Have you ever wondered what it takes to build the “Coolest Thing Made in Illinois?” Check out this time-lapse video of the production of a Cat® 797F Mining Truck. With a 400 ton capacity, the 797F stands two and a half stories tall, five stories tall with the body raised! Caterpillar started building these in Decatur, IL, in 1998, and ship them all over the world. These trucks have to be assembled on the job site because they are too large to transport in one piece. You can watch this and other

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