Sterling Equipment & Repair, Inc was established in January of 2010 by Craig and Joy Kesteloot as a farm equipment repair shop in Cottonwood, MN. We are a family owned and operated, single store location that is helping to support our local economy. We, as a team, strive to live up to the Sterling name.
sterling; of a very high standard: exceptional: quality: genuine: reliable
Our Sterling Family is made up of quality, hard-working and well trained employees with countless years of experience. We are proud to offer personal hometown service to our local and surrounding communities.
- Sterling’s service department is made up of experienced individuals who will work hard to understand our customer’s objectives and will work with them to reach those objectives.
- Our sales department is confident in the equipment we carry and will work with our customers to find the right piece to fit the needs of their operation.
- Sterling Equipment & Repair, Inc. became a Gehl compact equipment dealer in June of 2012 and added Manitou agricultural/multi-purpose telehandlers in February of 2013. Sterling is also a dealer of Ag Leader precision farming equipment, Kuhn Krause Tillage Equipment, Fair MFG Bale Processors, Walker Mowers and BigDog Mowers.
- Our parts department has a wide variety of OEM parts on hand for our product lines, as well as access to aftermarket parts for any other truck or agricultural equipment.
Meet the Owners

Joy Kesteloot
Chief Financial Officer

Craig Kesteloot
General Manager
Meet the Crew

Terry Vogel
Service Technician

Zak Busack
Service Technician

Justin Torke
Service Technician