Kinze Manufacturing is expanding and upgrading its family of dual auger carts for the 2022 harvest.
The lineup will be renamed Harvest Commander and Kinze Man will definitely stay.
The upgrade coincides with the 50th anniversary of Kinze’s first grain cart, introduced in 1971. Although Kinze carts go all the way up to 1,700 bushels, the dual auger Harvest Commander 1121 model with 1,100 bu. remains the most popular capacity size. The 1121 is a throwback to Kinze’s 1050 discontinued in 2012.
The new 1121 is available with optional Camso tracks, on-demand horizontal auger drive and dump door cleanout for quick crop changeover. It also incorporates directional tip control and a low profile with short sides for operating on rolling terrain
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Kinze’s Justin Render said each grain cart “needs to match the cadences of each particular grower. How many combines are they running, how many bushels do they need to get to the trucks per hour, how many trucks to they have. That’s what drives bushel capacity and model decisions.”
New features on the 1121 include improved cleanout, auger spout grain control and upgraded lighting. These features have also been incorporated into Kinze’s existing lineup of dual auger carts, which have been given new model numbers: 1321, 1421, 1521 and 1721. The first two digits represent hundreds of bushels, the third digit indicates single or dual auger and the fourth number is the model generation.
Render said the 1121 addresses many issues facing the grain cart industry. Cart operation can be complex, track systems are costly to maintain and hard to adjust, and there’s no cost-effective, durable dual auger solution currently available.
New carts will keep the classic Kinze blue colour, but with new graphics. The back of the carts feature the iconic Kinze Man character that was introduced in the company’s early years. The upgrades coincide with this year’s 50th anniversary of Kinze’s first grain cart. Jon Kinzenbaw pioneered the grain cart concept in 1971.
His 400 grain cart was the first major innovation for the startup company, allowing farmers to transfer huge volumes of grain from their loaded combines to standing trucks, a major timesaver during the harvest rush.
This unique low-profile design was the first to use giant, high-flotation tires on a single axle for greater stability and mobility. And it was the first to use large-diameter PTO-powered dual augers, which could empty the 435-bu. load in less than three minutes. This allowed the tractor operator to easily navigate between the combine and grain truck without interrupting or slowing the harvest operation.
Render also pointed to the company’s future plans.
“We continue to improve our ability to reduce compaction from grain weight with larger tracks and better tires. I can see the size going up somewhat. Kinze currently runs all the way up to 1,700 bu. right now. We’re always looking at ways to improve the grain handoff between combine and truck.”
