Farm electrical distribution
Services, panels, feeders, disconnects, grounding, surge protection, site lighting, and power for shops and outbuildings.
Farm and grain-site electrical
Agricultural electrical service built around the whole operation.
Power distribution, motors, grain dryers, handling equipment, generators, controls, and field troubleshooting from a Davenport-based team.
Agricultural electrician
Electrical work that understands what the equipment is trying to do.
Kuhl Electric & Automation, Inc. installs and services electrical systems for farms, grain facilities, shops, outbuildings, and rural operations across Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois.
Our agricultural work goes beyond supplying power. We account for motor loads, equipment sequence, permissives, cleanout, shutdown behavior, maintenance access, and the conditions operators face during planting and harvest.
- Based in
- Davenport, Iowa
- Service area
- Eastern Iowa / Western Illinois
- Core work
- Farm power, grain systems, motors, controls, and generators
- Field capability
- Bucket truck, digger derrick, mini excavator, and skid loaders
Agricultural capabilities
From the service entrance to the last motor in line.
New construction, upgrades, troubleshooting, and practical improvements for working farm and grain sites.
Grain dryers and handling
Power and controls for dryers, fans, bucket elevators, drags, augers, conveyors, sweeps, unloads, and pneumatic systems.
Motors and motor controls
Starters, overloads, VFDs, amp monitoring, rotation checks, interlocks, replacement planning, and fault diagnosis.
Generators and backup power
Farm and facility standby generation, transfer equipment, load planning, installation, testing, and service.
Underground and elevated work
Trenching, conduit, pole and equipment setting, aerial access, repairs, and site work using company-owned equipment.
Controls and automation
PLC sequencing, touchscreen HMIs, sensors, safety relays, alarms, and clean startup and shutdown logic.
Mixed-brand grain sites
Service and controls for the equipment already on your farm.
Grain sites often grow one project at a time. We troubleshoot electrical systems and integrate controls around existing equipment from many manufacturers, including:
- GSI
- Mathews Company
- Sukup
- Brock
- MFS / York
- AGI
- Sioux Steel / DAAY
- Dryer Master
- Vari-Air
- Walinga
Service and parts availability depend on equipment age, model, condition, and manufacturer support. Brand references describe equipment encountered in the field and do not imply dealer authorization.
Common questions
Start with the operating problem.
Do you work on existing grain systems?
Yes. We troubleshoot, repair, upgrade, and automate existing electrical and control systems, including mixed-brand sites and equipment added over many years.
Can you coordinate power and machine sequencing?
Yes. We plan distribution and motor control alongside interlocks, permissives, fault behavior, startup order, and shutdown cleanout.
How far do you travel?
Most work is within roughly 60 minutes of Davenport, Iowa. Project scope, timing, and service urgency can affect availability.
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