kewanee farm equipment?

swindave · Nov 11, 2020

what ever happened to kewanee farm equipment compamy?
there used to be a lot of their disk,elevators and auger , and other equipment
in my area,
any one had, or has some of their equipment?
good or bad experience with it?
thanks

rustyfarmall · Nov 11, 2020

I owned a Kewanee chisel plow. Haven't seen any Kewanee implements for many years now.

Bill(Wis) · Nov 11, 2020

Factory in Kewaunee, WI, on the lake due East of Green Bay, closed in 1991. Owned by the Glidden family. Excellent reputation for building high-quality machinery. Kewaunee County Historical Society has a lot of info on them. Try Googling them. Some info comes up.

TAS · Nov 11, 2020

I was thinking that Allied owned Kewanee when they also owned New Idea. This would have been before AGCO bought New Idea. I am wondering if AGCO now owns them but doesn't use the brand name anymore.

Loosehandle · Nov 11, 2020

I have a disc, it's very ridgid. Put new blades on front a few years ago. Ok for primary tillage.

TAS · Nov 11, 2020

This article states that Allied bought New Idea in 1984 and Kewanee in 1983.
Kewanee products were discontinued in 1994, which is when AGCO bought New Idea from Allied.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-09-13-8503020118-story.html

Mike Fitz · Nov 11, 2020

Good well built eqipment, lots of elevators in our area, red ones and green ones, one color was supposed to be heavyer built than the other, disks were quite popular too, many of the 10- 12ft. wheel disks around at one time, we still have a 1020 20 ft flat fold disk we bought new in the 70's, don't plan on replacing it any time soon, also a model 270 field cultivator that seems to work well, but we also don't much tillage anymore. Probably not the most unto date machinery any more and parts are harder to find, but still viable machinery in my opinion.
Mike

Bruce from Can. · Nov 11, 2020

There were a lot of Kewanee tillage equipment pieces around in the 70’s and 80’s. You still see them turn up on auction sales now and then, like everything else. Most of the dealerships that sold them are long gone now, just like the farmers that bought them new

Bill(Wis) · Nov 11, 2020

John Deere Machine Finder has 4 Kewaunee discs for sale right now. An 1175 24' folding model in Hillsboro, OH for $6000. A 1020 in Macedonia, IA for $2950, etc.

coonie minnie · Nov 11, 2020

I'm a WI resident, but I think the farm equipment co. was based in Kewanee, IL????

Princeton Bill · Nov 11, 2020

You are correct.

INCase · Nov 11, 2020

Allied was a kiss of death for any company that owned them including White, Fram, Bendix and a long list

J Hamilton · Nov 11, 2020

I have a Kewanee 1020 disk and it's been a good machine, it's a 22' flat fold which is nice for transporting and storage

Bill(Wis) · Nov 11, 2020

I remember, now that I think about it, that it was an Illinois Company. When this subject came up this morning I did a google search on it and came up with an interesting article that discussed the company in some detail but nowhere in the article did it identify what state the company was in. I just re-read it to make sure. My mistake and I hope I didn't mislead anyone.

RedGreenGuy · Nov 11, 2020

Kewanee, Illinois. Friendliest town we ever lived in. Designed with families in mind. Many city parks within walking distance. As a railroader I pulled and set many rail cars into Kewanee manufacturing.

glennster · Nov 11, 2020

i have a 14 ft kewanee wheel disk. use it once in a while on the garden, to maintain lanes, and for field fires. it sits outside ready to go. has pioneer couplers on it and there is a set of jd adapters in case a neighbor needs it. so far only had to use it twice on neighbors fields that caught fire.

gab · Nov 11, 2020

When I was a kid I think we had a Kewanee fast hitch blade, an elevator and chisel plow.

IAfarmguy · Nov 11, 2020

We also had a 1020 disk for several years. Our first hydraulic folding one. It also had a Midwest Manufacturing harrow on the back. Never had one but always thought a kewanee elevator would be the best thing since sliced bread. And one of our silage wagons has a six-wheeled kewanee gear.

504 · Nov 11, 2020

They also had a plant in Kirksville MO,they were adding on a big addition that was never finished. I was never in the plant, but I did deliver to Donaldson plant next door.

mrslesq · Nov 12, 2020

I HAVE A 1020 DISC and had a kewanee elevator. The disc would start flapping it's wings if it was pulled too fast. Kewanee cultimulchers was a big thing in my area at one time,

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