Haukos Brothers Inc — Local services in Glencoe

Bought a John Deere 1795 planter from them, and was told it hadn't had liquid fertilizer on it, and it looked like it was decent shape. Bought it, and the planter has been nothing but a lemon. We have spent over 10 grand in it in just parts, plus all the man hours that probably would total up to that again. It still does not work great, and needs all the brush seed tubes replaced, cause they are all shot, and once we dug into it deeper, it has to have had fertilizer on it, because there are random spots all over it that are super rusty, even though it is 2021 electric kit, lots of rust for only 3 years old! Contacted them, and was told planters are sold as is, and they wouldn't do...

If you know how to read electrical and hydraulic schematics, are comfortable doing your own installation and maintenance, and don't want to spend $100k+ on a new planter, buy it here. I have put significant hours into wiring the Case IH planter we purchased into our old John Deere tractor, but now I know the planter inside and out! Dain and Jan (owners) and Jim (mechanic) have been good to work with. They know the boundaries of their sales agreements and you should too. We will be buying our next...

Dealt with Dane on a 1770 planter. Bought it sight unseen. His description of the planter was accurate. The pictures were a very good representation of the planter. From the time of purchase to delivery was quick. Gary the truck driver new exactly what we needed to do to get the planter on the ground. My next planter will most likely come form Haukos...