilized steel-backed poly paddles mounte… >More
2001-2009
2001
The 3650 Twin-Line® Bulk Fill Planter (with in-line transport and a choice of Solid Row Interplant® or Liquid Fertilizer Packages) introduced a new, gentle, mechanical system for delivering seed to individu… >More