Kinze Til-Plant Rig

Kinze Til-Plant Rig PLANTING EQUIPMENT Planters 4-6-1 Farmers who saw it were generally,agreed that the 'hottest "new-machine unveiled at the 1980 Farm. Progress Show near Nevada, Iowa, was the "once-over" Kinze Til-Planter from Kinze Mfg., Williamsburg, Iowa. Designed and patented by Illinois farrmer Vince Zimbahlen, of Newton, it combines planting, tilling, fertilizer application and chemical application into a once-over trip. "We figure this rig can cut fuel, labor and tillage requirements 50%," says Zimbahlen. Instead of a driver, tractor and disk operating side by side with another operator, tractor and planter, this unit combines the entire operation so one driver with one rig does the entire operation in a once-over trip across the field." Key features include. . A rear-mounted 3-pt. hitch which will accomodate most any make of planter units designed for toolbar hookup. It also provides for fast, easy changeover from corn to drilling soybeans or wheat with a 3 pt. drill. . Precise, total depth control is provided by independent hydraulic forward and rear lift mechanisms. The driver can adjust the unit so only the planter is in the ground, or for combination tilling and planting at optimum depth. . Spring pressure on the incorporator and rod reel is adjustable to match changing soil conditions. . All tillage shanks are spring loaded to help prevent rock damage. The new Til-planter is available in 6 or 8 row (30 in.) models. Both the tillage and planting sections of the 8-row model fold for transport. "We'll be in limited production this fall and winter, and hope to be in full production early next spring," Jon Kinzenbaw, president of Kinze Mfg., told FARM SHOW. He notes that prices will run about $23,000 for a 6-row unit, and $33,000 for the 8-row unit. Those prices are for units equipped with the Kinze planter units, which are virtual carbon copy of Deere's popular Max-Emerge planters. "I've used it on my own farm for several years, I know it works," reports Zimbahlen. This year, he planted his corn and soybeans with an experimental 12-row version of the new Til-planter. He has entered into a licensing agreement whereby Kinze will manufacture and market the unit under the name of Kinze Til-Planter. Kinzenbaw notes that Bill Dietrich, president of DMI Mfg., Goodfield, Ill., was instrumental in developing the tillage portion of the prototype unit which was unveiled at the 1980 Farm Progress Show in Iowa. From front to back, the rig incorporates a disk, a 3-rank field cultivator, a blade type incorporator (it resembles the wheel on a pull-type lawn mower) and a rotary roll-packer which packs and seals the ground. The unit rides on large 40-in. dia. flotation tires (13.50 by 16.1). They're mounted on oscillating axles to equalize the load on uneven surfaces. A tank for holding spray solution can be mounted on the Til-Planter rather than on the tractor. Zimbahlen says the system's tractor horsepower requirement is right at 25 hp. for each planter row - the 6-row systems requires a 150 hp. tractor, for example. For more details, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Kinze Mfg., Williamsburg, Iowa 52361 (ph 319 6681300).

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