Displays for Kinze Planters: Options, Features and Differences
Kinze planters are engineered for precision and accuracy. You look to your planter display for that assurance and control as you pull through the field. Kinze planter monitors and displays have evolved over the years to help you. To help you see what is happening on the planter. To monitor changing functionality on your planter. To leverage other inputs within the display. Following are display options now available for your Kinze planter: Kinze Planter Displays KPMIII Electronic Seed Monitor Better accuracy. Instantly. The KPM III monitors up to 36 rows simultaneously. Skips, multiples and singulation, relative planting rate (bar graphs), ground speed, row spacing (manually or automatically), real time seed, population (by row), average seed population, seed spacing (by row),...
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Wrapping Up the 2017 Harvest
November 27, 2017 Crop Report The latest USDA "Crop Progress" report came out on November 27, 2017, and reported that 95% of corn has been harvested in the primary production states. This compares to 90% harvested the previous week, 98% a year ago, and the 5-year average of 98%. The report did not report on soybean acres. For the full report with state-by-state data, click here. Wrapping Up Harvest During the 2017 harvest, many of you uploaded your harvesting photos to the Kinze Facebook Harvest Album. Thank you so much for your contributions and for using Kinze Grain Carts in your harvest! Here are few of the contributions that were submitted. To see all of them, visit our Harvest Album.
AGRITECHNICA 2017
Agritechnica is the world’s largest indoor agricultural machinery and technology show, featuring 2,900 exhibitors from 52 countries. It is a week-long show that is held every two years in Hanover, Germany. Just under half a million visitors travel from all over the world to Agritechnica to see the latest technology and industry trends. Not only do visitors travel great distances to Agritechnica, they also cover a lot of ground during the show. There are 23 exhibit halls containing about 4.2 million square feet of exhibit space. This year was Kinze’s second time exhibiting at Agritechnica. We launched two new products for Kinze Europe - the Kinze 4800planter1, 2 and the 1051 and 851 single auger grain carts, offering unique features designed to help...
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Harvest Nears Completion
November 6, 2017 USDA Report Earlier this week, the USDA "Crop Progress" report came out reporting that 70% of corn, and 90% of soybeans have been harvested in the primary production states. This compares to 84% of corn and 92% of soybeans harvested by this time last year, and a five year average of 83% for corn and 91% for soybeans. For the full report with state-by-state data, click here. 851 & 1051 Grain Cart Debut Season Making their debut this harvest is the Kinze 851 and 1051 Single Auger Grain Carts. This new cart introduction has been well received by the introduction-year owners: "Tub cleans out extremely well.""So quiet I can hardly tell the PTO is on.""Pulls smooth and easy.""Great visibility!"...
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Kinze 4900 Has the Right Technology
Darren Hull is a young fifth-generation farmer who is interested in trying new farming techniques and practices to increase production on his Concordia, MO farm. Always interested in new technology — when it came time to replace their six row 3000 Kinze planter with something more appropriate for the operation, the Kinze 4900 was the clear choice. The major features that sold him on the planter were the prescription mapping and curve compensation. https://youtu.be/yyMeDphOvsU
Meet Our Tour Guides
Taking a Kinze factory tour is like having an all-access pass to a concert. You get to see the behind-the-scenes operations and meet our band of employees. Experiencing Kinze in this way gives you a better understanding of our manufacturing processes and culture. Who better to guide you during the tour than retired Kinze employees, Harold Joseph and Joe Neville? They both have different experiences to bring to the table and have accumulated many stories over the years that they love to share. Meet Harold Joseph Harold Joseph started working at Kinze in September 1997 in small assembly. A year and a half later he became a fork truck operator in the fabrication department until he retired in September 2009....
Harvest Season Driving Tips
Farm equipment incidents most commonly occur on public roadways, according to the National Ag Safety Database. With fall harvest season soon upon us, it’s important for rural drivers and farm equipment operators to share the road. Remain alert at all times and be considerate of each other. Here are some good driving tips to keep in mind during harvest season. Tips for Rural Drivers Always be on the lookout for farm machinery. Remember it can unexpectedly turn onto public roads from a field or driveway.Farm machinery typically travels at 25 mph or less, so be prepared to slow down in order to avoid a rear-end collision.Keep a safe distance. This gives better visibility to both drivers and equipment operators.Allow adequate...
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Farm Progress Show 2017
The Farm Progress Show is a great place to see the latest innovations in the agriculture industry. This year, Kinze featured an industry-changing planter prototype that garnered a lot of attention at the show. Kinze also launched new grain cart and planter features. Prototype Planter A 60' pivot fold split row prototype planter was on display. Kinze talked with farmers who visited the booth to gather their feedback. There are currently no plans to build this planter. The feedback gathered will be used in the future development process. Key Features and Options: 60' Pivot Fold FrameSplit Row and Even Split Row OptionsThree-Section Frame with 15° Flex Up and Down4000 Series Cast Row UnitsNarrow 12' Transport WidthRock Axle with 14" of Clearance New...
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Now is the Time to Maintain Your Kinze Grain Cart
It's hard to believe that shortly we will be headed back out to the fields with an army of combines, tractors, grain carts and trucks to get the crop out. Typically the combine gets the majority of attention when preparing for harvest, but performing some pre-season preventive maintenance on your grain cart will help to ensure a smoother harvest. Make sure its ready to roll by following these maintenance tips. Inspect Augers for Noticeable Wear This is key because over time augers will become smaller in diameter and diminish their overall performance. Inspect for wear especially where grain transitions from the horizontal to vertical auger, or from the lower to upper portion of the vertical auger. These grain transition zones are...
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Kinze Power Products Re-powers
Note: The following is an excerpt from the book "Fifty Years of Disruptive Innovation". Kinze Power Products In 1988, recognizing the demand for replacement engines on the 86 Series John Deere four-wheel-drive tractors, Kinze jumped back into the re-power business. One of the first projects was re-powering a John Deere 8630 with a Cummins 855 engine. The project proved so interesting and successful that, one year later, Kinze created Kinze Power Products, Inc., an autonomous operating company. From 1988 through 2007, Kinze Power Products re-powered numerous 8630s, 8640s, 8650s and 8850s for farmers throughout North America and in key export markets. As with other Kinze innovations, Jon Kinzenbaw found ways to make existing equipment better. The re-powers increased the value and...