A Waunakee Equipment Business Reflects on 95 Years: The 2025 Statz Report
Ninety-five years of equipment business formed the backdrop to Carl F. Statz & Sons' June 2025 closing plans. Christine Book's Rural Lifestyle Dealer story, published June 28, reported that the Waunakee dealership would close June 30.
Ninety-five years of equipment business formed the backdrop to Carl F. Statz & Sons' June 2025 closing plans. Christine Book's Rural Lifestyle Dealer story, published June 28, reported that the Waunakee dealership would close June 30.
The account described family involvement across three generations and a range that included farm implements, lawn-care machinery and recreational vehicles. Management had announced the plans in May, followed by weeks of equipment sales.
Remaining inventory, possible auctions and employees' future jobs were part of the transition described in the article. This adaptation looks back at that account with its original date, rather than treating the closing announcement as today's news.
A subsequent reopening announcement
The next chapter described to the publication comes from the owner: a September 1, 2026 reopening, a broader equipment range and offers covering new and secondhand machines. A redesigned website at statzeq.com accompanies that later announcement. Visit statzeq.com →
