Ray Stueckle (1917-1985)

Solving problems was Ray Stueckle's way of life. He was well known for his pioneering work with combine settings and subsequent books and clinics. Born to Eastern Washington wheat farmers, Ray had a love for farming and farmers. In the early 1950's R & H Machine was founded as a welding shop on his farm. Over the years his interest changed from repairing equipment and hardfacing for his neighbors, to developing the first Chrome Alloy parts used in agriculture. Ray and his wife, Arline, founded R & H Machine in 1963, and Gem State Alloys in 1979. Since that time, even though we have grown, R & H Machine has always had the farmers' best interest at heart.

Arline Stueckle (1921-2009)

Was an integral part of R & H as a co-owner and business manager. She scheduled all of Ray's Combine Clinics, helped Ray write his Combine Books and columns, and for the most part was the glue that held the company together, until she retired in 2005. Arline passed away in 2009, and her insight and wisdom will be missed by employees and farmers alike.

Dave Organ

Dave came into the business in 1975 after graduating from WSU with a business administration degree. In 1972 he married Ray and Arline's daughter, Kathy. He began his R & H career by delivering parts from the foundry in Portland, OR to R & H's three stores. In 1977 they moved to Caldwell, ID to open and manage the main office. In 1979 R & H Machine built its own foundry, Gem State Alloys, in Caldwell, and Dave became its manager also. Upon Ray's death in 1985, Dave took over as owner and head of operations of both companies. Another one of Dave's main responsibilities over the years has been to design and develop new parts for our line to help farmers with their wear problems.

Kathy (Stueckle) Organ

Daughter of Ray and Arline Stueckle, Kathy has been active in both R & H Machine and Gem State Alloys since 1980. Kathy is the office manager, and also the head of our accounting department. She has spent time in almost every aspect of the business, and so has a working knowledge of how we produce our parts. In her spare time she keeps track of our new parts to be sure that they are included in the catalog. Her analytical mind is a great asset to our company.

Craig Talbot

Craig joined the R & H team in 1989. His first responsibility entailed all of our warehousing and shipping needs. As Craig grew with R & H, his knowledge of our parts and their applications became more and more valuable. He has studied in depth many types of farm equipment, and has become an authority on them. In fact many dealers, as well as farmers, consult Craig regarding what parts fit on their equipment. Craig was in such demand on the phone helping farmers solve their problems that in 2008 he was made full-time Director of Sales. In 2024 Craig became our Digital Imaging Specialist.

Jorge Gracia

Joined R & H as Sales Manager in July 2003. He was in Parts Sales at CaseIH and also at John Deere in Nampa, ID. In his time at both CaseIH and John Deere, his main focus has always been to help his customers find the best solution to their problem, creating many happy returning customers. He sold many R&H parts during his time at CaseIH, which was his first introduction to the Chrome Alloy parts. He takes dedication to the customer very seriously, and focuses on customer satisfaction. With his background in parts sales he is very knowledgeable on farming equipment and has a good understanding of customer needs.

Ronnie Shields

Joined our company in 2012 and has worked in several departments. He has done almost everything as he began his career in the production side of our organization. From there he moved to shipping manager and excelled in accuracy and efficiency. He now is our head bookkeeper. His accuracy, efficiency and attention to detail has greatly benefitted in this position. He knows our accounting system well. He also doubles as our IT department head and has often been called upon to fix our computer problems.

Mathew Alejandre

Is our warehouse shipping manager. Mat has been with us since 2024. He handles each of our parts, and is the final check for quality control. Mat picks and packages all orders. He shelves and ships thousands of our parts; and his orderly and efficient arrangement of the warehouse allows him to do this quickly and accurately. He understands that farmers need their parts quickly, and works hard to fill each order the same day. Mat is always looking for the best way to get our Chrome Alloy parts to our customers with the lowest cost and fastest travel times.