Company History

Gus Pech Founded the Company in 1879

• Gus Pech was born in Germany in 1855 and died January 6, 1900.
• Gus Pech started the company in Storm Lake, IA and then moved to Le Mars around 1889 because of the north/south and east/west railroad system.

Collins Family

• W.O. Collins was a salesman for the company.
• His territory was Iowa, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Montana, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba Canada.
• W.O. Collins later bought 1/2 interest in the company from Gus Pech's widow Mary and later on she sold the remaining interest to him.
• In 1950, W.O. Collins sold out to his sons Wayne and Robert.
• Robert Collins bought Wayne's portion of the business and it was incorporated in 1965 with Robert Collins as president.
• The company was relocated in a new building in the Le Mars Industrial Area in 1977.
• In 1986, Robert Collins' sons, Cris and Gregg bought the company with Cris Collins as president.

Equipment

• From 1879 Gus Pech manufactured many models of machines and equipment for drilling holes from 2 inches to 10 feet in diameter and drilling depths 1500 feet by using cast gears, sprockets, chain, clutches, powered by horses, steam and gasoline power units. In 1972 cast gears, sprockets, chain, clutches, etc. were replaced with steel gears, open hydraulic and closed loop hydrostatic systems. The diameters and depths have remained the same, but the equipment is now powered mostly by diesel.

Territory

• Gus Pech sells equipment throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico as well as world-wide.

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