Planning A Road Trip?

Planning A Road Trip? TRACTORS Miscellaneous If you’re looking for a road trip destination this year we’ve got a suggestion How about a trip to the visitor centers run by Caterpillar AGCO and Deere? Caterpillar just announced the opening date for a new $37 million center in Peoria Ill The center will have exhibits featuring a heritage gallery a theater inside a replica of a 2-story tall 380-ton mining truck A mock construction site will house several simulators of Cat equipment that visitors will be able to operate Opens October 20 2012 www caterpillar com In 2011 AGCO opened a 17 000 sq ft visitor’s center at the Jackson Minn plant where it makes high horsepower Massey and Challenger row crop tractors It features interactive exhibits about the history of modern farming and coming technological advances In addition the plant offers “up close and personal” tours of tractors being built with opportunities to talk to the workers on the line many of whom are part time farmers themselves www agcocorp com/tours/ Of course Deere & Company has long welcomed visitors to its Moline Ill company headquarters as well as the Deere Pavilion with exhibits of everything Deere factory tours the John Deere store and the John Deere Historic site in Grand Detour Ill where Mr Deere had his blacksmith shop in the 1800’s www deere com

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