john deere harvester works factory tour
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Wow! Lived in Midwest for many years. Finally took time to visit this JD combine factory and take the tour. It is eye-opening. The tour is very well managed and tour guides we had knew their stuff and made the tour very interesting with some history and also "inside" insight into the operation.When I took the tour, I was added to a tour for a group of Russian college ag students which was very interesting to watch their reaction to it all. I will be taking this tour again as you just can not absorb it all the first time through.
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This is best factory tour that we have taken. They show a short video before you hop on a tram that runs through the entire factory which takes about two hours. You get to see the entire operation from start to finish and the narration given by retirees is thorough. The employees working in the factory are friendly and seem to be glad that we are there. It is probably the cleanest factories that we have ever been in. The only drawback is that you have to be thirteen or older to take the tour.
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A very well done tour - we were on the locomotive type of train for about 2 hours, while the man told us of everything in the plant. Our friends who came with us were farmers, and they were very pleased. For us, (non-farmers), it was interesting on a business level - how a company started up in a tent, and today spreads out in a factory 70 acres big! Loved all the details, very well done.
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As someone who grew up on farm and still has many family members who farm it is very interesting. They show and talk about about the way JD has adapted to survive. The efficiency and speed to how such a machine in made is incredible. The retired workers turned guides add so much to overall experience. They truly are the leaders of the industry. And it's free!
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John Deere is the best of the best. We took this tour with a business group through the factory, which was very clean and organized. The guides as others have said are retired workers who have put in their entire career at John Deere, so they are extremely knowledgeable. One of the coolest things about the tour was that even though you were riding the tram through the active factory while everyone was working, many of them would see us going through and they would look over and wave, or ask how it was going. Many factory tours are not like this.. To see the total magnitude of how a combine was built from start to finish would take a much more in depth tour because there is just so much to the process, but this was a very neat and educational tour. I highly recommend it!
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I have been taking this tour almost yearly for the past 11 years and no two tours are ever the same. Different tour guides - all retired John Deere employees - talk about different things and tell different stories, so each tour is a bit different. Additionally, as the factory and Harvester design changes, the tour includes all new sights each time. For those who have never been in a factory, this is a great first time visit. All tours are taken riding carts and trailers, so no need to walk through this huge plant. Sit up front if you want to ask the driver and guide questions.
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If you are someone who is into John Deere, farming, tractors/combines, or are just generally fascinated by how things work this tour is a MUST.My husband works at a John Deere dealer and farms with his dad and they of course own John Deere equipment. My father in-law also owns an extensive collection of antique John Deere tractors and implements. So needless to say my husband and father in-law were dying to go on the tour and my mother in-law and I tagged along.I didn't think I would enjoy it too much but man was I wrong. Even if you aren't into farming the size of the factory and the size of the combines coming down the assembly line is so impressive. You learn a lot about the farming industry in general, and of course, John Deere.I can't remember for certain but I believe the tour lasted about an hour or maybe a little longer. Each person receives an audio pack and headphones to wear for the tour and eye protection. The entire time you are riding on a cart which is pulled by a John Deere (of course) lawn mower. There is one stop where people are encouraged to get off to see the painting tanks. I think for me the painting tanks were the most amazing part of the tour just because of how big they were and the process they use to paint the combines.After the tour there is a small gift shop with anything and everything John Deere. Everything is a little spendy as you can imagine, but it is in the only place in the world you can get John Deere HARVESTER WORKS items. I think this is also something that young people would enjoy, though I believe they did have an age limit on the tour. I can't remember for certain but I think my husband arranged the tour a few weeks in advance which I believe is required. So if you are interested be sure to contact Harvester Works to schedule a tour before your trip.
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I was very impressed with this tour. Very informative and I liked it that you didn't have to walk so it would be a tour that elderly people could take that can't do a lot of walking.
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Nothing is more interesting that seeing how these giant machines come together. Can you imagine how you PAINT them? That alone is worth the cost of admission - which is ZERO, free, nada, zilch. The factory is spotless and you have folks who have worked and retired from here giving the tours. Can't beat first hand knowledge and these folks know their machines. Great opportunity for anyone.
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A tractor pulls visitors seated in open cars with everyone having a headset to hear the tour guide. The factory is huge and you get to watch every step in making the largest harvesting machine in the world. We got to walk up close to the painting operation and all our questions were answered by the tour guide, who was a retired Deere machinist