South Milwaukee Cat Plant Tour

Sounds great, can not wait to see the pics!

It was a great time. The museum alone is worth it. Thanks again to everyone involved, especially Lee. These are some of the pics I have. The first is an amazing model in the museum. Second one is hanging just inside the door of the museum. Next 2 are group photos.

The tour was more than wonderful and we got to see old friends and make some new ones. Thanks to everyone that had a part in organizing it.

Biggastractor

I agree with Rick, new friends in Chapter 4, Chapter 3, and Bucyrus Erie/Cat and a chance to catch-up with old friends. It was an enjoyable day. Thirty-five people attended.

Thanks Kirk for posting the pics. I have some from the museum that I'll put up a little later.

Also thanks to Terry Welch and Betty Langeland for all the phone calls and organizing, and thanks to Mary Jo Brown for contacting Chapter 3 people. It's a shame that after all her work Mary Jo and Marvin couldn't make the trip.

Regards,
Lee

Since we could not take any photos inside the plant. I will look and see if I can find John Furgason's, when we went through the plant a few years ago with another group. At that time you could take photos. They have done many things to the museum, since I was there last. They did a first rate job. This time there was no buckets to see. It is kinda rare to be there when they are building them.
Terry

I concur with the other sentiments expressed. Thanks to Lee, Betty and Terry for organizing the tour. What was particularly fun was that it was a joint-chapter event. It would be fun to see other chapters enjoy the camaraderie that 3,4 and 7 did today. It was great to see folks that we ordinarily only get to visit with during national shows. Thank you!

I forgot to add that Chapter 4 President Erik Welch and Vice-President Jeff Carls gave some members of Chapter 4 a tour of their work Professional Power Products a company the repackages Gensets. Mostly Cat units. They have three Cat MAK units there now. Some of Chapter 3's members were to come also but had to cancel. This tour was held the night before the tour of the Cat Global Mining plant.