Tom Ingstad Broadcasting Group Presents
*New Ulm *Hutchinson *New Prague *Glencoe
From Plow to Power
including The John Deere Trail
& the Iowa Power Farming Show
Presented by Wendinger Travel
Jan. 28 - 30, 2013
$439.00 per person
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John Deere
THE MAN 1804-1886
John Deere was a pioneer blacksmith who developed the first
commercially successful, self-cleaning steel plow in 1837. Later
that year, John Deere founded the company that today still bears
his name. Born in 1804 in Rutland, Vermont, John won acclaim as
a blacksmith for his workmanship and ingenuity, but left the state
in 1836 due to poor economic conditions. He followed other
Vermonters to the western Illinois settlement of Grand Detour,
where he established a blacksmith shop. Shortly after arriving, he learned that the
commonly used cast-iron plows of the day performed poorly in the sticky soil of the
Midwest. Soil clung to the plow bottoms and had to be removed by hand every few steps.
Thus farming was slow and laborious. Convinced that a plow with a highly polished surface
should clean (or scour) itself as it moved through the field, John Deere fashioned just such
an implement, using steel from a broken saw blade. Legend has it that hundreds of people
gathered at the farm of Lewis Crandall, near Grand Detour, for the successful debut. A
published account noted the plow would “cleave without carrying the rich alluvial earth”. It
wasn’t long before manufacturing plows
became the main focus
of John Deere’s business.
Wednesday, January 30
Your Tour Includes:
*Deluxe motor coach transportation
Our final morning we will once again
*Two nights motel accommodations
enjoy breakfast before departing to
*Tour of Tractor Factory, Waterloo
spend the day at the Annual Iowa
Power Farming Show. The farm show *Tour of Harvester Works, Moline
*Tour of Pavilion, Toy Store & Collectable Center
in Des Moines, with 7 acres of displays, *Kinze Manufacturing tour
is agriculture’s largest indoor equipment *Breakfast each morning and one lunch buffet
show in the Upper Midwest. Drawing *Trip Insurance through Travel Guard, which
over 19,000 visitors, it is the second
includes Trip Cancellation due to Medical reasons,
largest farm show in the United States. Pre-existing conditions, Medical Expenses, and
Departing Iowa with memories of the much more.
“long green line” and the farm show, an *Fully escorted
Tuesday, January 29
evening arrival is expected at your pick
Before spending our day at the John up destinations.
Deere facilities in Moline, Illinois we
John Deere Safety
will enjoy a full buffet breakfast at
Policy:
No one admitted
our hotel. Today we will have a
under age 13.
chance to take a riding tour of the
Open-toe
shoes
Harvester Works (the making of
are
not
allowed.
the combine). Harvester Works
traces its roots to 1913, when it
General Information:
began producing horse-drawn
Tour Price: $439.00 per person based on two persons sharing a room.
harvesting equipment. The
remainder of the day will be spent at Single supplement $90.00.
the John Deere Commons where
Deposit and Payments: A deposit of $50 per person is required to secure your
we will visit the John Deere
reservation. Full payment is due January 1, 2013. Credit cards are not accepted.
Pavilion, which is a glass enclosed
Pavilion showcasing the modern day Responsibility: Wendinger Travel acts only in the capacity of an agent for the passengers in
and vintage John Deere equipment all matters pertaining to motel accommodations, sightseeing tours and transportation by motor
coach and as such is not responsible for any damage, expense or other conditions, nor for loss,
with interactive displays about
or damage to or any person or property from any cause whatsoever. The right is reserved to
agriculture. Here we will also visit injury
decline to accept or retain any person as a member of this tour at any time.
the John Deere Store offering
Cancellation: A full refund will be made up to 30 days prior to departure date. Between 15 and
merchandise with the renowned
Deere names and trademarks. Last 30 days 50% of the tour price will be refunded. Within 15 days before departure date no refund
but not least we will stop at the John will be given.
Deere Collectors Center. This is
John Deere Trail/Des Moines Reservation Form - Jan. 28 - 30, 2013
for enthusiasts in the nostalgia and
legacy of John Deere and the
Legal Name______________________________________Nickname_________________
collection of early John Deere
tractors, equipment and memorabilia. Room Partner____________________________________Nickname__________________
After having lunch in Moline we will
Address__________________________________________________________________
head to Williamsburg, Iowa for a
tour of Kinze Manufacturing. The
City, State, Zip_____________________________________________________________
facility spans over 25 acres. Unlike
other equipment manufacturers who
Phone_____________________________ Cell Phone___________________________
often assemble parts made from as
far away as China, Kinze makes
Pick up Location: ___New Ulm
___ New Prague
___ Hutchinson
virtually all its planter and grain cart
Finalized route & pick-up locations are determined by
Wendinger Travel requests all non-smoking
components. Inside the
Wendinger Travel at time of invoicing.
rooms unless otherwise specified.
manufacturing plant you will get a
Detach and return this form with your
glimpse of giant steel cutting and
deposit of $50.00 per person to:
stamping machines punch out
Circle the Radio Station on
which you heard about this tour:
everything from large grain cart
Wendinger Travel
KCHK-AM/KRDSpanels and planter frames to the
38483 - 631st Avenue, New Ulm, MN 56073
Oldies 95.5 - New Prague,
smallest sprockets and components.
Phone: 507-359-3111 Toll Free: 888-363-9104 KDUZ/KARP - Hutchinson, KTWN1310 AM - Glencoe
Our overnight stay will be at the
Email: [email protected]
Drury Inn & Suites in Des Moines,
Iowa.
Monday, January 28
Our adventure begins by departing
with a deluxe motor coach and
stopping for an included lunch
buffet along the way. Upon our
arrival in Waterloo the motor coach
will take you for the 1 p.m. tour of
the Tractor Factory. The Tractor
Factory is a two-hour riding tour.
Our over-night stay will be at The
Lodge, in Bettendorf, Iowa.