Video: Caterpillar Power Parade 1978 - Track-Type Tractors Start the Show

Track-type tractors led the line-up of equipment at Caterpillar's 1978 Power Parade for employees and their families

The Caterpillar Power Parade was “a demonstration in a choreographed fashion of generally earthmoving equipment put on for Caterpillar employees and their families,” according to Ken Gerber, Caterpillar retiree and now a gallery host at the Caterpillar Visitors Center. 2014 marked the 50th anniversary of the very first Power Parade held in Marquette Heights, IL. This clip is from the beginning of the 1978 parade.

Relive memories of past Power Parades at the Caterpillar Visitors Center, or click here for more information on the history of the event.

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