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Contest Closed Dec. 31st 2021

Do you have the oldest operating Kinze grain cart?

50 years; 5 decades; a half-century. Hard to believe that it’s been that long since the introduction of the very first grain cart to farmers. Since then, belt buckles have gotten smaller, ball caps replaced hats, and mullets have come, gone, and unfortunately returned, but the ruggedness and dependability Kinze introduced in their grain carts in 1971 remains tried and true year after year.

So, do you own and operate one of these long-lasting Kinze grain carts? Have you been running it for generations? Do you keep harvesting with it because it just keeps on going? Maybe it’s not old, but it’s a trusted cart you just want to show off. Well, here’s your chance – to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the first Kinze grain cart, we want you to tell everyone about your trusty workhorses!

Simply upload one or two photos of your special cart, provide some information, and tell your story. Your cart will be included in a gallery with 100’s of others all competing for bragging rights! In addition, with your entry, you are eligible for one of the eleven prize packages below.

SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED STARTING NOVEMBER 15, 2021 ENTER YOUR CART AND JOIN IN THE CELEBRATION! THE CONTEST RUNS UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2021.

Winners

All carts entered into the contest must be actively operating grain carts.

Model 400

The Kinze 400 was the first Grain Cart ever made.

Joey Zweber 1300

“Been running Kinze carts for 20 years or more and they have always been amazing to us.”

Brian Scherping

2016 model 1500 – 2 Years of Service

Erick Molt

Kinze 840 | 2001 – Present

Austin Blunk

Kinze 600 “Great cart! A lot of life left in it! Ready for the 5th generation to take over.”

Dan Sturgill

Kinze 400 | 2005 – Present

Keith Stycynski

Kinze 440

Michael Douglas

Kinze 400 “Cart was originally from Iowa where the farmer added the hydraulic fold over auger and quick dump”

Bob Bennett

Kinze 800  “Bought on auction and pulled across wisconsin behind a 3/4 ton ram pickup.” 

Ethan Carpenter

Kinze Replica “built from scratch using a hopper from a feed mixer wagon.. When it came time to paint it we figured what better way to pay respects”

JR Lindley

Kinze 400 “Has never had any problems and has always been a great cart.”

Bruce Bancroft

Kinze 600 | Years of Service 1983 – Present

Jerome Elbert

Kinze 400 “Bought on online auction. Brought home and fixed up and painted. Works great”

Fred Shohayda

Kinze 400 “First Kinze grain cart in NE Ohio. Bought direct from Kinze before Cortland Tractor was a Kinze dealer.”

Trent Brass

Kinze 400 “Our Allis Chalmer 7010 pulls our Kinze 400 grain buggy.”

Jason Waldner

Kinze 840 “This cart was order and built brand new in 1993 the year I was born and it’s still used by the farm.”

David Harris

Kinze 600 “Repainted when I bought it”

Jason Waldner

Kinze 840 “Its had a paint job and auger replacement a few years ago other then that just regular maintenance.”

Jarett Yelken

Kinze 400 “The first Kinze cart displayed at Husker Harvest Days, according to original owner.”

Jeremy Smart

Kinze 400 | Years of Service 2014 – Present

Don Bean

Kinze 400 | Years of Service 1977-2021

Joseph Bockhold

Kinze 800 “Never had a minute’s trouble with this wagon. Great piece of equipment!”

John Hunter

Kinze 1100 “Best cart made”

Jason Kurzweil

Kinze 840 “My grandpa and dad bought it new in 89 and it hasn’t missed a season yet.”

Don Sutto

Kinze 800 “We are the second owner of this cart we have owned it for around 15 years”

Ed Staats

Kinze 1050 | 1978 – present

Wade Pregitzer

Kinze 450C “We have been looking for another as we liked to grain quality after unloading.”

Jack Edwards

Kinze 1051 “My first year ever running auger wagon”

Caleb Richer

Kinze 400 | Still in service

Brady Eberhart

Kinze 640 “Believe it is a prototype. Been a great cart for us!”

Robert Brown

Kinze 400 “Our Kinze cart has been very dependable and used every harvest season since purchasing the cart.”

Robert Brown

Kinze 400 “Our Kinze cart has been very dependable and used every harvest season since purchasing the cart.”

The Legend

IT’S BACK! The legendary 1050 dual auger grain cart has returned as the NEW 1121!

Aaron Doxon 840&640

I have helped many farmers with harvest over the years and a Kinze cart is by far my favorite cart to pull.

Brian Zehring

Kinze 840 – 13+ Years of Service

Ryan Young 640

Kinze conversion tractor 78’ 8630 w/ Kinze 640. “Makes a great pair and I still really enjoy running this duo.”

Brian Van Thournout

Kinze 1040 “Everyone told us we couldn’t pull it with a 1566. Jon mad a support for the hitch and proved everyone wrong.”

Douglas Fark

Kinze 440 “I’m the second owner, owned since 2008.”

Kelsey Huss

Kinze 1500 | 2013 – Present

Tom Gillis

Kinze 400 | 1994 – Present

Cole Albaugh

Kinze 800 “Extension to hold 1000 bushel and a custom made track set up.”

Jason & Ivy Gardner

Kinze 1040 “We love our Kinze cart! After years of trying others carts. Kinze is by far the best!”

Kyle Trowbridge

Kinze 400 | Years of Service 2014-Present

Christopher Johnson

Kinze 400 “Holds 400 bushel hauled all the corn off three hundred acres the last 10 years”

Xak Zdunic

Kinze 450 | 5 Years of Service

Derek Ketelsen

Kinze 400 “6 years in our operation”

Richard Koning

Kinze 400 “Manual Fold auger, new tires last year, bought used.”

Brad Hundt

Kinze 650 “Jay Ackland My 78 year old father in law is the main operator of this cart.”

Matt Bennett

Kinze 400 | Years of Service 2001-present

Grady McEnany

Kinze 800 “All original except sprockets, chains, and tires. Second owner first cart.”

Jim Dixon

Kinze 400 “We also have a 800 cart”

Glen Busenitz

Kinze 400 “At 81 years old I am expecting the grain cart to last as long as me and I have no intentions of stopping any time soon.”

Ken Witt

Kinze 400 “One of, if not the first grain cart in our area. Manual fold auger. “

Gerald Boldt

Kinze 400 | 50 Years of Service

Randy Flanber

Kinze 400 “I purchased the cart in 1981 and it still works great.”

Brian Davis

Kinze 1200 “My dad bought this wagon new and it was at the farm progress show.”

Luke Ulrich

Kinze 840 “Best cart we’ve ever had. Just keeps going.”

Michael Eberhart

Kinze 600 | 1995-Present

Troy Meinke

Kinze 1500 “Featured in Farmhand Mike YouTube video of wheat harvest in Burlington Oklahoma”

Leroy Pope

Kinze 400 “Grain Cart was originally on the sign along I-80.”

Mike Buhr

Kinze 400 “My grandfather bought this new, and I am the third generation to use it on our family farm.”

Tim Sieren

Kinze 400 | 1986-Present

Russell Schwarm

Kinze 800 “This wagon was purchased from Kinze Manufacturing in September 1980 by Earl Schwarm.”

Patrick King

Kinze 400 “Bought used over 10 years ago. Used ever since. Works in tandem with a 600”

Jon Kinzenbaw

In 1983 with the 440, 640, 840, 1040, and 1240 grain carts.

Brad Alexander 840

We started with a Kinze 640 and now run this 840. Bulletproof grain Carts!

Eric Peters

Kinze 850 2005 – 13 Years of Service

Zach Williams

Kinze 640 1998 – 24 Years of Service

Cole Albaugh

Kinze 800 “We added extensions so it will hold 1000 bushel and also put big floater tires on it.”

Joe Burner

Kinze 400 “This year we hooked our 1972 4020 John Deere to the grain cart.”

Kyle Lewis

Kinze 1200 | 2019 – Present

Walter Barnickel

Kinze 1100 (2017); Kinze 1050 (2006); Kinze 840 (2002)

Casey Flanders

Kinze 400 “They may be older carts but they are made tougher than many newer carts of this size.”

John Bratton

Kinze 400 and 600 “Very few repairs mostly chains and gears replacement”

Troy Schlapkohl

Kinze 400 “Bought in ’18 used since. First grain cart we have ever owned and its a great addition. Fits the 1983 4450 perfectly!”

Tim J. Howell

Kinze 1050 “It’s had 2500 acres of corn and beans , go in and out of it for 12 years. That’s about 6 million bushels. Still Working Great!”

Grady McEnany

Kinze 800 “All original except tires, chains, and sprockets. Bought in 2020 from original owner.”

Jay Hicks

Kinze 400 “I have owned for approximately 12 years.. No repairs ever needed, just regular maintenance”

Francis Sierens

Kinze 400 | Years of Service 2006-2021

Kurt Gehn

Kinze 600 | Years of Service 2014 – Present 

Stanley Fowler

Kinze 840 | 20+ Years of Service

Tyler Montgomery

Kinze 800 “Was the very first Kinze cart in the area and the biggest at the time too.”

Grant Hildabrand

Kinze 400 “I figure it has to be one of the oldest ones going because it has the Ladora, Iowa sticker on the front and back.”

Bruce Ballard

Kinze 400 | Years of Service 1981 – Present

Jerry Wuestenberg

Kinze 400 “Purchased used. Hate to be without it!”

Joe Bockhold

Kinze 400 “Great wagon only ever replaced tires and greased!”

Phil Kading

Kinze 800 ” I have put augers in and tires on it, been a great cart also.”

Derek Weninger

Kinze 400 “Over 20 years on our farm”

Keith Kautz

Kinze 400 “Just keeps working”

Nick Gerkens

Kinze 400 “My 12 year son made his solo debut in the field on the Kinze 400”

Dean Wettstein

Kinze 800 “I bought it the year my daughter was born in 1981. I felt that every child needs a wagon.”

David Bentlage

Kinze 450C | Still in service

Randy Schnebbe

Kinze 400 “don’t know the year was told at one time it was one of the first ones”

Ryan Hiser

Kinze 800 “This cart was purchased along with another 800 cart by Rodney Miller of Washington C.H., Ohio”

David Hernley

Kinze 800 “We made 35 bags this fall. Over 500,000 bu! 3 kinze carts 600, 800, and 840.”

Jared Callahan

Kinze 400 | 1971 – Present