Knowledge Base

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The year 2022 marked the 50^th anniversary of Kinze producing two-wheel grain carts. After building a prototype cart in 1971, Jon Kinzenbaw manufactured the first production run of eight, 400-bushel grain carts and quickly sold them all. For more on the history of Kinze grain carts, read The First Grain Cart and The Oldest Operating Grain Cart.

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For the latest information on what’s new at Kinze, follow us over on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, or visit Kinze.com. To see all that is new in 2023 for Kinze planters, click here.

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• Go to Planters 2023 and Grain Carts 2023 to see all that is new for the model year 2023

• For all inquiries, please contact us by using Contact Us
• For specific questions about purchasing NEW Kinze equipment, please contact us directly at CustomerConnect@Kinze.com, or call (888) 599-6630 to talk with a Kinze product specialist

You can purchase Kinze planters, grain carts, and tillage equipment through authorized Kinze Dealers. Find your local Kinze dealer here.

• Williamsburg, Iowa, USA, is home to the corporate headquarters, and the factory for North American and many International products
• The factory in Vilnius, Lithuania manufactures additional products for Europe and Eastern Europe

Kinze is the commonly used name for Kinze Manufacturing, Inc., owned by the Kinzenbaw family, and manufactures innovative agricultural equipment based near Williamsburg, Iowa. Learn more about Kinze.

• Planters from 4-row to 36-row (10 to 60 feet) in width
• Single and dual auger grain carts in capacities from 1,050 to 1,700 bushels
• High-speed discs from 20 to 41 feet in width

Kinze grain carts, depending on the model, has up to three undercarriage options – flotation tires, tracks, and row crop tires.

• There is a 2-year warranty on the dual auger grain carts.
• Single auger grain carts have a 1-year warranty.

The largest sized Kinze grain cart is the model 1721 with a 1,700-bushel capacity.

Corner dual auger grain carts have a horizontal auger that runs the length of the cart to move grain toward the vertical auger. On a corner dual auger cart, the vertical auger tips forward and tips outward for a clear view of the spout. Models 1721, 1521, 1421, and 1321 have this design.

Dual auger grain carts also have a horizontal auger, but the vertical auger is tight against the grain tank and tips just out to the side. While the spout is not as easy to see, the overall length of the cart is shorter. They have a lower cost of ownership than the corner dual auger grain carts. Model 1121 has this design.

Single auger grain carts have just one auger that moves grain from the central sump of the grain tank, out through the side of the cart, and discharges it out the spout. They have a lower cost of ownership than dual auger carts. Model 1051 has this design.

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The year 2022 marked the 50^th anniversary of Kinze producing two-wheel grain carts. After building a prototype cart in 1971, Jon Kinzenbaw manufactured the first production run of eight, 400-bushel grain carts and quickly sold them all. For more on the history of Kinze grain carts, read The First Grain Cart and The Oldest Operating Grain Cart.

The optimum-sized grain cart for your farming operation depends on the total acres farmed, field sizes, ground conditions, and the unload frequency of your combine. Discuss your needs with your local Kinze dealer to determine the right cart for you.

Kinze builds grain carts in six sizes from 1,050 to 1,700 bushels, in three different auger configurations (single, dual, and corner dual auger), and with three undercarriage options (row crop tires, tracks, and flotation tires). Go to Grain Carts for more information.

Kinze no longer supports EdgeVac vacuum meters or related repair part components. Go to Retrofit Kits or your Local Dealer for information on converting from EdgeVac to True Rate vacuum meters.

• View the following videos: Blue Vantage – Exporting Data and Export & Import Files to and From Ag Leader SMS & Blue Vantage for instructions

• For planters with Blue Drive electric drive, the simple-to-use Blue Vantage is the exclusive display
• For planters without electric drive, click here to find out what may be used

• First, contact your local Kinze dealer (if you need help finding your local dealer, click here)
• If you do not have a dealer, or are having difficulty reaching your dealer, please contact Kinze directly by emailing CustomerConnect@Kinze.com

• Current manuals – go to Manuals, find the manual(s) by model, and download
• Older manuals – go to Manuals and fill out the request form at the bottom of the page

Go to Retrofit Kits to find out what retrofit kits are available for your Kinze equipment.

Visit your local Kinze dealer – locate them at Find Your Dealer.

Go to Spring Checklist and download a checklist to assist you

• Refer to the parts manual that came with your Kinze machine
• Go to Manuals and download your product’s manual
• Visit your local Kinze dealer (locate them here)

Go to Serial Number Look up, and do a serial number inquiry to find the year of your Kinze product. 

The 5900 and 5700 planters, which are equipped with the 5000 Series electric drive row unit, are available with electric meter drive only.

Yes, timesaving bulk fill seed hoppers are standard on all 5000 Series planters. All 5700 configurations and the 5900 24R30 have 120 bushels total capacity, and the 5900 16R30 and 12R30 have 80 bushels total capacity.

Reduce the hydraulic demands of your tractor and the required number of selective control valves (SCVs) to two with the variable displacement piston PTO hydraulic pump. This tongue-mounted, PTO-driven hydraulic pump unit supplies oil flow for all hydraulic requirements except the planter lift and marker/fold functions.

Yes, quickly equip a row unit to plant male corn rows by adding a 0.8-bushel seed corn hopper to it. It replaces the mini hopper lid and fits into the existing row unit side panels.

Yes, effortlessly plant test and demonstration plots using the 0.1-bushel plot hopper. It easily slides onto the mini hoppers of both the True Speed high speed and True Rate vacuum meters.

Yes, 5700 planters are equipped with a hydraulic drawbar equipped with either a category 4 or 5 articulating swivel hitch.

Yes, along with the 2-point hitch option, 5900 planters are available with a hydraulic drawbar equipped with a category 4 articulating swivel hitch.

Yes, easily achieve optimum seed-to-soil contact right from the tractor cab with air-adjustable closing wheels. The closing wheel down pressure of the middle and wing sections is independently monitored and adjusted from the dedicated Blue Vantage display screen.

Easily indicates fertilizer flow at all application rates and is integrated with the Blue Vantage display. Resistant to tacky fertilizer, easy to clean, and impeller wheel replacement is simple.

With the new diaphragm-style fertilizer pump and high-accuracy control valve, you can apply fertilizer at rates from 2–25 GPA. There is no seal damage if the pump accidentally runs dry.

The 5700 and 5900 planters have a 400 to 750-gallon onboard capacity fertilizer system. You can easily add capacity with optional factory-installed plumbing for connecting to saddle tanks or a nurse tank. The entire fertilizer system is controlled from the Blue Vantage display.

• Fully optimized electric planting
• 5000 Series electric drive row unit
• Blue Vantage planter display
• Blue Drive electric drive
• Bulk fill seed hoppers
• Front fold, 3-section frame
• Low maintenance features
• Active hydraulic weight transfer
• 42° (5900) or 30° (5700) of wing flex
• One rear-facing camera
• High transport clearance
• Articulating clevis hitch (5700)
• PTO variable displacement hydraulic pump
• Flip axle (5900 24R30 only)
• LED auxiliary work light package

The NEW 5700 front fold planters replace the 4705 planters and are equipped with the new 5000 Series electric drive row unit. A full array of features and options complete the 5700 planters to match the needs of your farm. Equipped with front-mounted tires, the 5700 is THE high-flotation solution for high-productivity, narrow-row, electric drive planting with large seed and fertilizer payloads.

Available configurations: 36 ROW 20”, 24 ROW 30”, and 24 ROW 20” [NEW configuration]

The NEW 5900 front fold planters replace the 4905 planters and are equipped with the new 5000 Series electric drive row unit. A full array of features and options complete the 5900 planters to match the specific requirements of your operation. With generous onboard seed and liquid fertilizer capacities, the 5900 is THE high productivity, electric drive solution for 30” row planting.

Available configurations: 24 ROW 30”, 16 ROW 30”, and 12 ROW 30”

• A consistent seed depth for maximum emergence is achieved with True Depth hydraulic down force.
• Accurately plant at speeds from 3 to 12 mph with the True Speed high speed electric meter.
• Accurately plant at speeds up to 8 mph, as conditions allow, with the True Rate vacuum electric meter.
• Manual residue management options include coulters, residue wheels, and treader wheels.
• Easily controlled and productive residue management with Yetter air-adjustable row cleaners.
• Optimal seed-to-soil contact with Blue Vantage controlled air-adjustable closing wheels.
• Apply insecticide while planting with a Blue Vantage-controlled granular chemical option.
• Plant male seed corn rows with 0.8 bu. seed corn hoppers that fit onto existing side panels.
• Easily plant test plots using the 0.1 bu. plot hoppers that slide onto mini hopper lids.

• Optimum user control and ease of use from dedicated electric drive row unit design.
• All row unit functions are controlled by the fully integrated Kinze Blue Vantage display.
• Maximum strength and a stable planting platform from the durable cast iron construction.
• Optimum seed depth for maximum germination in rolling terrain from the 12” of vertical travel.
• Low maintenance and stronger cast lower parallel arms supplied with long-life double bushings.
• Extended service life from disc openers equipped with double-row bearings.
• Larger, long-life, and low-maintenance gauge wheel pivot arms with greaseless fiber bushings.
• Accurate, quick, and easy-to-adjust gauge wheel pivot arms with shim-less adjustment.
• Easy access to dedicated storage of seed and vacuum plugs beneath the mini hopper lid.
• Electric drive harnesses and components are protected by integrated routing and retention.
• The seed hose is easy to remove and install, and remains connected, with a swivel-style disconnect.
• Open spoked gauge wheels allow easy flow of residue and have heavy-duty, long-life steel scrapers.
• Cleaner disc openers and double the service life from spring-loaded hardened disc scrapers.
• Easily inspect test strips and conduct seed counts with the quick lock-up closing wheels.

The NEW Kinze 5000 Series electric drive row unit is a sleek-styled cast row unit built for performance. Purposefully designed front-to-back for high-performance planting, it arrives packed with standard features that boost productivity and reduce daily maintenance. A full array of options completes the 5000 Series row unit to satisfy the unique requirements of your farm.

Kinze developed the 5000 Series electric drive row unit and family of planters to push the boundaries of planting productivity, increase performance in various planting environments, and expand the controls and conveniences for the operator.

• 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.

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 increased rates. Depending on the planter model, other 05-Series included a hitch-mounted variable displacement hydraulic piston PTO pump, colored hydraulic handle grips, a low-noise vacuum fan, faster hydraulics, and low ground pressure tires.

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.

Spoked gauge wheels are ideal for planting in wet conditions by allowing mud and debris to fall away from opener blades.

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 bulk fill hoppers is constantly monitored and the amount of weight being transferred changes based on how much seed is in the hoppers.

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.

Factory-installed Yetter 2940 Air Adjust™ Series row cleaners are available on the Kinze 4905 and 4705 planters and controlled directly from the easiest-to-use Blue Vantage display. Using the dedicated row cleaner display screen, row air settings and operating depth are easily changed for optimum residue control. Both the parallel linkage Row Cleaner and Coulter and Row Cleaner Combo, are equipped with up and down air bags to follow ground contours precisely and clear a path for an ideal seedbed. Standard equipped with SharkTooth row cleaner wheels and a hydraulically driven pneumatic compressor.

Any Kinze planter that is equipped with Blue Drive electric drive is a high tech planter. Planters equipped with ground contact drive or hydraulic drive are classic planters.

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Kinze no longer supports EdgeVac vacuum meters or related repair part components. Go to Retrofit Kits or your Local Dealer for information on converting from EdgeVac to True Rate vacuum meters.

True Rate is a Kinze vacuum meter option that plants corn, soybeans, and many other crops with 99% accuracy, at speeds up to 8 mph as field conditions allow. Go to True Rate to learn more about the crops it can plant.

• View the following videos: Blue Vantage – Exporting Data and Export & Import Files to and From Ag Leader SMS & Blue Vantage for instructions

• For planters with Blue Drive electric drive, the simple-to-use Blue Vantage is the exclusive display
• For planters without electric drive, click here to find out what may be used

Go to Spring Checklist and download a checklist to assist you

Go to Fertilizer for a full description of available dry and liquid fertilizer options

Kinze is proud to offer a wide array of seed meters to meet any farming operation’s precise planting needs.

TRUE SPEED METER

• Vacuum
• 3 to 12 mph
• Corn, soybeans, cotton, sugar beets, milo, and oil sunflowers
• All seed shapes and sizes

For more information on the True Speed meter, click here.

TRUE RATE METER

• Vacuum
• 3 to 8 mph
• Corn, soybeans, wheat, edible beans, sugar beets, milo, cotton, and sunflowers
• All seed shapes and sizes

For more information on the True Rate meter, click here.

BRUSH METER 2.0

• Mechanical
• 4 to 6 mph
• Soybeans, milo, grain sorghum, wheat, and cotton
• Seed sizes per seed disc

For more information on the brush meter, click here.

FINGER PICK-UP METER

• Mechanical
• 4 to 6 mph
• Corn and sunflowers
• Mid-range seed sizes

For more information on the finger pick-up meter, click here.

Kinze is proud to offer a variety of innovative technological options on our planters. Below is a list of the technology available for each Planter model. For more information, refer to the Kinze Planter Brochure.

Kinze is proud to offer a variety of innovative features and options with our Planters. To learn more about the features and options available to each specific model, please refer to the Planter Specification sheet for more information.

Kinze has a wide array of planters to suit a wide array of operations, fields, and needs. The table below shows more specific information regarding our models and their specific styles.

Kinze is proud to offer planters with different configurations to suit most farming operation and field size needs.

Kinze has a wide array of planters to suit a wide array of operations, fields, and needs. The table below shows more specific information regarding our models and their specific styles.

The best-suited planter for your farming operation depends not only on the size of your farm and the crops you grow, but also on numerous other considerations. Refer to our article on selecting the best planter for you for a thorough overview of the many factors to consider when selecting a Kinze planter.

To view our full Kinze planter product line, click here.

True Depth is Kinze’s hydraulic down force system that constantly measures and adjusts row unit down force to maintain a consistent seed depth. Go to True Depth to learn more about additional benefits.

True Speed is Kinze’s high-speed seed metering solution that reliably and accurately plants at speeds from 3 to 12 mph. Go to True Speed to learn more about its productivity benefits.

Blue Drive is Kinze’s electric meter drive. It works in conjunction with the Blue Vantage display to provide the most intuitive and easiest way to control a planter. Go to Blue Drive to learn more about how simple and productive it is.

Blue Vantage is the display used with Kinze’s Blue Drive electric meter drive. It is the most intuitive and easiest to use planter display in the industry. Go to Blue Vantage to learn more about how innovative and simple it is to use.

• View the following videos: Blue Vantage – Exporting Data and Export & Import Files to and From Ag Leader SMS & Blue Vantage for instructions

• For planters with Blue Drive electric drive, the simple-to-use Blue Vantage is the exclusive display
• For planters without electric drive, click here to find out what may be used

Blue Vantage is the display used with Kinze’s Blue Drive electric meter drive. It is the most intuitive and easiest to use planter display in the industry. Go to Blue Vantage to learn more about how innovative and simple it is to use.

Yes, optional heavy-duty disc arms are available on the 201 and 261 models.

Visit Kinze True Stories, scroll down, and watch Kinze customers share about their great experiences with Kinze Mach Till.

Mechanical plates swing in and out on the lift cylinders to adjust the front and rear cutting depths in ½” intervals.

Kinze Mach Tills have a 2-year warranty.

The hydraulic requirements are 18 to 20 gpm at 2,500 psi.

View the VIDEO and see for yourself.

View the VIDEO and see for yourself.

The Kinze Mach Till cuts and throws the soil at an angle to avoid creating a smear or compaction layer in the soil and then mixes the soil and residue together. The corrugated rubber roller sheds soil, breaks up large clods, and brings fine earth into contact with residue to optimize decomposition. The result is a soil where 60 percent* of the residue is mixed in and 40 percent* remains on top as mulch to protect your asset. Mach Till creates an ideal environment for crops to thrive by improving water, nutrient and gas exchange.

* Results achieved at 3″ of depth. Actual residue percentage results will vary based on depth.

Mach Tills are equipped with an articulating hitch in the following sizes:

• Models 201, 261, & 302 – Category 4
• Models 362 & 412 – Category 5 (insert can be added for Category 4)

Go to TILLAGE to learn more about Mach till

Model 412 – 41 feet

Model 362 – 36 feet

Model 302 – 30 feet

Model 261 – 26 feet

Model 201 – 20 feet

By combining the benefits of vertical tillage, conventional horizontal tillage, and soil finishing into one machine, Kinze’s Mach Till operates at high speeds without creating compaction layers and produces an eye-appealing finish. Learn more about Mach Till HERE.

The Kinze Mach Till is a versatile, heavy built, low maintenance high-speed disk that prepares seed beds in the spring and incorporates residue in the fall. Learn more about Kinze’s Mach Till  HERE.