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What is the warranty coverage for Kinze planters?

Planters equipped with the Blue Drive electric drive have a 2-year hitch-pin-to-closing-wheel warranty. Non-Blue Drive electric drive equipped planters have a 1-year hitch-pin-to-closing-wheel warranty.
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December 20, 2022 by Kinze Manufacturing

What is the difference between 00-Series planters and 05-Series Kinze planters?

The Kinze 05-Series planters were introduced for model year 2020. All planters received row unit updates that included double bushings in the parallel arms, disc opener double row bearings, and long-life inner scrapers. Bulk fill systems were outfitted with an enhanced seed entrainer that supports various crop seed types and...
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December 20, 2022 by Kinze Manufacturing

What are point-row clutches?

Point-row clutches have been around for many years and used on classic planters equipped with ground contact drive to disengage one-half of the planter for half-width planting.
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December 20, 2022 by Kinze Manufacturing

Why are your gauge wheels spoked?

Spoked gauge wheels are ideal for planting in wet conditions by allowing mud and debris to fall away from opener blades.
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December 20, 2022 by Kinze Manufacturing

How does the Kinze active hydraulic weight transfer system work?

Hydraulic weight transfer distributes the weight from the center of the planter evenly across all rows, resulting in higher yields from less pinch row compaction. On planters equipped with a bulk fill scale package and Blue Drive electric drive, the hydraulic weight transfer system becomes ACTIVE. The weight of the...
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December 20, 2022 by Kinze Manufacturing

What types of seeds work with the Kinze bulk fill seed delivery system?

The Kinze bulk fill system is compatible with corn, soybeans, edible beans, #4 sunflowers, confectionary sunflowers, sweet corn, sugar beets, grain sorghum, cotton, canola, hemp, and cover crops. For more information on the bulk fill system, click here.
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December 20, 2022 by Kinze Manufacturing