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  1. BIG BUD FACT: Big Bud's tank holds 1,000 gallons of fuel, and under a heavy load Big Bud can go through those 1,000 gallons in eight hours!
  2. BIG BUD FACT: Each of Big Bud's wheels is held on by 45 lug bolts. Each pair of Big Bud's wheels (4 pair) weighs at least 13,000 pounds!
  3. BIG BUD to do some heavy pulling at the Half Century Of Progress? Big Bud may be hooked to TWO pulling sleds at Rantoul SIMULTANEOUSLY!!!!
  4. Big Bud will be seen ONLY at the Half Century Of Progress. He will NOT be at the 2009 Farm Progress Show at Decatur.
  5. Big Bud will be on display all four days of the Half Century Of Progress. More info at www.halfcenturyofprogress.com.
  6. Big Bud will be rolled out and ready for the throngs at the Half Century Of Progress. Opening day is 8/27...just 18 days away!!!
  7. BIG BUD is resting comfortably somewhere near Rantoul, Illinois...an undisclosed and 24-hour-guarded location.
  8. But the positive, upbeat fans who DID pay admission and didn't sneak into the shed were more the rule than the exception, thankfully.
  9. The complainers, hiding behind the anonimity of chat rooms, will have 40 hours to see him in August, likely STILL griping we suspect.
  10. Big Bud could be seen during more than 40 hours last weekend, yet some people STILL complained when they were asked to leave his shed.
  11. Big Bud sat outside at the I&I show each day from 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m....10 1/2 hours each day he was available for inspection.
  12. BIG BUD had big weekend. Crowd was excellent at I&I Show. Big Bud owner Robert Williams is a "class act," and enjoyed meeting Big Bud fans.
  13. See Big Bud starting Thursday at Penfield, Illinois. He'll be standing on display July 9, 10, 11 and 12
  14. BIG BUD got his wheels put back on yesterday. It isn't a simple job. He'll be ready for the I&I Historic Farm Days Show.
  15. Right next to Big Bud at the Rantoul Airport....this reporter thinks there is a party going on! It sounds like a party has been thrown!
  16. Big Bud is just arriving at Rantoul, coming into the south end of town near the Rantoul National Aviation Center! Whew! We can breathe now!
  17. Big Bud stopped briefly to care for "crew needs." The lot became crowded as Big Bud fans came to see Big Bud and "wrangler" Darius Harms.
  18. Fans of Big Bud are invited this afternoon to see his arrival at the Rantoul National Aviation Center. He should be at the airport by 1 p.m.
  19. Big Bud is southbound on Interstate 55 now 25 miles from Bloomington-Normal.
  20. Big Bud is on the move after a good crowd greeting at Mendota, headed down Interstate 39.