Dawn Equipment Company
Encyclopedia
Dawn Equipment Company is an U.S.-American
corporation
founded in 1992, and based in Sycamore, Illinois
, where the company's factory and administrative center is. Dawn is a manufacturer
of tools for row crop planters
, as well as fertilizer
openers and strip-till
systems.
, Dawn Equipment Company supplies more than 2,000 dealerships in several countries, including the United States, Australia
, Canada
, and France
.
Dawn's corporate color
is navy blue
, typically set on a white backdrop.
, the Gfx hydraulic trailing-arm floating row cleaner, the Rfx planter row unit down-pressure system, the 3004/3005 fertilizer
opener, the Anhydra Universal fertilizer applicator, and the Pluribus strip-till
system.
All Dawn products are manufactured in the United States of America, and raw materials are sourced through American companies.
All Dawn equipment is powder coated
black, and can be recognized by the unique screw-adjust handle which regulates height on most varieties of trashwheels row cleaners.
Planters of the following manufacturers are compatible with Dawn row crop tools:
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
corporation
Corporation
A corporation is created under the laws of a state as a separate legal entity that has privileges and liabilities that are distinct from those of its members. There are many different forms of corporations, most of which are used to conduct business. Early corporations were established by charter...
founded in 1992, and based in Sycamore, Illinois
Sycamore, Illinois
Sycamore is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. It has a commercial district based and centered on Illinois Route 64. The population was 17,519 at the 2010 census, up from 12,020 at the 2000 census.-Early settlement:...
, where the company's factory and administrative center is. Dawn is a manufacturer
Manufacturing
Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale...
of tools for row crop planters
Planter (farm implement)
Like a grain drill a planter is an agricultural farm implement towed behind a tractor, used for sowing crops through a field. It is connected to the tractor with a draw-bar, or a three-point hitch. Planters lay the seed down in precise manner along rows. Seeds are distributed through devices called...
, as well as fertilizer
Fertilizer
Fertilizer is any organic or inorganic material of natural or synthetic origin that is added to a soil to supply one or more plant nutrients essential to the growth of plants. A recent assessment found that about 40 to 60% of crop yields are attributable to commercial fertilizer use...
openers and strip-till
Strip-till
Strip-till is a conservation system that uses a minimum tillage. It combines the soil drying and warming benefits of conventional tillage with the soil-protecting advantages of no-till by disturbing only the portion of the soil that is to contain the seed row...
systems.
, Dawn Equipment Company supplies more than 2,000 dealerships in several countries, including the United States, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Dawn's corporate color
Corporate identity
In Corporate Communications, a corporate identity is the "persona" of a corporation which is designed to accord with and facilitate the attainment of business objectives...
is navy blue
Navy blue
Navy blue is a very dark shade of the color blue which almost appears as black. Navy blue got its name from the dark blue worn by officers in the British Royal Navy since 1748 and subsequently adopted by other navies around the world....
, typically set on a white backdrop.
Products
Dawn's original product line was limited to "screw-adjust" row cleaners. As the company has grown, so has its product offerings. , Dawn holds a number of patents and manufactures several varieties of agricultural products including: Trashwheels row cleaners, Curvetine closing wheels, row unit mounted coultersCoulter (Agriculture)
A coulter is a component of many plows which consists of a vertically mounted knife-like blade. It cuts down into the soil ahead of the plowshare, softening the dirt and allowing the plow to undercut the furrow made by the coulter....
, the Gfx hydraulic trailing-arm floating row cleaner, the Rfx planter row unit down-pressure system, the 3004/3005 fertilizer
Fertilizer
Fertilizer is any organic or inorganic material of natural or synthetic origin that is added to a soil to supply one or more plant nutrients essential to the growth of plants. A recent assessment found that about 40 to 60% of crop yields are attributable to commercial fertilizer use...
opener, the Anhydra Universal fertilizer applicator, and the Pluribus strip-till
Strip-till
Strip-till is a conservation system that uses a minimum tillage. It combines the soil drying and warming benefits of conventional tillage with the soil-protecting advantages of no-till by disturbing only the portion of the soil that is to contain the seed row...
system.
All Dawn products are manufactured in the United States of America, and raw materials are sourced through American companies.
All Dawn equipment is powder coated
Powder coating
thumb|right|Aluminium extrusions being powder coatedPowder coating is a type of coating that is applied as a free-flowing, dry powder. The main difference between a conventional liquid paint and a powder coating is that the powder coating does not require a solvent to keep the binder and filler...
black, and can be recognized by the unique screw-adjust handle which regulates height on most varieties of trashwheels row cleaners.
- John DeereJohn DeereJohn Deere was an American blacksmith and manufacturer who founded Deere & Company, one of the largest and leading agricultural and construction equipment manufacturers in the world...
(series: 7000, 7100, 7200, 7300, 1700–1790) - Case IHCase IHCase IH is an American mechanical company, one of the world’s largest brands of agricultural equipment. With headquarters in Racine, Wisconsin, it has a network of more than 4,000 dealers and distributors that operates in more than 160 countries...
(series: 800, 900, 1200–1250) - KinzeKinze Manufacturing, Inc.Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. is an American company that produces agricultural equipment.It was established in 1965 by Jon Kinzenbaw in Ladora, Iowa and later relocated to nearby Williamsburg, Iowa. Kinze began by manufacturing many types of agricultural implements...
(series: 2000, 3000) - AGCOAGCOAGCO is an agricultural equipment manufacturer based in Duluth, Georgia, USA. As a leading global manufacturer of agricultural equipment, AGCO offers a full line of tractors, combines, hay tools, sprayers, forage and tillage equipment, which are distributed through more than 2,700 independent...
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(series: 5000, 6000, 8000) - Monosem (Series: NG Plus)
- Gaspardo
External links
- Dawn Equipment official website
- Strip-till.com, Dawn Equipment website about strip-till issues