I'm going on an Inspection Trip with my school (SDSU) towards the end of March. Kinze is one of the places on the list and I am very excited. Once I found out we were heading that direction I called my great uncle who lives near Des Moines to see if he could think of any other places to visit while down in that area. He couldn't come up with much more than we had planned for already, but did say Knize will be great. He said Jon Kinzenbaw is a wonderful person who has met personally a few times. He also recalled Jon buying an F-20 Farmall from him a little ways back. He said "its been awhile and he probably won't remember me, but he has a good thing going over there." I can't wait to get down there in March!

Thanks for the pictures, Bobby.  As usual, we count on you for showing us things to be seen.

The best Kinzie experience is talking to Jon himself, a wealth of experience in that man.  My favorite part of the last Rantoul antique show was visiting with him in person.  The guy who went with me visited his Grandmother in Iowa every summer as a young boy.  Friend had met Jon, but only a few times.  His cousin knew Jon from 4-H during the early years.  Jon remembered the cousin, said all the other 4-H'rs were busy with their livestock, and wondered why he was always by himself in the farm shop.  He humbly stated that perhaps time spent in the shop might have been more valuable, as proven by the future. 

Bobby

Thanks for photos & narrative.

Here's "Big Blue" in action @ the 2011 "Half Century of Progress". Driven by the owner himself!



Here's a YouTube slideshow by me from same Half-Century show. Mr & Ms Kinze are in it a couple times. It's long though...20 min+. But, the music can be enjoyable also.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD7OF2jdg4k